Tabs
RACE WITH THE DEVIL
As recorded by Gene Vincent
(From the 1956 Album BLUEJEAN BOP!)
Words and Music by Gene Vincent
Transcribed by Slowhand
E MajorE 
A7A7 
B7B7 
FF
0 2 2 1 0 0 5 7 5 6 5 5 7 9 7 8 7 7 1 3 3 2 1 1
Bb7Bb7 
C7C7
6 8 6 7 6 6 8 10 8 9 8 8
Gtr I (E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Cliff Gallup - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Willie Williams - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=200(8=s8)
N.C. E MajorE
4/4
Gtr II
W W Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
Gtr I
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE Q H Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------||
|-/2-2-1-1--------|-----------------|----2-----2---2-|-2--------------||
|----------4-4-2--|-0-0-------------|----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|-----4---2-2-1-1-|-0----0-0-------|----0------0----||
1st Verse
E MajorE N.C.
q Q H q Q H q Q H W
| | |
/ / /
E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
|---------------|-12-------------|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7----|
|-----------12--|-12---------12--|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7----|
|-----------11--|-11---------11--|-11--------------|---------------------|
|-2---------11--|------------11--|-11--------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A7A7
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7b8--7-5-7-5---7b8==|=(7)r--7-5-7-5---4b5==|
|-6----6---6-----6----|-(6)---6---6----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------|-0---------------|
|-(4)r--3-2---------|----3-2-0--------|
|-----------4-0h1---|----------6s7s8--|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
B7B7 A7A7 E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-7-----------------|----5--------------|-------------------|-0----0----------||
|----10---9p=7------|--------8-5h7-4b5==|=(4)r--3-2-0-------|----2------------||
|-8---8---8-(8)---5h|=6----6------------|-------------0h1---|-----------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------2------||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------5p4--||
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
2nd & 3rd Verses
E MajorE
q Q H q Q H q Q H W
| | |
/ / /
E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
||----------------|-12-------------|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|
||o-----------12--|-12---------12--|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|
||------------11--|-11---------11--|-11--------------|--------------------|
||--2---------11--|------------11--|-11--------------|--------------------|
||o---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A7A7
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7b8--7-5-7-5---7b8==|=(7)r--7-5-7-5---4b5==|
|-6----6---6-----6----|-(6)---6---6----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-------------------|-0---------------|
|-(4)r--3-2---------|----3-2-0--------|
|-----------4-0h1---|----------6s7s8--|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
1.
B7B7 A7A7
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-7-----------------|----5--------------|
|----10---9p=7------|--------8-5h7-4b5==|
|-8---8---8-(8)---5h|=6----6------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E +H
|-------------------|-0----0-(0)--------||
|-(4)r--3-2-0-------|----2-------------o||
|-------------0h1---|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------||
2.
A7A7 E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|----5--------------|-------------------|---0---0---------12-||
|--------8-5h7-4b5==|=(4)r--3-2-0-------|-----------12h14----||
|-6----6------------|-------------0-1-0-|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
Guitar Solo 1
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q
| | | |
/ / / /
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|-15-12----------15p14-12----------|
|-------15p14-12----------15p14-12-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-15p14-12----------15p14-12-------|--12------------------------|
|----------15p14-12----------14-12-|-(12)--14-12-14-12----------|
|----------------------------------|-------------14-12---15b16==|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
A7A7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
+Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|--------------------------|--12---15---14---12---|
|--------10-------12-13-14-|-(14)--14---14---12---|
|-(15)r-----12h13----------|----------------------|
|-----------12-------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q. +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|--12--12----12-------------|----------------------------|
|--12-----14-12---14b15=====|=(14)r-14---12----------12--|
|-(13)----13----------------|---------------14-12h13-----|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B7B7
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
|----12---------------|----------------------|
|-14-12---12---12-----|-----12------13-------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-8s9----9s10----10s11-|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE q e E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE
|-----------------------|-12----------------------------|
|-14-------15-------16--|------14b15-12-14-12---14b15===|
|-----------------------|-13---13-------13-13---13------|
|----11s12----12s13-----|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
4th Verse
E MajorE
Q Q Q Q q Q H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
+Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE +Q
|--------12-------12----||-12--------12-(12)--|
|-(14)r--14-12-14-12----||-12--------12-(12)--|
|-(13)---13-13-13-------||-11-----------------|
|-----------------------||-11-----------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------|
q Q H q Q H
| |
/ /
E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE +Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------12-(12)--|--------------12--|
|-12--------12-(12)--|-12-----------12--|
|-11--------11-(11)--|-11---------------|
|-11-----------------|-11---------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
A7A7
W Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | |
/ / x / / x
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E
|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|-------------------------|
|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|-7b8--7--5--7--5----7b8==|
|--------------------|-6----6-(6)-6-(6)---6----|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)r--7-5-7-5---4b5==|=(4)r--3-2-0--------|
|-(6)---6---6----------|-------------0h1----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
B7B7 A7A7 E MajorE
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE Q E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-0--------------|-7-----------------|----5--------------|--------------------|
|----3-2-0-------|----10---9--7------|--------8-5-7-4b5==|=(4)r--3-2-0--------|
|----------6s7s8-|-8---8---8-(8)---5h|=6----6------------|-------------0h1----|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Guitar Solo 2
FF
Q e E MajorE Q Q Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / / x / / x
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0-------------||-1--3b4---3-1-----|
|----3-2-0-1h3--||--------------3-1-|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
E MajorE a E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E S E. E MajorE E MajorE Q
|--1------------------|-1-----/12s==13-13\-----|
|-(1)-3s4s3-1-------1-|------------------------|
|-------------3-1h2---|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
Bb7Bb7 FF
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
Q. E MajorE +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-1--------------------|---1-3---4-1---4-|-(4)--3-1-3-1---1-|-(1)--------------|
|-------3b4==(3)r--1-2h|=3-------3-1---3-|-(3)--3-1-3-1---1-|-(1)--4-1-3-1---4-|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------1---2-----2-|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
C7C7 Bb7Bb7 FF
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|------3-------------|------3-----------|------------------|-----------------|
|-(4)--3-1-3-1---3b4-|-(3)--3-1-------1-|-(1)--------------|-----------------|
|-(2)----------------|----------3-1h2---|------3-1h2-------|-----------------|
|--------------------|--0---------------|------------3-----|-----3-----3-----|
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-2h3---2h3---2-3-|
|--------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
5th Verse & Outro
FF
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE q Q H q Q H q Q H
| | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / /
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE +Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E MajorE +Q E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------------||-----------13-(13)--|-13--------13-(13)--|-13-----------13-|
|-----------------||o----------13-(13)--|-13--------13-(13)--|-13-----------13-|
|-----------------||-----------12-(12)--|-12--------12-(12)--|-12--------------|
|-3-----3-----3---||--3--------12-(12)--|-12--------12-(12)--|-12--------------|
|---2h3---2-3-----||o-3-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
Bb7Bb7
W Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | |
/ / x / / x
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|---13s11-11s10-10s8---|----------------------|
|---13s11-11s10-10s8---|-----8b9---8-6---8b9==|
|----------------------|-----7-----7-----7----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-6--------------------|
FF
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x
+Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q
|-----------------1-|-(1)--------------|
|-(8)r--8-6-8-6-----|------4-3-1-------|
|-(7)---7---7-------|------------1h2---|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
1.
C7C7 Bb7Bb7 FF
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
|--3--|
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-1------------------|-8--6-3-5-3-----|----6---4-------|----------------1---|
|----4-3-2-2-3h4h==5-|-8--5---5-----2s|=3--------6-8-6-|-(6)--4-3-1---------|
|--------------------|-7--------------|----------------|------------1-2-----|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
2.
C7C7 Bb7Bb7
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / / x / / x / / x
+E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +H Q E MajorE E E MajorE E +E MajorE E MajorE +Q E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE Q.
|-(1)-1---1-(1)-------||-8-------------------|-----------------12------|
|-------3------------o||-8--11-8-10-8-(8)-11-|-(11)--9---------12------|
|---------------------||------------------10-|-(10)----10-(10)---------|
|---------------------||---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------o||---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------||---------------------|-------------------------|
FF
Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE Q e E MajorE E Q. +W
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / x / / x / / x / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E MajorE Q. E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E Q. +W
|---13------------------|----------13---15----|-(15)----*|
|---13------15-13-------|----13-15------15----|-(15)----*|
|-----------------15-13h|=14------------14----|-(14)----*|
|--------------------13-|---------------------|---------*|
|-----------------------|---------------15----|-(15)----*|
|-----------------------|---------------------|---------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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