Kansas

Devil Game

Kansas


Tom: G

Album: Song For America
Transcribed by: J. Chitty
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This is an awesome song that I had never heard before
until someone requested to me to tab it out. Now I
love the song.

In the recording, there is only one guitar until the
solo, where one guitar does the background riff and
the other one does the solo (there’s also the short
harmonized solo, the only place Guitar 3 comes in).
I’m going to tab it just like it’s recorded. But if
you’re playing it in a band, just have both guitars
do the same thing until the solo and then you can
split them up, obviously.

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COMPLICATED AND I STRONGLY RECOMMEND LOOKING AT THE SONG
ORDER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TAB SO YOU DON’T GET CONFUSED.
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Guitar 1 - Everything else
Guitar 2 - Solo Guitar

INTRO (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0----0----------------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0-------0-2----------------------------|
A|-------2------------3-2-3-----3v--3v---------------------|
E|-(3)-3---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0----0----------------------------------------|
D|---------0--------0-------0-2----------------------------|
A|-------2------------3-2-3-----3v--3v---------------------|
E|-(3)-3---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3----3-----------0----------------------------|
A|-------0-3--------3-1-0-1-3---1v--1v---------------------|
E|-(1)-1---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------3----3-----------0----------------------------|
A|-------0-3--------3-1-0-1-3---1v--1v---------------------|
E|-(1)-1---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-5-5v--3----3-5-5-5v-------3-5-5-5v--3----3-5-5-5v---|

VERSE 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------(0)--------------|
D|---7--7p5--------5v--5--7--7----5--5--7------------------|
A|----------5-7v----------------5----3--5------------------|
E|-5--------------------5----------------------------------|

CHORUS 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2-4----------------------------|
D|------------------0-2-3-------------------7-----7--------|
A|-----0-1v---3v--3----------------0-2-3--0-5--5--5-5------|
E|-1-3---------------------------3-------------3----3------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2-4----------------------------|
D|------------------0-2-3-------------------7--7--5--------|
A|-----0-1v-0-3v--3----------------0-2-3--0-5--5--3-5------|
E|-1-3---------------------------3------------------3------|
INTERLUDE
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------(0)--------------|
D|---7--7p5--------5v--5--7--7----5--5--7------------------|
A|----------5-7v----------------5----3--5------------------|
E|-5--------------------5----------------------------------|

VERSE 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------(0)--------------|
D|---7--7p5--------5v--5--7--7----5--5--7------------------|
A|----------5-7v----------------5----3--5------------------|
E|-5--------------------5----------------------------------|

CHORUS 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2-4----------------------------|
D|------------------0-2-3-------------------7-----7--------|
A|-----0-1v-0-3v--3----------------0-2-3--0-5--5--5-5------|
E|-1-3---------------------------3-------------3----3------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------0-2-4----------------------------|
D|------------------0-2-3---------------7--7---5-----------|
A|-----0-1v-0-3v--3--------------5--5---5--5---3-5-7-------|
E|-1-3---------------------------3--3------------3-5-------|

BRIDGE/INSTRUMENTAL 1 RIFF (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9~--7--------9~--7--------9~--7--------7----------|
A|-7-7-7-7~--5--7-7-7-7~--5--7-7-7-7~--5--7--5--5----------|
E|----------------------------------------5--3-------------|
PM . . .        . . .        . . .

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9~--7--------9~--7--------9~--7--9--7--------7----|
A|-7-7-7-7~--5--7-7-7-7~--5--7-7-7-7~--5--7--5--7--9--5----|
E|----------------------------------------------5--7-------|
PM . . .        . . .        . . .

(Guitar 2)
e|-12~--------12-------pb----------------------------------|
B|-15b17v~----15b17----17r15--12---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------14p12-----14p12-----------|
D|-------------------------------------14--------14--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12b14----------------12b14-12-----------------------|
D|----------14p12----12--14----------14-12-----------------|
A|----------------14-----------------------14-13-12-10-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12p10----10----10----------10---10-12p10-12p10----------|
E|-------12----12----12-10-12----12------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12----------------12----12------|
D|----------12--12-14-12-14--14p12-14--12-14----14---------|
A|-12/14-14---14-------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12b14r12b14r12b14r12----12b14r12------------------|
D|----------------------------14----------14-12-14-12-14---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-14—14b16v---12-14-12-14-12h14-12---12^--12^----------|
D|-----------------------------------------14---14---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------11-12----11-12-14b16v---14b16v----------|
D|-12-14--11-12-14-------14--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------15~-----------------pb--------pb---------pb-----|
G|-14b16v----pb16r14~--12h14---16r14-----16r14------16r14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-pb-------pb-------pb------------------------------------|
G|-16r14----16r14----16r14---12-14-12-14—12h14-14----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12^-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----14-12------------------------------------------------|
A|----------x-13-12--10-12-10v-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------12\-5-7--7\\---------------|

GUITAR SOLO 2(also BRIDGE)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17-b17-b17-15v--12----15b17-b17-b17-15v--12----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------15b17-15v----------------------|
B|-15b17-b17-b17-15v--12-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------pb--------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17vv---17r15-12--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------14b16-14-12------------------12------|
D|--------------------------------14-12-14-x-12-14----14---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14--12---------------------------12------------------|
D|-----------12v-14v-------12vv--12-14----14---------------|
A|--------------------14v----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------12----12-15p12-15-15b17vv----15^---------------|
G|-14p12-14----14----------------------------14------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15b17~---15-12-15-12----------12------------------------|
B|----------------------15-12-15-12-15-12h15-12------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14-12------------------------------------------------|
D|----------14-12-14~-14v--14v-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

INTERLUDE (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----7~--------9----7~----------------------------------|
A|-7----5~--------7----5~----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

INSTRUMENTAL 1 (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7---7---7---7---7--9----------------|
A|-7----7--7-7----7--7-5---5---5---5---5--7----------------|
E|-5----5--5-5----5--5-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7---7---7---7---7--9----------------|
A|-7----7--7-7----7--7-5---5---5---5---5--7----------------|
E|-5----5--5-5----5--5-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7---7---7---7---7--7-------------|
A|-7----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-5---5---5---5---5--5-------------|
E|-5----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7---7---7---7---7--7-------------|
A|-7----7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-5---5---5---5---5--5-------------|
E|-5----5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------------------|

BRIDGE 1 (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7------------------|
E|-5--------5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------5--------------------|
A|-7--------7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7-7---3--------------------|
E|-5--------5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7---7------------------|
A|-5--------5-5-5-5---5-5--7--5-5-5-5---5------------------|
E|-------------------------5-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5--------------------------------|
D|-7--------5-5-5-5---5-5-3--5-5-5-5---5-5-----------------|
A|-5--------3-3-3-3---3-3----3-3-3-3---3-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------7-7-7-7---7------7-7-7-7---7-------------------|
A|-5--------5-5-5-5---5------5-5-5-5---5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9~----9~----10~----10~-------------------7-7------------|
A|-7~----7~-----8~-----8~---------5--5---5--5-5------------|
E|--------------------------------3--3---3-----------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9--9--7-9------7--9-9-------7------------------------|
A|-5--7--7--5-7------5--7-7----5--5------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3---------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9--9--7-9------7--9---------7------------------------|
A|-5--7--7--5-7------5--7------5--5------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3---------------------------|

BACKGROUND RIFF to G. Solo 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9--9--7-9--------------------------------------------|
A|-5--7--7--5-7----5-7-5-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------7-5~--7-3~--5~--------------------|

GUITAR SOLO 3 (Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5b8~--r5\\-------------------------|