Devil Chords

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Devil by Shinedown is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Riff 1 
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|-------12b-10b-7b\-------15-------18\-| 
D|-------x---x---x---------x--------x---| 
A|-------10b-8b--5b\-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-16\-| 
D|-0-0-0-------------0-0-0----0-0-0-----| 
                     * * *    * * * 

Play Riff 1 x10   "Pick it up, pick up the phone..." 
*rest* 

Riff 2   "'Cause it's about to get heavy..." 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
A|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| 
D|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-8-8--8-8-8---8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-| 

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-| 
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-| 
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0--0-12-10-10-10-10-10-| 

Riff 2 note: The studio version has two guitars doubled here, one playing the power chords above and 
             the other playing just the root notes on the low D string. 

Play Riff 1 x1 

Riff 3 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------12b-10b-7b\-------------------------| 
D|-------x---x---x-------------------5-7-3-0-| 
A|-------10b-8b--5b\-13-12-10--------5-7-3-0-| 
D|-0-0-0----------------------10-8-7-5-7-3-0-| 
                                     * * * 

Riff 3 note: The descending run starting at the 13th fret is played with a whammy pedal set with the 
             low octave harmony. 

Play Riff 1 x3   "The silence, the silence, the blinding ultra violence..." 
Play Riff 3 x1   "...vicious and obscene..." 
*rest* 
Play Riff 2 x1   "'Cause it's about to get heavy..." 

Riff 4 (w/ heavy reverb and slight delay) 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-0~-------0-8~--------8\-5~---------5-0~-| 

Riff 5 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-| 
A|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-| 
D|-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-0--0--0-12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8\--8-8-8-7-7-7-| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-| 
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-| 
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-3-5-5--5-5-5-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-0--12-12-12-10-10-10-8-8-8-10-10-10-| 

Riff 5 note: Same as Riff 2 note. 

Play Riff 2 x2   "'Cause it's about to get heavy..." 

Enjoy!! 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante