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Race With The Devil Tab by Gene Vincent

Race With The Devil tab by Gene Vincent

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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                   A7                   B7                    F
      0 2 2 1 0 0          5 7 5 6 5 5          7 9 7 8 7 7          1 3 3 2 1 1

          Bb7                  C7
      6 8 6 7 6 6         8 10 8 9 8 8
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Cliff Gallup - Electric Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Willie Williams - Acoustic Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=200(8=s8)
  N.C.                                E
 4/4
                                    Gtr II
   W                W                 Q  e E Q   e E   Q  e E Q  e E
                                      |  | | |   | |   |  | | |  | |
                                      /  / x /   / x   /  / x /  / x

  Gtr I
   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E E E Q   E   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                                                    N.C.
  q   Q  H         q   Q  H         q   Q  H         W
  |                |                |
  /                /                /

  E E Q  Q   Q     E E Q  Q   Q     E E Q  Q  E  E   E  E  E  E E E E E
|---------------|-12-------------|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7----|
|-----------12--|-12---------12--|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7----|
|-----------11--|-11---------11--|-11--------------|---------------------|
|-2---------11--|------------11--|-11--------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|


  A7
  Q    e E Q   e E       Q    e E Q   e E
  |    | | |   | |       |    | | |   | |
  /    / x /   / x       /    / x /   / x

  Q    E E E E E E      +Q    E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7b8--7-5-7-5---7b8==|=(7)r--7-5-7-5---4b5==|
|-6----6---6-----6----|-(6)---6---6----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|


  E
   Q    e E Q   e E   Q  e E Q   e E
   |    | | |   | |   |  | | |   | |
   /    / x /   / x   /  / x /   / x

  +Q    E E E E Q     Q  E E E E E E
|-------------------|-0---------------|
|-(4)r--3-2---------|----3-2-0--------|
|-----------4-0h1---|----------6s7s8--|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|


  B7                  A7                  E
  Q   e E Q     e E   Q  e E Q   e E       Q    e E Q   e E   Q  e E Q   e E
  |   | | |     | |   |  | | |   | |       |    | | |   | |   |  | | |   | |
  /   / x /     / x   /  / x /   / x       /    / x /   / x   /  / x /   / x

  Q   Q   E  Q    E   Q  E E E E E E      +Q    E E E E Q     Q  E E E E E 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
    q   Q  H         q   Q  H         q   Q  H         W
    |                |                |
    /                /                /

    E E Q  Q   Q     E E Q  Q   Q     E E Q  Q  E  E   E  E  E  E E E E E
||----------------|-12-------------|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|
||o-----------12--|-12---------12--|-12-----------12-|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|
||------------11--|-11---------11--|-11--------------|--------------------|
||--2---------11--|------------11--|-11--------------|--------------------|
||o---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


  A7
  Q    e E Q   e E       Q    e E Q   e E
  |    | | |   | |       |    | | |   | |
  /    / x /   / x       /    / x /   / x

  Q    E E E E E E      +Q    E E E E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-7b8--7-5-7-5---7b8==|=(7)r--7-5-7-5---4b5==|
|-6----6---6-----6----|-(6)---6---6----------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|


  E
   Q    e E Q   e E   Q  e E Q   e E
   |    | | |   | |   |  | | |   | |
   /    / x /   / x   /  / x /   / x

  +Q    E E E E Q     Q  E E E E E E
|-------------------|-0---------------|
|-(4)r--3-2---------|----3-2-0--------|
|-----------4-0h1---|----------6s7s8--|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|


                     1.
  B7                  A7
  Q   e E Q     e E   Q  e E Q   e E
  |   | | |     | |   |  | | |   | |
  /   / x /     / x   /  / x /   / x

  Q   Q   E  Q    E   Q  E E E E E E
|-7-----------------|----5--------------|
|----10---9p=7------|--------8-5h7-4b5==|
|-8---8---8-(8)---5h|=6----6------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  E
   Q    e E Q   e E   Q  e E  Q   e E
   |    | | |   | |   |  | |  |   | |
   /    / x /   / x   /  / x  /   / x

  +Q    E E E E Q     Q  E E +H
|-------------------|-0----0-(0)--------||
|-(4)r--3-2-0-------|----2-------------o||
|-------------0h1---|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------|-------------------||


  2.
  A7                  E
  Q  e E Q   e E       Q    e E Q   e E   Q   e E Q     e  E
  |  | | |   | |       |    | | |   | |   |   | | |     |  |
  /  / x /   / x       /    / x /   / x   /   / x /     /  x

  Q  E E E E E E      +Q    E E E E E E   E E E E E  E  E  E
|----5--------------|-------------------|---0---0---------12-||
|--------8-5h7-4b5==|=(4)r--3-2-0-------|-----------12h14----||
|-6----6------------|-------------0-1-0-|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------||


 Guitar Solo 1
  E
   Q     Q        Q        Q
   |     |        |        |
   /     /        /        /

         |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-15-12----------15p14-12----------|
|-------15p14-12----------15p14-12-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


   Q        Q        Q        Q        Q    Q     Q    Q
   |        |        |        |        |    |     |    |
   /        /        /        /        /    /     /    /

   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    E  E  E  E E  E
|-15p14-12----------15p14-12-------|--12------------------------|
|----------15p14-12----------14-12-|-(12)--14-12-14-12----------|
|----------------------------------|-------------14-12---15b16==|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------|


                             A7
    Q     Q     Q     Q        Q    Q    Q    Q
    |     |     |     |        |    |    |    |
    /     /     /     /        /    /    /    /

   +Q     E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    E E  E E  E E
|--------------------------|--12---15---14---12---|
|--------10-------12-13-14-|-(14)--14---14---12---|
|-(15)r-----12h13----------|----------------------|
|-----------12-------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|


                              E
    Q      Q    Q        Q      Q      Q     Q     Q
    |      |    |        |      |      |     |     |
    /      /    /        /      /      /     /     /

    E   E  E  E E  Q.          +E    E E  E  E  E  E  E
|--12--12----12-------------|----------------------------|
|--12-----14-12---14b15=====|=(14)r-14---12----------12--|
|-(13)----13----------------|---------------14-12h13-----|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|


                        B7
   Q    Q    Q     Q    Q    Q    Q     Q
   |    |    |     |    |    |    |     |
   /    /    /     /    /    /    /     /

   E  E E  E E  Q.      E E  E E  E  E  E  E
|----12---------------|----------------------|
|-14-12---12---12-----|-----12------13-------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-8s9----9s10----10s11-|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|


                          E
   Q     Q     Q     Q     Q    Q        Q    Q
   |     |     |     |     |    |        |    |
   /     /     /     /     /    /        /    /

   E  E  E  E  E  E  q     e E  E     E  E  E E  E
|-----------------------|-12----------------------------|
|-14-------15-------16--|------14b15-12-14-12---14b15===|
|-----------------------|-13---13-------13-13---13------|
|----11s12----12s13-----|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|


                          4th Verse
                           E
    Q     Q     Q    Q      q   Q  H
    |     |     |    |      |
    /     /     /    /      /

   +Q     E  E  E  E Q      E E Q  E  E  +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 E Q  E  E  +Q      E E Q  Q  E  E
|-----------12-(12)--|--------------12--|
|-12--------12-(12)--|-12-----------12--|
|-11--------11-(11)--|-11---------------|
|-11-----------------|-11---------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|


                       A7
  W                    Q    e  E  Q     e E
                       |    |  |  |     | |
                       /    /  x  /     / x

  E  E  E  E E E E E   Q    E  E  E  E  E E
|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|-------------------------|
|---12s10-10s9-9s7---|-7b8--7--5--7--5----7b8==|
|--------------------|-6----6-(6)-6-(6)---6----|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|


                         E
   Q    e E Q   e E       Q    e E Q   e E
   |    | | |   | |       |    | | |   | |
   /    / x /   / x       /    / x /   / x

  +Q    E E E E E E      +Q    E E E E Q
|----------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)r--7-5-7-5---4b5==|=(4)r--3-2-0--------|
|-(6)---6---6----------|-------------0h1----|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


                   B7                  A7                  E
  Q  e E Q   e E   Q   e E Q     e E   Q  e E Q   e E       Q    e E Q   e E
  |  | | |   | |   |   | | |     | |   |  | | |   | |       |    | | |   | |
  /  / x /   / x   /   / x /     / x   /  / x /   / x       /    / x /   / x

  Q  E E E E E E   Q   Q   E  Q    E   Q  E E E E E E      +Q    E E E 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
                   F
  Q  e E Q   Q     Q  e   E Q   e E
  |  | | |         |  |   | |   | |
  /  / x /         /  /   x /   / x

  Q  E E E E Q     Q  Q     E E E E
|-0-------------||-1--3b4---3-1-----|
|----3-2-0-1h3--||--------------3-1-|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|
|---------------||------------------|


   Q      e E Q   e E   Q   e     E  Q     e E
   |      | | |   | |   |   |     |  |     | |
   /      / x /   / x   /   /     x  /     / x

   E  a E E E E E E E   E E S   E.   E  E  Q
|--1------------------|-1-----/12s==13-13\-----|
|-(1)-3s4s3-1-------1-|------------------------|
|-------------3-1h2---|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|


                         Bb7                                  F
  Q   e E     Q    e E   Q   e E Q   e E    Q   e E Q   e E    Q   e E Q   e E
  |   | |     |    | |   |   | | |   | |    |   | | |   | |    |   | | |   | |
  /   / x     /    / x   /   / x /   / x    /   / x /   / x    /   / x /   / x

  Q.    E    +Q    E E   E E Q   E E E E   +Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E E 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-|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|


                       C7                 Bb7                F
   Q   e E Q   e E      Q   e E Q   e E    Q   e E Q   e E   Q   e E Q   e E
   |   | | |   | |      |   | | |   | |    |   | | |   | |   |   | | |   | |
   /   / x /   / x      /   / x /   / x    /   / x /   / x   /   / x /   / x

  +Q   E E E E E E      Q   E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q     E E E E E E E 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
                      F
  Q   e E Q   e E     q   Q  H             q   Q  H             q   Q  H
  |   | | |   | |     |                    |                    |
  /   / x /   / x     /                    /                    /

  E E E E E E Q       E E Q  E  E  +Q      E E Q  E  E  +Q      E E Q  Q  E  E
|-----------------||-----------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-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------||--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|


                         Bb7
  W                      Q   e   E Q   e E
                         |   |   | |   | |
                         /   /   x /   / x

  E  E  E  E  E  E E E   E E Q     E E E E
|---13s11-11s10-10s8---|----------------------|
|---13s11-11s10-10s8---|-----8b9---8-6---8b9==|
|----------------------|-----7-----7-----7----|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-6--------------------|


                      F
   Q    e E Q   e E    Q   e E Q   e E
   |    | | |   | |    |   | | |   | |
   /    / x /   / x    /   / x /   / x

  +Q    E E E E E E   +Q   E E E E Q
|-----------------1-|-(1)--------------|
|-(8)r--8-6-8-6-----|------4-3-1-------|
|-(7)---7---7-------|------------1h2---|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|


                      1.
                       C7               Bb7              F
  Q  e E Q   e   E     Q  e E Q   e E   Q  e E Q   e E    Q   e E Q   e E
  |  | | |   |   |     |  | | |   | |   |  | | |   | |    |   | | |   | |
  /  / x /   /   x     /  / x /   / x   /  / x /   / x    /   / x /   / x

             |--3--|
  Q  E E E E E E   E   Q  E E E E E E   Q  Q   E E E E   +Q   E E E E E 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.
                         C7                    Bb7
   Q    e E  Q   e E     Q   e E  Q    e   E     Q   e  E   Q      e E
   |    | |  |   | |     |   | |  |    |   |     |   |  |   |      | |
   /    / x  /   / x     /   / x  /    /   x     /   /  x   /      / x

  +E  E E E +H           Q   E E  E E +E   E    +Q   E  E  +E   Q.
|-(1)-1---1-(1)-------||-8-------------------|-----------------12------|
|-------3------------o||-8--11-8-10-8-(8)-11-|-(11)--9---------12------|
|---------------------||------------------10-|-(10)----10-(10)---------|
|---------------------||---------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------o||---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------||---------------------|-------------------------|


  F
  Q     e E  Q     e  E    Q     e  E E  Q.      +W
  |     | |  |     |  |    |     |  |    |        |
  /     / x  /     /  x    /     /  x    /        /

                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~
  E  Q.      E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E 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 - 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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