The Devils Been Busy Chords & Tabs
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The Devil's Been Busy – Traveling Wilburys
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
One of my favourite songs from the Traveling Wilbury's "Vol. 3".
This is the first time I've tried to transcribe a solo. Does it make sense?
Comments are highly welcome.
Have fun!
The Devil's Been Busy
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GUITAR PARTS
Intro Riff
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|-----7---5-7----7-|---5-7---5---7---|
D|-----7-7-7-7----7-|-----7-7-7---7---|
A|-5----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|
Sitar Guitar
FILL 1 FILL 2 FILL 3
e|-----7---5--------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
B|-----------7-5----| |---5--7----------| |----6--8---------|
G|---------------7--| |-7-------7-------| |--8------6-------|
D|------------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
A|------------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
E|------------------| |-----------------| |-----------------|
[triplet] [triplet]
Solo: slide
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----12-10---8-\-5-|\--3-/-5-/--7----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-7-\-4--4-\-2--2-|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(sitar git: Fill 1)
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----12\10---8-\-5-|\--3-/-5-/--7----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-7-\-4--4---4--4-|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(sitar git: Fill 1)
no slide
e|-----------------|-----------------|------10-12/14\12-|10---------------|
B|---10-12/15---15-|15-\-10-10-------|10-12-------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------0-2-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
[triplet] [triplet]
(sitar git: Fill 2)
[2/4] [4/4]
e|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3p2-3---2p0------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|--------------3---|3/5-5---5-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Intro riff)
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SONG
D
(Intro riff: 2 times)
D
[Verse 1: Petty] While you're strolling down the fairway
G D
Showing no remorse (FILL 1)
D
Glowing from the poisons
G G/F# Em A
They've sprayed on your golf course (FILL 1)
D D/C
While you're busy sinking birdies
Bm Gm
And keeping your scorecard
F C G D
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/traveling_wilburys/the_devils_been_busy_tab.html ]
D
[Verse 2: Harrison] Steaming down the highway
G D
With your trucks of toxic waste (FILL 1)
D
Where you gonna hide it?
G G/F# Em A
Maybe outer space? (FILL 1)
D D/C
You don't know what you're doing (FILL 2)
Hm Gm
Or what you have to guard (FILL 2)
F C G D
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
A
[Middle 8: Dylan] Sometimes you think you're crazy
D
But you know you're only mad
Bm
Sometimes your better off not knowing
A
How much you've been had
D
[Verse 3: Dylan] You see your second cousin
G D
Wasted in a fight (FILL 1)
D
You say he had it coming
G G/F# Em A
You couldn't do it right (FILL 1)
D D/C
You're in a western movie, (FILL 2)
Bm Eb(7)
Playing a li'l part (FILL 3)
F C G D
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
| D | D | G | D | D | D | G G/F# | Em A |
SOLO (Fill 1) SOLO (Fill 1)
| D | D/C | Bm | Gm | F C |[2/4] G |[4/4] D | D |
SOLO (Fill2) SOLO (Intro riff)
A
[Middle 8: Dylan] Sometimes they say you're wicked
D
But you know that can't be bad
Bm
Sometimes you're better off not knowing
A
It'll only make you sad
D
[Verse 4: Lynne] They're coming down Picadilly
G D
Dripping at the dosh (FILL 1)
D
Arresting Sticky Willy
G G/F# Em A
Clubbing him with their cosh (FILL 1)
D D/C
They just might not have noticed, (FILL 2)
Bm Gm
They've been beating him so hard (FILL 2)
F C G D
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
F C G D
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff)
F C G D
The devil's been busy in your back yard (Intro riff, 3 bars)
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ADDITIONAL GUITAR
There are always lots of acoustic guitars on Wilbury songs with capos in different positions.
You might want to track the first guitar with a second one, capo 5th fret:
Intro
| A | A |
Verses 1, 2 / Solo
| A | A | D | A | A | A | D D/C# | Bm E |
| A | A/G | F#m | Dm | C G |[2/4] D |[4/4] A | A |
Verse 3
| A | A | D | A | A | A | D D/C# | Bm E |
| A | A/G | F#m | Bb7 | C G |[2/4] D |[4/4] A | A |
Verse 4
| A | A | D | A | A | A | D D/C# | Bm E |
| A | A/G | F#m | Dm | C G |[2/4] D |[4/4] A | A |
| C G |[2/4] D |[4/4] A | A | C G |[2/4] D |[4/4] A | A | A |
Middle 8
| E | E | A | A | F#m | F#m | E | E |
