Artist: Devildriver
Album: Winter Kills
Song: Ruthless
Tuning (Low to High): CGCFAD
Key
BU - Bend Up
BD - Bend Down
R - Release Bend
PM - Palm Mute
P - Pull Off
H - Hammer On
LR - Let Ring
* - Harmonic
PB - Pre-bend
Intro: 00:09-00:23
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-1bu1/2-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000|
The intro has a cowbell-type beat and then the first riff comes in. It may help to add a
pinch harmonic on the open notes.
Intro (Cont'd): 00:23-00:29
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-----------|
PM ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ....
Make sure to add a really heavy palm mute to get the chugging sound that suits.
Intro (Cont'd): 00:29-00:42
D|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-1BU2R1P0-0(LR)|-00000-|-0-1BU2R1P0-0(LR)--00000-0-1BU2R1P0-0(LR)--00000-|
PM . . ..... . . ..... . . .....
Intro (cont'd): 0042-00:44
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
C|-5-5-----3-3-----|
G|-5---5---3---3---|
C|-5-----5-3-----3-|
Chorus:
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A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0------------5------------7------------5-5-----3-3-----|
G|-0------------5------------7------------5---5---3---3---|
C|-0-0-1-0-0000-5-0-1-0-0000-7-0-1-0-0000-5-----5-3-----3-|
PM .... .... ....
D|X3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-X3-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--X3------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---X3------0-1-0------5------------7------------5-5-----3-3-----|
G|----X3-----0-1-0------5------------7------------5---5---3---3---|
C|-----X3----0-1-0-0000-5-0-1-0-0000-7-0-1-0-0000-5-----5-3-----3-|
PM .... .... ....
Verse: 00:57-01:25 - BAR 1
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A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-000-1-0-0000-000-1-0-0000-000-1-0-0000-555555-333333--|
PM ... . . .... ... . . .... ... . . .... ...... ......
- BAR 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/devildriver/ruthless_tab.html ]
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------5*-|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-1-000-0-1-0-1-000-0-1-0-1-000-0-1-0-555555-333333-----|
Play he first bar once, and then repeat the second bar for the rest of the verse, adding
the harmonic on the last time. The other verses only use the second bar.
Break:
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0--0----2--2--3------0-0----2-2--5--3-3----------------|
G|-0----0--2-----3------0----0-2----5--3-3--------5*bu----|
C|-0-------2-----3------0------2----5--3-3-555555---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-0---2-2-3--2-3-7-5-5--------------10--9--5----------|
G|-0---0-2---3--2-3-7-5-5----------5*--10--9--5----------|
C|-0-----2---3--2-3-7-5-5--555555------10--9--5----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-----|
G|-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-----|
C|-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-7-10-5-7--3--7-10-12-7-3-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0--0----2--2--3------0-0----2-2--5--3-3----------------|
G|-0----0--2-----3------0----0-2----5--3-3--------5*bu----|
C|-0-------2-----3------0------2----5--3-3-555555---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0--0----2--2--3-5-3--0-0----2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
G|-0----0--2-----3-5-3--0----0-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
C|-0-------2-----3-5-3--0------2----3-3-3-3-3-3--5*-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0--0----2--2--3-----2--4--7-5-5------------------------|
G|-0----0--2-----3-----2--4--7-5-5---------5*bu-----------|
C|-0-------2-----3-----2--4--7-5-5-555555-----------------|
Then back to this
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
C|-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-00000-0000-----------|
PM ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ....
Play this once nd then play the chorus again.
After playing the chorus a few times it goes into this
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-PB2r1p0000-1bu2-2r1p0000--PB2r1p0000-1bu2-555555-333333-00000-|
Hope you all enjoyed it, feel free to rate and comment and in the mean time, enjoy!
