Race With the Devil Girlschool
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RACE WITH THE DEVIL - Girlschool
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: April 16, 2005
(This tab is the transcriptionist's own work.)
Written by: A. Gurvitz
From the CD "Demolition" (1980, Bronze Records)
Tuning: Standard
Notes:
^...bend
h...hammer on
hb..hold bend hold bend while playing notes within square brackets
r...release bend
p...pulloff
/...slide up
\...slide down
..pinch harmonic
~...vibrato
The song is in 12/8 time. There is no timing indication in the tablature,
but in general, each tab staff has two measures of lead playing (except for
the bridge, which condenses eight measures onto one staff).
The song is in the key of D. Most of the lead guitar parts are in
D pentatonic minor.
The chords in the opening progression and verses are power fifths.
During lead guitar solo parts, rhythm guitar is playing a D(5) C(5)
chord progression.
Main riff:
E --10---------------------------| B -----13p10---------------------| G -----------12-10^q-------------| D -------------------12-12-------| A -------------------------------| E -------------------------------|
**The main riff will be written out only once (it repeats several times
throughout the song), and will hereafter be referred to as "Main riff".**
RACE WITH THE DEVIL
Intro:
[D] [C] [Bb] [A]
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10-----------------------------------------------------------| B ----13p10-----------------------------------------------------| G ----------12-10-10-12p10----10--------------------------------| D -------------------------12----12-10-12p10----10h12-----------| A -------------------------------------------12-----------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10--------------------------------------------------------------| B ----13p10--------------------------------------------------------| G ----------12-10-10-12p10----10---^w--10----------------------| D -------------------------12-----------------12-------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
You [D]better...
You [C]better...[D]devil's gun
The [D]race...
So you [C]better...[D]devil's gun
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10-----------12^w-12-10--12^w-12^w-12-10-10------------------| B ----13p10-----------------------------------------------------| G ----------12--------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10-----------------------------------------------------------| B ----13p10--------12^s--12^s--12^s--12^s--12^s--12^s--13~------| G ----------12-10--12^w--12^w--12^w--12^w--12^w--12^w-----------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
St[D]range things...
The [C]devil...[D]anyway
He'll [D]try...
The [C]devil...[D]everywhere
Bridge (lead and rhythm parts are played together):
Guitar 1 (Lead)
E -------------------------------------6------------------------| B ----------------------------------------6---------------------| G -2---2-3---3-4---4-5---5-6---6-7-----------7-----6--7--7/9----| D -2---2-3---3-5---5-5---5-7---7-7--------------8---------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 2 (Rhythm) |
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E --------------------------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------------------------------------| G -------------------5---5-------7------------------------------| D -7---7-8---8-5---5-5---5-7---7-7------8--------7--------------| A -7---7-8---8-5---5-3---3-7---7-5------8--------7--------------| E -5---5-6---6-3---3-------5---5--------6--------5--------------|
(Note for rhythm guitar: For last two chords of bridge, check
recording for right hand rhythm. Those chords aren't just single
down strokes.)
(Next guitar solo part)
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10-----------------------------------------------------------| B ----13p10-------------------------------12^s~-----------------| G ----------12---10-10-12p10----10--12^w------------------------| D ---------------------------12---------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E --------------------------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------10--13p10--13--13^w~----------| G -------------10--10--12p10--12--------------------------------| D -12--12--12---------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E -/10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10-------------------------------| B -/10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10--------10-10------------------| G ----------------------------------12^w------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B -------13--------13--------13--------10-----------------------| G -12^w------12^w------12^w------12^w-------10------------------| D ----------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-----| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B ---------12--10-----------12-10-------------------------------| G -10------12--10---10------12-10----12p10------10--12^w--------| D ----12---------------12-------------------12------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E -10-----------------------------------------------------------| B ----10---10-10---13p10------10--13^w~-------------------------| G ------------------------12------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
[D]When he...
The [C]devil's...[D]won't go out
It [D]burns...
The [C]devil's...[D]won't let go
REPEAT BRIDGE (lead and rhythm guitar parts)
(Final guitar solo)
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10-----------------------------------------------------------| B ----13p10----------------------------13-----------------------| G ----------12--10-10-12p10----10-12^w----12^w--12^wr(12)-10----| D --------------------------12-------------------------------12-| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Main riff 2x, then:
E -10-----------------------------------------------------------| B ----13p10--------------10--13^q--10--13^q--13--13^q--13^w~----| G ----------12--(10)--------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------13-------| B -13^w--13^wr(13)-10---13^w--13^wr(13)-10---13^w-13^w----[13^w-| hb... G --------------------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B --13-r(13)]--12--13p12-10-------------------------------------| G ---------------------------12^wr(12)-10--12p10----10--[12^w---| hb... D -----------------------------------------------12-------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------------------------------------| G ---12-12-12-12-12-12-r(12)]--10---12p10-----------------------| D ----------------------------------------12--------------------| A --------------------------------------------12--12------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------10-10------| B ------------------------------------------------10------------| G ----------------10------10h12p10-----------12^w---------------| D -------12p10----10---12----------12-10-12---------------------| A -12-12-------12-----------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E -10--10------------------------10--10-------------------------| B -10------13p10-----------------10------13p10------------------| G ----------------12--10^q----------------------12--10^q--------| D --------------------------12----------------------------12----| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E -10--10-------------------------------------------------------| B -10------13p10------------------------------------------------| G ----------------12--10--12^wr(12)--10--12p10------------------| D ----------------------------------------------12--10--12------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E -10--10------------------------10--10-------------------------| B -10------13p10-----------------10------13p10------------------| G ----------------12--10^q----------------------12--10^q--------| D --------------------------12----------------------------12----| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------13--15p13------13--15p13--15--18^w-| G -10--12p10--12--10--12/14-------------14----------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B -18^w-18^w--18-15---18^w-18^w--18-15---18^w-18^w--18-15-13/15-| G --------------------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B -15\13-12---13p12p10---12p10p8---10p8p6---------8^wr(8)-------| G ------------------------------------------7--5----------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E ------8---------8---------8-----------------------------------| B -8^w-------8^w-------8^w-------8^w---------6^q----------------| G --------------------------------------5h7-------7-------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| B -6--8p6-----6-------------------------------------------------| G ---------7-------5--5h7p5-------------------------------------| D ---------------------------7--5----3--5p3---------------------| A -------------------------------------------5--3--3------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to Main riff, and fade...
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*Ending when played live:
(fifth chords)
[D] [C] [Bb] [A] [C] [D] [C] [D]
The studio version of "Race" can also be found on the following
Girlschool compilation CDs (record company in brackets):
The Collection (Castle)
The Very Best Of Girlschool (Castle)
Race With the Devil (Disky)
(The reissue of Demolition is also on Castle.)
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