Van Halen - Runnin With The Devil Chords & Tabs

Van Halen-Runnin' with the Devil  
March 2004

Intro
e|-x-----------|
B|--x----------|
G|---x---------|
D|----x--------|
A|-----x-------|
E|------x--17\-|

Main Riff
e|-------------------------|
B|--5-7--x-x-|-7h8-10------|
G|--5-7--x-x-|-7----9------|
D|--5-7--x-x-|-7h9-11------|
A|-------------------------|
E|----------------------19/|

For the verse's I have cut them down into parts so you got "part 1" and so on. 

Verse Part 1.
e]------------]-------------
B]------------]-------------
G]--2---------]--4---2---0--
D]--2---------]--5---4---2--
A]--0-----0---]-------------
E]-----3------]-------------

Verse Part 2.
e]------------]---------------<12>-----<7>------
B]------------]----------<12>------<7>----------
G]--2---------]--4---2---------------------<7>--
D]--2---------]--5---4--------------------------
A]--0-----0---]---------------------------------
E]-----3------]---------------------------------

Verse Part 1.

Verse Part 3.
e]------------]--------------
B]------------]--------------
G]--2---------]--4---0---0---
D]--2---------]--5---4---2---
A]--0-----0---]--------------
E]-----3------]--------------

e|-------------------------|
B|--5-7--x-x-|-7h8-10------|
G|--5-7--x-x-|-7----9------|
D|--5-7--x-x-|-7h9-11------|
A|-------------------------|
E|----------------------19/|

Verse Part 1.

Verse Part 4.
e]------------]----------------------------
B]------------]---------7h9r-h9r-h9r-h9r--------This part is really easy
G]--2---------]--4---2--7h9r-h9r-h9r-h9r---     you just gota keep 
D]--2---------]--5---4---------------------     hammering on and off and
A]--0-----0---]----------------------------     thats it. looks confusing.
E]-----3------]----------------------------

Verse Part 1.

Verse Part 3.

Chorus. X4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/v/van_halen/runnin_with_the_devil_tab_ver_5.html ]
Here comes the fast part. just play it slowly at first to get used to it
and speed up once you know where your fingers have got to go. 
Again i have cut the solo into steps so it looks more easier.

Solo Step 1.
e]----------------------------------------
B]-----14-15-17-15-14-14-------14---------
G]--14-------------------14-------14------
D]--------------------------14-------14---
A]----------------------------------------
E]----------------------------------------

Solo Step 2.
e]----------------------------------------
B]-----12-13-15-13-12-12-------12---------
G]--12-------------------12-------12------
D]--------------------------12-------12---
A]----------------------------------------
E]----------------------------------------

Solo Step 3.
e]--------------------17b(19)r17----------Again, This is simple. jst bend
B]-----14-15-17-15-14-------------        until u reach the same note as
G]--14----------------------------        as the 19th and bend back down.
D]--------------------------------
A]--------------------------------
E]--------------------------------

Solo Step 4.
e]---------------------14--14b--
B]-----14-15-17-15-14--15--15b--
G]--14--------------------------
D]------------------------------
A]------------------------------
E]------------------------------

Chorus  X2
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 2.
Verse Part 1.     
Verse Part 3.    
Chorus  X4
Solo
Chorus  X5 (on 5th time, end on the 9th fret)

So thats it. Its simple and fun to learn. Here is the order for the song.

Intro X4
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 2.
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 3.
Chorus X4
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 4.
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 3.
Chorus X4
Solo
Chorus X2
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 2.---(not the right <>'s)
Verse Part 1.
Verse Part 3.
Chorus X4
Solo
Chorus X5---(on 5th time, end on 9th fret)