"Running With the Devil"
Van Halen
Tuned down 1/2 step: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb
Transcribed by: 8xXwarlockXx8
Legend:
x-dead string
*-artificial harmonic
+-natural harmonic
PM. -light palm mute
PM_ -palm mute
~-vibrato
|o--o|
|o--o|-repeat
/-slide up
\-slide down
h-hammer on
p-pull off
B-full bend
b-half bend

Intro
Lots of distortion
(0:18)                                                 x3
||--x----------| ---------------------------------------- |
||---x---------|o----------5-7------xx---7h8---10---9----o|
||----x--------| ----------5-7------xx---7------9---9---- |
||-----x-------| ----------5-7------xx---7h9---11---9---- |
||------x------|o-------------------xx-------------------o|
||-------x-----| ---/17\\\----------xx------------------- |
          ^strum strings behind nut                   

(0:34)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------5-7-----xx---7h8---10---9\\---|
|----------5-7-----xx---7------9---9\\---|
|----------5-7-----xx---7h9---11---9\\---|
|------------------xx--------------------|
|---/17\\\---------xx--------------------|

1st verse
Lowered Distortion and volume
(0:40)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2-----------4------2------0----|
|--2-----------5------4------2----|
|--0-----0--0------0------0-------|
|-----3---------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
     "I live my life like there's no tomorrow"

(0:45)
|---------------------------------------12+-----7+----|
|-----------------------------------12+------7+-------|
|--2-----------4------2------0---------------------5+-|
|--2-----------5------4------2/5----------------------|
|--0-----0--0------0------0---------------------------|
|-----3-----------------------------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
   "and all I've got I had to steal               


(0:50)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2-----------4------2------0----|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----|
|--0-----0--0------0------0-------|
|-----3---------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
"Least I don't need to beg or borrow"


(0:55)
|-------------------------------------0---|
|-------------------------------------0---|
|--2-----------4------2------0--------0---|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----0---2\\-|
|--0-----0--0-------------------------2\\-|
|-----3-------------------------------0---|
PM    .  .  .         .   
"Yes I'm livin' at a pace that kills"


Chorus
(0:59)                           x4
| ------------------------------ |
|o-5-7---xx---7h8---10---9\\\---o|
| -5-7---xx---7------9---9\\\--- |
| -5-7---xx---7h9---11---9\\\--- |
|o-------xx---------------------o|
| -------xx--------------------- |
"Runnin' with the devil"


Verse 2
(1:20)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2-----------4------2------0----|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----|
|--0-----0--0------0------0-------|
|-----3---------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
"I found the simple life ain't so simple"

(1:25)                     tr~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7p0h7------|
|--2-----------4------2-----7p0h7-etc.-|
|--2-----2-----5------4----------------|
|--0-----0--0------0-----5/------------|
|-----3--------------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .    
"When I jumped out on that road"

(1:29)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2-----------4------2------0----|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----|
|--0-----0--0------0------0-------|
|-----3---------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
"I've got no love, no love you'd call real"

(1:35)
|-------------------------------------0---|
|-------------------------------------0---|
|--2-----------4------2------0--------0---|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----0---2\\-|
|--0-----0--0-------------------------2\\-|
|-----3-------------------------------0---|
PM    .  .  .         .   
"Ain't got nobody waitin' at home"


Chorus
(1:40)                           X3
| ------------------------------ |
|o-5-7---xx---7h8---10---9\\\---o|
| -5-7---xx---7------9---9\\\--- |
| -5-7---xx---7h9---11---9\\\--- |
|o-------xx---------------------o|
| -------xx--------------------- |
"Runnin' with the devil"

(1:54)
|--------------------------------|
|-5-7---xx---7h8---10------------|
|-5-7---xx---7------9------------|
|-5-7---xx---7h9---11------------|
|-------xx-----------------------|
|-------xx--------------/17\\\\--|
"Runnin' with the devil"


Solo 1
(1:59)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-15-17-15-15p14-------14------------------12-13-15-(13)-13p12-------12------|
|------14-------------------14-------14-------------12--------------------12-------12---|
|-7/14-------------------------14-------14--14\5/12--------------------------12-------12|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                    ______
Solo 1 cont.            while bent /      \
|------------------------------17B-17-17-17~~~~~-------------------14---15---15br15\\\\-|
|------------14-15-17-15-15p14-------------------12--12/13-15p13---15---16---15Br15\\\\-|
|---------14----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12\7/14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus
(2:10)                                   x2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------5-7-----xx---7h8---10---9-----|
|----------5-7-----xx---7------9---9-----|
|----------5-7-----xx---7h9---11---9-----|
|------------------xx--------------------|
|---/17\\\---------xx--------------------|


Verse
(2:19)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2-----------4------2------0----|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----|
|--0-----0--0------0------0-------|
|-----3---------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
"I found the simple life ain't so simple"


(2:25)
|-----------------------  Eddie does a harmonic bit here but I couldn't quite figure it
|-----------------------  out.  Sorry.
|--2-----------4------2-
|--2-----2-----5------4-
|--0-----0--0------0----
|-----3-----------------
PM    .  .  .      .
"when I jumped out on that road"


(2:29)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2-----------4------2------0----|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----|
|--0-----0--0------0------0-------|
|-----3---------------------------|
PM    .  .  .      .      .
"I got no love, no love you'd call real"


(2:34)
|-------------------------------------0---|
|-------------------------------------0---|
|--2-----------4------2------0--------0---|
|--2-----2-----5------4------2----0---2\\-|
|--0-----0--0-------------------------2\\-|
|-----3-------------------------------0---|
PM    .  .  .         .   
"Ain't got nobody waitin' at home"


Chorus
(2:39)                                   x3
|----------------------------------------|
|----------5-7-----xx---7h8---10---9-----|
|----------5-7-----xx---7------9---9-----|
|----------5-7-----xx---7h9---11---9-----|
|------------------xx--------------------|
|---/17\\\---------xx--------------------|
"Runnin' with the devil"


Solo 2
(2:59)

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14-15-17-15-15p14-------14------------------12-13-15-(13)-13p12-------12------|
|------14-------------------14-------14-------------12--------------------12-------12---|
|-7/14-------------------------14-------14--14\5/12--------------------------12-------12|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 2 cont
|-------------------------------17~~~~~~~~~------------------------14---15---15br15\\\\-|
|------------14-15-17-15-15p14-------------------12--12/13-15p13---15---16---15Br15\\\\-|
|---------14----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12\7/14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro
(3:09)                           x5
| ------------------------------ |
|o-5-7---xx---7h8---10---9\\\---o|
| -5-7---xx---7------9---9\\\--- |
| -5-7---xx---7h9---11---9\\\--- |
|o-------xx---------------------o|
| -------xx--------------------- |
"Runnin' with the devil"

End......

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