• Song:

    Evil

  • Artist:

    Interpol

  • Album:

    2004-12-11: KROQ Acoust...

Bass Intro: x10 (Drums kick in after 4th)

E|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------|
a|--8---8-8---------------5-5-----------|
E|----------6-6-6-5---5-5-----5---------|


Verse:                                       Second Guitar Plays this
Guitar: (x3)                                 under last 2 strums of D5
                                             4 times during both verses:
    F5          Bb5  A5    D5   A5
     d x  u  d u d u d x u d u d u                       let ring
E|-------------------------------------        E|----------------|
b|-------------------------------------        b|----------------|
g|--10---10-10-----------7-7-7-7-------        g|---10-10--------|
d|--10---10-10-8-8-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-----        d|---10-10--------|
a|---8----8--8-8-8-8-7---5-5-5-5-7-----        a|----------------|
E|-------------6-6-6-5-----------5-----        E|----------------|

Last Time :

    F5          Bb5  A5   D5           F5 (let ring)
     d x  u  d u d u d
E|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|--10---10-10------------7-7-7-7-7-7--10----------|
d|--10---10-10-8-8-8-7----7-7-7-7-7-7--10----------|
a|---8----8--8-8-8-8-7----5-5-5-5-5-5---8----------|
E|-------------6-6-6-5-----------------------------|

Intro into chorus:
    (up strum)
E|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|---12-12-10-10-10-10-10------------|
d|---12-12-10-10-10-10-10------------|
a|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Chorus:

     F5 (x8)  D5 (x8)  Bb5 (x8)  A5 (x8)   C5 (x8)  Bb5 (x8)

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|---10------7-------------------------------------------|
d|---10------7--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
a|----8------5--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
E|--------------------6-------5---------8-------6--------|

Bass (x2)
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|--8---8-8---------------5-5----------------------------|
E|----------6-6-6-5---5-5-----5--------------------------|

Lead (x4)
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|------10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10---------|
g|---10----10----10----10----(b9)---(b9)---7----7------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Verse2
Guitar: (x3)

    F5          Bb5  A5    D5   A5
     d x  u  d u d u d x u d u d u
E|---------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------|
g|--10---10-10-----------7-7-7-7---------|
d|--10---10-10-8-8-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-------|
a|---8----8--8-8-8-8-7---5-5-5-5-7-------|
E|-------------6-6-6-5-----------5-------|

Last Time :

    F5          Bb5  A5   D5           F5 (let ring)
     d x  u  d u d u d
E|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|--10---10-10------------7-7-7-7-7-7--10------------|
d|--10---10-10-8-8-8-7----7-7-7-7-7-7--10------------|
a|---8----8--8-8-8-8-7----5-5-5-5-5-5---8------------|
E|-------------6-6-6-5-------------------------------|

Intro into chorus #2:
    (up strum)
E|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|---12-12-10-10-10-10-10-------|
d|---12-12-10-10-10-10-10-------|
a|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Chorus: (x2)

     F5 (x8)  D5 (x8)  Bb5 (x8)  A5 (x8)   C5 (x8)  Bb5 (x8)

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|---10------7-------------------------------------------|
d|---10------7--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
a|----8------5--------8-------7--------10-------8--------|
E|--------------------6-------5---------8-------6--------|

After 2nd Chorus: (x4)

E|------------------------------|
b|------------------------------|
g|---10---10-10---(b9)--7-7-------|
d|---10---10-10---7---7-7-------|
a|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Lead (x6)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
b|------10----10----10----10---10---10---10---10-----|
g|---10----10----10----10----(b9)---(b9)---7----7--------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


Octaves (x2) rhythm over top of last 2 lines of above lead
             downstrums; slide up octaves
    (x4)  (x4)  (x8)
E|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|--10----12----14----------------------|
d|---x-----x-----x----------------------|
a|---8----10----12----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Final Chorus: (x2)

     F5 (x8)  D5 (x8)  Bb5 (x8)  A5 (x8)   C5 (x8)  Bb5 (x8)

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
g|---10------7--------------------------------------------|
d|---10------7--------8-------7--------10-------8---------|
a|----8------5--------8-------7--------10-------8---------|
E|--------------------6-------5---------8-------6---------|

I can hear faint lead under the last chorus which i play on g string:
 (strike repeatedly with downward plucks, slide between, ad lib).

g|----10------7------15-------14-------17-------15

Finish: (x2)

    C5 (x8) D5 (x8)                 F5 let ring
E|-----------------------    E|---------------|
b|-----------------------    b|---------------|
g|-----------------------    g|--10-----------|
d|--10-----12------------    d|--10-----------|
a|--10-----12------------    a|---8-----------|
E|---8-----10------------    E|---------------|

During the chorus some chords seem to ring, to achieve this simply play the actual chord 
the D5 & A5 add on the bottom 3 strings to make Dm & Am.
   Dm      Am
E|--5--   --5--|
b|--6--   --5--|
g|--7-- & --5--|
d|--7--   --7--|
a|--5--   --7--|
E|-----   --5--|

Note:
u = up strum
d = down strum
x = palm mute (or muffled string)
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