Author/Artist: Kansas Title: The Devil Game Album: Song For America Transcribed by: J. Chitty Email: jchitty_16@yahoo.com NEXT SONG: Show Me The Way (Solo) - Styx 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. ******************************************************** Like most Kansas songs, “THE DEVIL GAME” IS MUSICALLY COMPLICATED AND I STRONGLY RECOMMEND LOOKING AT THE SONG ORDER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TAB SO YOU DON’T GET CONFUSED. ******************************************************** 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\\-------------------------| A|-x--[7]--[7]-[5]-x-x-------------8--x-8--7-{7}//---------| E|-------------------x------------------------------12\\---| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------pb------------------------------| G|--------------{7}--{9}--{12r9}-7h9p7h9p7h9\\-4//---------| D|----------7/9--------------------------------------------| A|-5h7b9r7-------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------{15}--b16-15b17r15b17r15--------------------| G|-{12}--{12}----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------12------------------------------------| G|-14b16vv--14-12-14----12^--------------------------------| D|--------------------------14v-\\-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------15b17vv-----15-12-15p12--------------| G|-----------12----12-------------------------14-----------| D|-----12-14----14-----------------------------------------| A|-/14-----------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h15-15--12--------------------------------------------| G|--------------14-12-14b16v--r14\\------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------0\\\-----------------| *divebomb with whammy bar BRIDGE 3 (Guitar 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--9--9--7-9--------------------------------------------| A|-5--7--7--5-7----5-7-5-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------7-5~--7-3~--5~--------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--9--9--7-9--------------------7~------7~----7---------| A|-5--7--7--5-7----5-7-5-------5~--5~--5~--5~--5-5---------| E|-----------------------7-5~--3~------3~------3-----------| INSTRUMENTAL (same as instrumental 1) GUITAR SOLO 4 |(Guitar 2) | A5 D5 e|--------------------------19-17----19-17-----------17--17| B|--------------------------------19-------19--19----------| G|-19b21-21v----19b21-21v-------------------------19-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| |(Guitar 3) e|--------------------------19-17----19-17-----------17----| B|-------pb-----------pb----------19-------19--19--------17| G|-16b18-18v----16b18-18v-------------------------19-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| |(Guitar 2) | A5 A5 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-20b22--17---------------pb-----------pb-----------------| G|------------18-----19b21-21v----19b21-21v----------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| |(Guitar 3) e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-14b15--14---------------pb-----------pb-----------------| G|------------14-----16b18-18v----16b18-18v----------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| |(Guitar 2) |D5 A5 e|-19p17-19p17--------------17--17-------------------------| B|-------------19-17--19---------------20b22--17-----------| G|-----------------------19----------------------18--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| |(Guitar 3) e|-19p17-19p17--------------17-----------------------------| B|-------------19-17--19--------17-----14b15--14-----------| G|-----------------------19----------------------14--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| BACKGROUND to Violin Solo (Guitar 1) e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-3~--------3-5~------------------------------------------| A|-1~--------1-3~--------0--1-3v---1v--0-------------------| E|--------------------3------------------------------------| CHORUS 3 (Same as chorus 1) VERSE 3 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---7--7----------5v-----7--7----5--5--7------------------| A|----------5-7v----------------5----3--5------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| CHORUS 4 (same as chorus 2) OUTRO e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------10--9--7--5--4--7----------------------| A|-7---5-7----5-7---8---7--5--3--2--5----------------------| E|-5---3-5----3-5------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-9---7-9----7-9------------------------------------------| A|-7---5-7----5-7---12--10-9--7--5--4--3--2--5-7-7--5--7\\-| E|------------------10--8--7--5--3--2--1--0--3-5-5--3--5\\-| SONG ORDER Intro 1x (Guitar 1) Verse 1 4x (Guitar 1) Chorus 1 1x (Guitar 1) Interlude 2x (Guitar 1) Verse 2 4x (Guitar 1) Chorus 2 1x (Guitar 1) Guitar Solo 1 1x (Guitar 2)(Guitar 1 instrumental 1 riff 3x under G. solo) Keyboard Solo 1x (Guitar 1 instrumental 1 riff 1x under K. solo) G. Solo2/Bridge1 1x (Guitar 2)(Guitar 1 bridge riff 2x under vocals g.solo) Interlude 1x (Guitar 1) Instrumental 1 1x (Guitar 1) Bridge 2 1x (Guitar 1) Guitar Solo 3 1x (Guitar 2)(Guitar 1 background riff 4x under G. Solo) Bridge 3 1x (Guitar 1) Instrumental 2 1x (Guitar 1)(repeat of 1st instr., ONLY FIRST HALF OF IT) Guitar Solo 4 1x (Guitars 2&3)(Guitar 1 does power chords written above solo) BG to Viol. Solo 1x (Guitar 1) Chorus 3 1x (Guitar 1)(same as Chorus 1) Verse 3 4x (Guitar 1) Chorus 4 1x (Guitar 1)(same as Chorus 2) Outro 1x (Guitar 1) KEY/LEGEND | / slide up | \ slide down | // slide up to infinity | \\ slide down to infinity | h hammer-on | p pull-off | b bend | r release bend | pb pre-bend (appears above pre-bent note) | ^ micro-bend | PM... Palm mute – notes w/the dots directly beneath them are P.M. | v vibrato | x Mute note | x\ pick slide down | x/ pick slide up | ~ let note ring | (+1/2) up (+)or down (-)on whammy bar, number indicates amount of whammy (1/2=1 fret) | (5) Ghost note | <> natural harmonic (finger touches string lightly above fret- usually the 5th, 7th, or 12th fret) | [] artificial harmonic (picked usually at 5, 7, or 12 frets above the note being played, thumb follows through with pick attack) | {} pinch harmonic (thumb follows through in pick attack at place where the pinch harmonic is found)