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Devils Island Guitar Tablature
MEGADETH - DEVIL'S ISLAND
(Peace Sells ... But Who's Buying?, 1986)

Key
= after note = vibrato
 = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill

n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
			 play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
			 etc.

Riff 1

E ----------------------
B ----------------------
G ------4----3--4-2-----
D -2----4----3--4-2-4-5-
A -2----2----1--2-0-4-5-
E -0----------------2-3-

Riff 1A

   +(tap) +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      +      
E -191512-191512-191512-191512-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------201512-201512-201512-201512-191411-191411-191411-191411-181310-181310-181310-181310-
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -2-------------------3-------------------4-------------------5-------------------
A -2-------------------3-------------------4-------------------5-------------------
E -0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-

Riff 3

E -------------------------------
B -------------------------------
G ---------------------7------9--
D -2--5--2----2----2-2-7------9--
A -2--5--2----2----2-2-5------7--
E -0--3--0-00-0-00-0-0----0-0----

Riff 3A

E -------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------
G ---------------------7------9--------
D -2--5--2----2----2-2-7------9--2--5--
A -2--5--2----2----2-2-5------7--2--5--
E -0--3--0-00-0-00-0-0----0-0----0--3--

Riff 4

E --------------------
B --------------------
G --------------------
D -2----5----2----6-5-
A -2----5----2----6-5-
E -0-00-3-00-0-00-4-3-

Riff 4A 

  		       1		    2
E -------------------- -------------------- -------------------
B -------------------- -------------------- -------------------
G -------------------- -------------------- -------------------
D -2----5----2----6-5- -2----5----2----7-8- -2----5-4------4-3-
A -2----5----2----6-5- -2----5----2----7-8- -2----5-4------4-3-
E -0-00-3-00-0-00-4-3- -0-00-3-00-0-00-5-6- -0-00-3-2-0-00-2-1-

Riff 5

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------7--6------------------------------------------
D -------------------------4-----7--6----------------------------------5--4--2-
A ----------------23-20----4-----5--4-------------------23-20----4-------------
E -22-22-22-22-25-------20-2-2-2-------5-22-22-22-22-25-------20-2-2-2---------

Riff 6

E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------8-9----------------------9-8-------7--
D -2----5----5----6-5-2----5----2----8-9-2----5----2----6-5-2-9-8---8-9-7--
A -2----5----2----6-5-2----5----2----6-7-2----5----2----6-5-2-7-6---8-9-5--
E -0-00-3-00-0-00-4-3-0-00-3-00-0-00-----0-00-3-00-0-00-4-3-0-----0-6-7----

Riff 6A

E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------8-9----------------------9-8-------7-9-9-
D -2----5----5----6-5-2----5----2----8-9-2----5----2----6-5-2-9-8---8-9-7-9-9-
A -2----5----2----6-5-2----5----2----6-7-2----5----2----6-5-2-7-6---8-9-5-7-7-
E -0-00-3-00-0-00-4-3-0-00-3-00-0-00-----0-00-3-00-0-00-4-3-0-----0-6-7-------

Order

Riff 1 x 4
Riff 1/1A x 4
Riff 1 x 4 with miscellaneous guitar
Riff 2 x 4
Riff 3 x 3
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 3
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 4 x 8
Riff 4A x 2
Riff 5 x 4
Solo over Riff 5 x 4
Solo over Riff 2 x 2
Riff 2 x 2
Riff 3 x 3 
Riff 3A x 1
Riff 6 x 4
Solo over Riff 6 x 4
Riff 6 x 3
Riff 6A x 1

Tabbed by Radiohater 2003
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