Godsmack: Devil's Swing

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 (disturbedfreak0520@yahoo.com)

Date last modified: May 12, 2010

**UPDATE**6/23/10: First solo added

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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.

Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E)

Notes: Again, rhythm guitar only for now, I do plan on adding solos sometime.

Riff 1
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7--7-7-7----7-7--7-7-7-----------------|
D|-\-6-6--6-6-6----6-6--6-6-6-7-7/10-10-10-10-|
A|-\-5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-7-7/10-10-10-10-|
D|-\--------------------------7-7/10-10-10-10-|

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7--7-7-7--------------------------------|
D|-6-6--6-6-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

Play Riff 1   "One step back from a beat down..."

Riff 2   "...when you're deep inside dancing to the devil's swing!"
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-3------3-3------3-------------------------------------------|
G|------2-2------2-2------2---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|------0-0------0-0------0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|------0-0------0-0------0-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-3b-0-0-0-3b-0-0-0-3b-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff 2 X3

Riff 2a   "...no it doesn't mean a goddamn thing..."
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo w/ wah
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b13---10------------10-12b13b12----10ph----10ph----10ph----|
D|------------12---10-12-------------12------12------12------12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------10-------12-------13\-|
B|-------------------------------/13-13-13----13-13----13-13-----|
G|-12b13b12-10----12-10------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12-------12-12------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     *  *     *  *     *  *

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------10----10-13b-|
G|----------------------------10----10-12-10-12----12--------|
D|----------10----10-12-10-12----12--------------------------|
A|-12-10-12----12--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 1 X3
Play Riff 2 X3   "...when you're deep inside dancing to the devil's swing!"

Riff 3   "...no it doesn't mean a goddamn thing!"
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3-3------3-3------3------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-2------2-2------2---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|------0-0------0-0------0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|------0-0------0-0------0-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-3b-0-0-0-3b-0-0-0-3b-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|

Riff 4   "Ohhhhh, dancing!"
E|---------------------------------|
B|-10-10-------10-10---------------|
G|-8--8--------8--8----------------|
D|-7--7--0-7-0-7--7--0-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-------0-7-0-------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------0-7-0-------0-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

Repeat Riff 4 X2

Riff 5 (solo)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-7-7--7-7-7----7-7--7-7-7----7-7--7-7-7-|
D|-6-6--6-6-6----6-6--6-6-6----6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-|
D|----------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

Repeat Riff 5 X2

Riff 6    "Play with my insanity."
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-|
A|-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-|
D|-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-2p0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-8\7-7-7-7-8\7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-6\5-5-5-5-6\5-5-5-5-|
D|---------------------|

Repeat Riff 6 X2 (second time through gradually release the palm mute)

Riff 7   "My darkened days!"
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-3-3-2-2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-3-3-2-2-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-3-3-2-2-|

Play Riff 2 X2   "...when you're deep inside dancing to the devil's swing!"
Play Riff 2a     "...no it doesn't mean a goddamn thing..."

Riff 8    "...dancing to the devil's swing!"
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-7-7--7-7-7----7-7--7-7-7-|
D|-6-6--6-6-6----6-6--6-6-6-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5-5-|
D|--------------------------|

Enjoy!! I plan on also writing a tab for Saints And Sinners, What If?, and Shadow Of A 
soon. Keep a look out!
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