------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEAT THE DEVILS TATTOO - BRMC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on various live acoustic versions - mostly on what Rob plays. You may wish to look up some videos to get the idea. Tuning: Open E Minor (eBGEBE) Intro and verse (strum it how you like - play the open strings if you must; it is important to get the rhythm right): e|0--------------------------------------------------0-----------------------| B|0---------------------------------------------------0----------------------| G|0----------------------------------------------------0---------------------| E|0-3-5-7-7-7--10-7-5-3-0--12-10-7-0-5-5-0-5-7-5-0-3----0--------------------| B|0----------------------------------5-5-0-5-5-5-0-3-----0-------------------| E|0----------------------------------5-5-0-5-5-5-0-3------0------------------| x4 You have forsaken all the love you've taken Sleepin' on a razor there's nowhere left to fall Your body's aching, every bone is breakin' Nothin' seems to shake it, it just keeps holdin' on Chorus (brb = bend and release bend - again, strum it to how you think sounds good): e|0-------0-0-0--------------0-0------0--0--------------------0--------------| B|0-------0-0-0--------------0--0-----0--0---------------------0-------------| G|0-------0-0-0--------------0---0----0--0----------------------0------------| E|0-------0-0-0--3brb0-------0----0---0--0-3-0-7-7-7-10-7-0-3----0-----------| B|0-------0-0-0-------3brb0--0-----0--0--0-3-0-7-7-7-0--7-0-3-----0----------| E|0-3-5-3-0-0-0--------------0------0-0--0-3-0-7-7-7-0--7-0-3------0---------| x2 Ahh ahh aahhh ahhh ahh (etc) Second verse the same as first: Your soul is able, death is all you cradle Sleepin' on the nails, there's nowhere left to fall You have admired, what every man desires Everyone is king when there's no one left to pawn Chorus: Ahh ahh aahhh ahhh ahh (etc) Bridge e|0----------------------------0---------------------------------------------| B|0----------------------------0---------------------------------------------| G|0----------------------------0---------------------------------------------| E|0-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-5b-0----------------------------------------| B|0-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----0----------------------------------------| E|0-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----0----------------------------------------| x3 e|0--------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| B|0--------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| G|0--------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|0-3-0-7-7-7-10-7-0-3-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| B|0-3-0-7-7-7-0--7-0-3-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| E|0-3-0-7-7-7-0--7-0-3-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| x1 (Hayes plays similar to verse, Rob plays something like) e|0-3-5-7-7-7-5-3-2-0-0-0-2-3-2--2-2-0-2-3-2-0--0-0--------------------------| B|0------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------| G|0------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------| E|0------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0--------------------------| B|0---------------------------------------------0-0--------------------------| E|0---------------------------------------------0-0--------------------------| x2 There is no peace here, war is never cheap dear Love will never meet here, it just gets sold for parts You cannot fight it, all the world denies it Open up your eyelids, let your demons run Chorus: Ahh ahh aahhh ahhh ahh (etc) e|0-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------0--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------0-----------------------| B|0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-----------------------| G|0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-----------------------| E|0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3brb0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-----------------------| B|0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0-----------------------| E|0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-3brb0-0-----------------------| x2 e|0----------------0-----0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| B|0----------------0-----0--15-14-0------------------------------------------| G|0----------------0-----0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| E|0----------------0-----0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| B|0----------3b-0--0-----0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| E|0-3-5-5b-3-------0/12--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------| x4 I Tread the needle through, you bear the devil's tattoo =============================================================================== In some live versions, they play an extended outro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0------x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------10-12/15---------------------| B|0------x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------x-x-x-x------0--0--0----------------------| E|0-3b-0-x-x-x-x-3b-0-x-x-x-x-3b-0-x-x-x-x-3b-0-0--0--0----------------------| x4 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------3/12---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|0-6\5-0-5--0-6\5-0-5--0-6\5-0-5-3brb0--------------------------------------| x4 End on: e|-0-| B|-0-| G|-0-| D|-0-| A|-0-| E|-0-| Strum the whole song to how you see fit, play some open notes with it, throw in some of your own bends/slides and let your demons run. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************