Devil's Island Lyrics

As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1986 Album PEACE SELLS...BUT WHO'S BUYING)
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
Arranged by Megadeth
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.Gtr.I'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist.Gtr.II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Gtr.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Pick Slides'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Gunshot'
Slow Rock Q=75
E5 B5 Bb5N.C. E5 B5 Bb5N.C.
Gtr I
PM----| PM----|
Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
||o------------------|------------------o||
||o-2--2--1--2-0-----|-2--2--1--2-0-----o||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----|
| Q Q Q S S S S Q Q Q S S S S
||o------------------|------------------o||
||o-2--2--1------4-5-|-2--2--1------4-5-o||
Intro-Solo
E5 B5 Bb5 N.C.
Gtr III
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 3x
||o-------------------------------------20p15p12-20p15p12-20p15p12-20p15p12-19p14p11-19p14p11-19p14p11-19p14p11-18p13p10-18p13p10-18p13p10-18p13p10--o||
||o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------------------------|
| Q Q Q S S S S 3x
||o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
||o--2-----------------------------------2-----------------------------------1-----------------------------------2--------0--------------------------o||
Slight accel Q=76
E5 B5 Bb5 N.C.
T T T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T X X T
|-------------------20p15p12-20p15p12-19p14p11-19p14-18p13p10-17p12p8-16p10p8S7-15p8p7S5-14p7p5h7-15p8p6s5------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-7s=|
| PM-----------|
| Q Q Q S S S S
E N.C.
H.. +E
| ~~~~~~~ PM-------|
| Q Q E +E S S S S
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
E e e e e e e e e e e e W
|------------------------------------------|-0tr3------------------------|
|-7b9==7-7-7-7-7---7-7-------7-7---7r==7---|-----------------------------|
| ~~~~~~~~~~ PM--------| ~~~~~~~ PM----|
| Q Q E +E S S S S Q Q E +E S S S S
Mo
E5 N.C.
Gtr IV
TPTP TP TPTPTPTPTP
+H S S S S S S S S
|-(0tr3)---------------------------||
|--------------xsxs==xs==xsxsxsxsxs||
|--------------xsxs==xs==xsxsxsxsxs||
| ~~~~~~~~ PM----|
| Q Q E +E S S S S
derately Fast Rock Q=176
TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W
|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx\-|----------|------|
|-xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx\-|----------|------|
| Q Q H W W
Gtrs I, II
W W Q Q H W
1st Verse
Slower Q=166
PM------------------| PM------------------|
H. Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------||o-2-----------------------|-3------------------------|
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S 4x
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-4-----------------------|-5-----------------------o||
Gtr I
~ PM----------------| PM--|
Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E +E 4x Q Q
||o-------------------|-----------------------o||-------||
||o-2--5--------------|-------5--------7-(7)\-o||-2--5--||
| Gtr II
| PM----------------| PM--|
| Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E +E 4x Q Q
||o-------------------|-----------------------o||-------||
||o-2--5--------------|-------5--------7-(7)\-o||-2--5--||
2nd Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-2-----------------------|-3------------------------|
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-4-----------------------|-5-----------------------o||
PM------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S
Chorus II
Gtr I
~ PM----------------| PM--|
Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E +E 4x Q Q
||o-------------------|-----------------------o||-------||
||o-2--5--------------|-------5--------7-(7)\-o||-2--5--||
| Gtr II
| PM----------------| PM--|
| Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E +E 4x Q Q
||o-------------------|-----------------------o||-------||
||o-2--5--------------|-------5--------7-(7)\-o||-2--5--||
accel Q=168
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------| PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E E S S E S S E S S S +S E 4x
||o---------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--------5-----------6-(6)s5-|-------5-----------6-(6)s5---||
||o-------5-----------6-(6)s5-|-------5-----------6-(6)s5--o||
3rd Verse
PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E
||o---------------------------|
||--------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
||o-------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
1.,2.,3. 4Q=171
PM--------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E 4x E S S S +S E E S S S +S E
|---------------------------o||-----------------------------|
|-------------------2-(2)s3--||-----------------------------|
|-------5-----------2-(2)s3--||-------5-(5)s4-------4-(4)s3-|
|-------5-------------------o||-------5-(5)s4-------4-(4)s3-|
PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E
||o---------------------------|
||--------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
||o-------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
PM--------------| PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|-------------------2-(2)s3-|---------------------------|
|-------5-----------2-(2)s3-|-------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
|-------5-------------------|-------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
PM--| PM--|
E S S S +S E E S S S +S E
|-----------------------------o||-|
|-------5-(5)s4-------4-(4)s3--||-|
|-------5-(5)s4-------4-(4)s3-o||-|
aster Q=178
N.C.(F#) D5 C#5A5
PM----------------| PM| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E Q E
||o-----------------------------------|----------------|
||o---------------------0h2h3p2p0-----|---x-x-5---4--0-|
(sus
PM----------------| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q Q E 4x
|-----------------------------------|---------------o||
|---------------------0h2h3p2p0-----|---x-x-5--4--2-o||
Guitar Solo II
Slow a bit Q=173
N.C.(F#) D5 C#5 A5
Gtr III
PM
H +Q. E +E E E E S S E E E
|-2---------------(2)-------------b6r==|=(4)-2---2-----------|
|-2---------------(2)---------------------|-------4---4p2---2---|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------------------| PM|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q Q E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2------------2p===0-|--2--x-x-------------|
H +E. Q S
|-4---------------(4)-----4S========9b11===|
| PM--------------|
| S S S S S S S S e S S S S S S S
|---------------------0h2h==3p2p0----------|
Q=171
+Q E E +E +Q. H +E E S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------12b14====|
|-(9)r-----9b11r(9)b11==(9)r----|-7---------------(7)---7s====11-----------------|
| PM| PM------------------|
| E E E Q Q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------x-x-5-------------4----2-|-----------------------0h2h3p===2p===0----------|
|--2---x-x----------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2------------------2p====0-|
+S +S S S S S S S S S E E S S
|-(12)r(12)-------------------------------------|
| PM---|
| E E E Q Q E
W
| PM----------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S +E e e e +S S +Q +S
|-19b21==(19)---19pb21---19pb21---19pb21==(19)r-19pb21==(19)r==(19)-|
| PM-------|
| E E E Q Q E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------0h2h===3p===2p===0-------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------2p=0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---|
| E E E Q Q E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------0h2h===3p===2p===0-------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----------------------2p=0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---|
| E E E Q Q E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------0h2h===3p==2p==0------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---|
| E E E Q Q E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------0h2h===3p==2p==0------|
S S S T S S S S S S S S S S S S T S
| PM------|
| E E E Q Q E
accel Q=173
| PM---------------------| PM---------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| PM---------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
| PM----------------------| PM----------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
| PM--------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
4th Verse
Slight accel Q=174
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
| PM------------------------------------| PM------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
+W W
| PM------------------| PM------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
+W
| PM------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
W H +H
| PM------------------| PM---------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
>
+W +W
| PM------------------| PM------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
Chorus III
Q=171
Gtr I
~ PM----------------| PM--|
Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E +E 8x Q Q
||o-------------------|-----------------------o||-------||
||o-2--5--------------|-------5--------7-(7)\-o||-2--5--||
| Gtr II
| PM----------------| PM--|
| Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E +E 8x Q Q
||o-------------------|-----------------------o||-------||
||o-2--5--------------|-------5--------7-(7)\-o||-2--5--||
Q=172
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E
||o---------------------------|
||--------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
||o-------5-----------6-(6)s5-|
| Gtr III
| W
||o---------------------------|
||o-2-------------------------|
PM--------------| PM--------------|
E S S E S S E S S S +S E E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|-------5-----------8-(8)s9-|-------5-----------6-(6)s5--|
|-------5-----------6-(6)s7-|-------5-----------6-(6)s5--|
| E E Q H W
Guitar Solo III
Gtr III
PM PM--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E S +S E E E E Q 4x E +Q +H +E
|--------------------o||-||-13b15==(13)-----(13)---------------(13)r-|
|---9-(9)s8-------7---||-||------------------------------------------|
|---7-(7)s6---8-9-5--o||-||------------------------------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------------------------|
| E E Q H 4x E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|--------------------o||-||------------------------------------------|
|---------------------||-||---------------5--------------6-(6)s==5---|
|-2------------------o||-||---------------5--------------6-(6)s==5---|
E +E +E +E +E +E. +S S S
|-15b17==(15)r---(15)b17==(15)r---(15)b17==(15)r====(15)-12------|
| PM-------------------------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|------------------5------------------------------8--(8)s=9------|
|------------------5------------------------------6--(6)s=7------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------12------12p10p9s=7--10p9-|
| PM---------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|------------5--------------------6-(6)s=5---|
|------------5--------------------6-(6)s=5---|
S S S S S S S S S S Q +E
|---10p9p=7--10p9p7------------------|
| PM PM--------|
| E S +S E E E E Q
|------9-(9)s=8---------------7------|
|------7-(7)s=6--------8----9-5------|
E +H +E. S +S S
|-12b14==(12)-----------(12)r-----12b14r(12)-9-|
| PM-------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|---------------5---------------6-(6)s====5----|
|---------------5---------------6-(6)s====5----|
E E Q E E E E E E E E e E E E E E E E E E
|----------------8-----8---10h====11p==10p|=8---------8----------------------------------|
|----9----------9----------------------|---9---9-----9p==7-----9p==8p==7--------------|
|-12--------------------------------------|---------------------9---------------9p==7----|
| PM--------------------| PM--------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S S +S E E S S E S S E S S S +S E
|---------5-----------------8-(8)s===9----|-----------5-------------------6-(6)s==5------|
|---------5-----------------6-(6)s===7----|-----------5-------------------6-(6)s==5------|
PM PM ~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +Q E E E e E E Q
|-------------------------------------|----14p==12------14---------------|
|-------------------------------------|----14p==12------14p12------------|