• Song:

    Runnin with the Devil

  • Artist:

    Van Halen

Song: Runnin' With the Devil
Artist: Van Halen
Album: Van Halen
Tabbed by: David L. 'van relient k' email: michiganrelientk@gmail.com

Tuning: Down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)

Key:
^ hammer on/pull off
/ slide up
 slide down
X muted string
p--| palm muting
l--| let ring
b(#) bend up to the # in parentheses
<#> harmonic

Intro
e|------X------------|          |------------------|-------------------| X4
B|-------X-----------|          |5-7-----------X-X-|7^8-10-9-----------|
G|--------X----------| riff 1-> |5-7-----------X-X-|7---9--9-----------|
D|---------X---------|          |5-7-----------X-X-|7^9-11-9-----------|
A|----------X--------|          |------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------X--/17-|           |------------------|--------------X/19-|

*Note: in that first measure, strum the strings behind the nut to get that sound

Verse 1 (riff 2)
                                                            l-------------
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------<12>---<7>----| X2
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------<12>----<7>-------|
G|2---------4-----|--2-------0-----|2---------4-----|2-0------------------<5>-|
D|2---------5-----|--4-------2-----|2---------5-----|4-2/5--------------------|
A|0---0---0-------|0-------0-------|0---0---0-------|-------------------------|
E|--3-------------|----------------|--3-------------|-------------------------|

Chorus 1: riff 1

Verse 2: riff 2

Chorus 2: riff 1

Solo 1
                            p--|                                   p--|
e|X-------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------|14-15-17-15-15^14----14---------------|12-13-15-13-13^12----12-------------|
G|-----14-|-----------------14----14----------12-|-----------------12----12--------14-|
D|-7/14---|-------------------14----14-145/12---|-------------------12----12-7/14---|
A|--------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-----------------17b(19)-17b(19)-17b(19)-17~~-----|------------14-15-15b(16)r-|
B|14-15-17-15-15^14----------------------------X-12-|12^13-15^13-15-16-15b(17)r-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

then 1/2 of riff 1

Verse 3: riff 2

Chorus 3: riff 1

then Solo 2 is exactly the same as Solo 1

Outro-Chorus: riff 1, then the first 2 measures of riff 1

well thats pretty much it theres not much to it
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