The Devil In I Tab

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Tuning: A E A D F# B
Capo: no capo
Author slipknot836 [pro] 1,849.
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We have an official The Devil In I tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Tabbed by: Connor Ford
 
Band:  Slipknot
Song:  The Devil in I
Album: .5 The Gray Chapter (2014)
 
 
Tuning: Drop A (A, E, A, D, F#, B)
(Tune all strings down 2 1/2 steps then drop tune)
 
 
Great tune, had to figure it out as soon as possible. Really easy to play!
 
Please rate, comment, correct, anything that will help :)
 
 
Hammer on:        h
Pull off:         p
Slide up:         /
Slide down:       \
Bend up:          b
Tapped note:      T
Vibrato:          ~~~
Pinch Harmonic:   PH
Natural Harmonic: NH
Dive Bomb:        DB\\\
After Muting:     M
Pick slide:       X\\\ ('\' indicated duration)
 
Guitar 1:        Jim Root
Guitar 2:        Mick Thompson
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Intro]
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------7h8p7h8-7~~~~~~---------|
 E|-5~~~~~~-8---7~~~~~~-3---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------8---5---|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---5h7h8---7-----3---5---------------------5h7h8---7-----3---5----|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Main Verse]
 
Both guitars
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
 A|-1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--3-0-0--2-0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0/6---6-0-1p0-1p0-|
 
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--3-0-0--2-0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0-1b3r1p0-1b3r1p0---------|
 
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Both guitars
 B|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------|---------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~------------------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~----------|
 D|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---3-----|-0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----|
 E|---3-----|-0-----------------------------3-----0-----------------------------3-----|
 A|-0-3-----|-0---------------------------0-3-----0---------------------------0-3-----|
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Both guitars
1st time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|-10-----------8-------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|--7-----------5-------------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
Guitar 1
2nd time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|-/7~~~~~~~~~~-5~~~~~~-------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|-/8~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~-0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Clean Verse part 1]
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------8-------6---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------7-------5---------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-0---------------------------5-5h7-----------5-----------0-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Clean Verse part 2]
 
Guitar 2 plays this note gradually bending and releasing to sound the 16th fret
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
 B|---------5-------3-----------------------6-------5---------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------8-------6---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------7-------5---------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 B|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-0---------------------------5-5h7-----------5-----------0-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Both guitars
 B|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------|---------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~------------------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~----------|
 D|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---3-----|-0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----|
 E|---3-----|-0-----------------------------3-----0-----------------------------3-----|
 A|-0-3-----|-0---------------------------0-3-----0---------------------------0-3-----|
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Both guitars
1st time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|-10-----------8-------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|--7-----------5-------------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
Guitar 1
2nd time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|-/7~~~~~~~~~~-5~~~~~~-------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|-/8~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~-0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Both guitars
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2-------9-------8---------5-----2-------9-----------------------|
 A|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7-----------------------|
 E|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7---------5-------------|
 A|-0-------7-------6-------0-3-----0-------7------/6---6-0-1p0-1p0-|
 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2-------9-------8---------5-----2-------9-----------------3-----|
 A|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7-----------------1-----|
 E|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7-----------------1-----|
 A|-0-------7-------6-------0-3-----0-------7-------1b3r1p0-0-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Clean Verse part 1]
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------8-------6---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------7-------5---------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-0---------------------------5-5h7-----------5-----------0-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Clean Verse part 2]
 
Guitar 2 plays this note gradually bending and releasing to sound the 16th fret
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
 B|---------5-------3-----------------------6-------5---------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------8-------6---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------7-------5---------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 B|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-0---------------------------5-5h7-----------5-----------0-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Both guitars
 B|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------|---------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~------------------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~----------|
 D|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---3-----|-0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----|
 E|---3-----|-0-----------------------------3-----0-----------------------------3-----|
 A|-0-3-----|-0---------------------------0-3-----0---------------------------0-3-----|
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Both guitars
1st time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|-10-----------8-------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|--7-----------5-------------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
Guitar 1
2nd time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|-/7~~~~~~~~~~-5~~~~~~-------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|-/8~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~-0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
 
[Main Verse]
 
Both guitars
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
 A|-1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--3-0-0--2-0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0/6---6-0-1p0-1p0-|
 
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0--3-0-0--2-0-0--1-0-0--0-0--1-0-0--0-0-1b3r1p0-1b3r1p0---------|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Breakdown]
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-|
 
Both guitars
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Both guitars
 B|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------|---------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~------------------10-10-10-10-9~~~~~----------|
 D|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---3-----|-0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----0--------7--7--7--7-6~~~~~----3-----|
 E|---3-----|-0-----------------------------3-----0-----------------------------3-----|
 A|-0-3-----|-0---------------------------0-3-----0---------------------------0-3-----|
 
Guitar 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Both guitars
1st time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|-10-----------8-------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|--7-----------5-------------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
Guitar 1
2nd time
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|-/7~~~~~~~~~~-5~~~~~~-------------|
 E|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
  |
  |Guitar 2
 B|----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|-/8~~~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~-0-2-3-1-----|
 A|----------------------0-2-3-1-----|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Both guitars
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2-------9-------8---------5-----2-------9-----------------------|
 A|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7-----------------------|
 E|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7---------5-------------|
 A|-0-------7-------6-------0-3-----0-------7------/6---6-0-1p0-1p0-|
 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-2-------9-------8---------5-----2-------9-----------------3-----|
 A|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7-----------------1-----|
 E|-0-------7-------6---------3-----0-------7-----------------1-----|
 A|-0-------7-------6-------0-3-----0-------7-------1b3r1p0-0-1-----|
 
 
Repeat Clean Verse part 1 and 2 for Outro
 
 
[Outro]
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------8-------6---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------7-------5---------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-0---------------------------5-5h7-----------5-----------0-1-----|
 
 
Guitar 2 plays this note gradually bending and releasing to sound the 16th fret
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1 (Clean)
 B|---------5-------3-----------------------6-------5---------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------8-------6---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------7-------5---------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
 
 B|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
F#|---------6-------5-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------5-------3-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-0---------------------------5-5h7-----------5-----------0-1-----|
 
________________________________________________________________________________
 
 
That's all guys, enjoy :)
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The Devil In I – Slipknot
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riffmerchant
Perfect, the only thing I will add is that on the bridge it sounds best just to play 3 string powerchords (without the added note on the G string) and for the breakdown, this sounds more relevant to my ears: E|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-- E|--0--0--0--0--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------- A|--0--0--0--0--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-- E|--0--0--0--0--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12-- E|-------------------------------------------------------------- B|-------------------------------------------------------------- G|--14--14--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12--8--8--8--8------ D|--14--14--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12--8--8--8--8------ A|--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--6--6--6--6------ E|-------------------------------------------------------------- After 1x of the above it ends in E|------------------------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--14--14--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12--8--8--8--8--7/------- D|--14--14--14--14--14--14--12--12--12--12--12--8--8--8--8--7/----3-- A|--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--10--10--10--10--6--6--6--6--5/----3-- E|----------------------------------------------------------------3--
+4
FroznFlames
Gray*, it's not letting me correct my last post lol
+3
kbaines
It's an awesome tab! thanks :)
+1