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Evil Friends by Portugal. The Man
Evil Friends
[Verse 1]
Gm
Your mama's got nothing on me
Cm
Your daddy's got nothing on me
D# D
And the world that sleeps and its lunacy
Gm
Its got nothing on me
Gm
No stars got nothing on me
Cm
Your son's got nothing on me
D# D
And the fool who sees its the thief that needs
Gm
Has got nothing on me
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
You know its not because the light here gets brighter
D# D
And its not that I'm evil
Gm
I got a friend in the devil
Gm
But I can't even be your friend
Cm
I can't even be your friend
D# D Gm
I can't even be your friend
Gm Transition to G
G A# D A# x4
[Verse 2]
G A# D
I could get so wound up
A# G
But I'd feel alright
A# D
And If i get some rest
A# G
Yea that'd be nice
A# D A#
When I shouldn't do it, I should do it
G A# D A# C
What ya think's got nothing to do with this
Before you were born, I was already sinnin'
G A# D A#
G A# D A# G
Yea, yea yea
A# D
When I get you worked up,
A# G
When I work it out,
A# D
And If I get you down
A# G
I just shout it out
A# D A#
I may not have it all, but the rest will do
G A# D A# C
When it's nothin' the kids, oughta' do with you
Before you were born, I was already sinnin'
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm
Its not because the light here is brighter
D# A#
And its not that I'm evil
F Gm
I just don't like to pretend
D# D Gm
That I could ever be your friend
[Solo]
G A# D A# x4
[Bridge]
G A# D
If you don't listen so good
A# G
I can hum it out
A# D A# G
Na na na na na na na na
A# D
I know I shouldn't do it
A#
I just do it
G A# D A# C
And what ya think's got nothing to do with it
Before you were born, I was already sinnin'
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm
Its not because the light here is brighter
D# A#
And its not that I'm evil
F
I just don't like to pretend
G A# D A#
That I could be your friend
G A# D A#
I could never be your friend
G A# D A#
I never needed a friend
G A# D A#
I don't wanna be friends
G
You'll never find a friend like me
G
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Notation:
() = Muted note
PM = Palm mute ( . . = continue palm mute)
b = Bend ( ex. 5b6 for full bend or 5b for half bend)
/ = Slide
~ = Let Ring
t = Tremolo Picking
Intro (0:00) -
Strum patterns remains the same throughout.
Gm Cm
v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^
e|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------3-------3-3-3-3-----|
B|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-4-------4-------4-4-4-4-----|
G|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-5-------5-------5-5-5-5-----|
D|--5-------5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-------5-5-5-5-----|
A|--5-------5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-3-------3-------3-3-3-3-----|
E|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------------------------|
D# D Gm
^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^
e|--3-3-3-6------6------6-5-5-5------5-5-5-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
B|--4-4-4-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
G|--5-5-5-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
D|--5-5-5-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-5-------5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5--| x 4
A|--3-3-3-6------6------6-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-------5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
At the end of the last measure, a drop pedal is used right on the return to the Gm chord.
I use a DigiTech whammy pedal with the "Down 2 Octaves" and "Chord" settings. After the
pedal is hit the chord also changes to G Major. Let off on the pedal as the tempo picks up
until you are fully back to normal playing G (355433) the whole time).
Verse A (1:14) -
G A# D A#
e|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-5-5-x-6---6-6-6---|
B|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-7-7-x-6---6-6-6---|
G|--4-4-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-7---7-7-7---|
D|--5-5-x-x-8-8-x-x-7-7-x-8---8-8-8---| x 4
A|--5-5-x-x-8-8-x-x-5-5-x-8---8-8-8---|
E|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-----x-6---6-6-6---|
Verse B (1:27) -
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------6---------7------------------------|
G|------7---------------------------7---------------|
D|--5-8----5-5-8---(5)-5-8*---5-5-8-----------------| x 4
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
* This note is not played on the 2nd and 4th time through this riff. It's subtle, but it instead goes
straight up to the F#.
(5) is very subtle. It can be played muted or left out altogether.
Verse break (1:39) -
C
e|--3-------3--------3-------3-3-------3-3-------3---|
B|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---|
G|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---|
D|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---|
A|--3-------3--------3-------3-3-------3-3-------3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--3-3-----3-3------3-------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
B|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--3-3-----3-3------3-------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (2:12) -
D# A#
e|-6-------6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6------6-6-6-|
B|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-6------6-6------6-6-6-|
G|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-7------7-7------7-7-7-|
D|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8------8-8-8-|
A|-6-------6-6------6-6-6-8------8-8------8-8-8-|
E|------------------------6------6-6------6-6-6-|
F G
e|-8-------8--8-------8--8--8--10------10-10------10-10-10-|
B|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------11-11-11-|
G|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-|
D|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-| x 2
A|-8-------8--8-------8--8--8--10------10-10------10-10-10-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
D# D Gm
e|-6------6------6-6-5------5------5-5-3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
B|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
G|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-3------4-4-4------4-4-4--|
D|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--|
A|-6------6------6-6-5------5------5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
Solo (2:30) -
Rhythm guitar:
Verse A Progression
Lead Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11~-------------------------8~-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b10-10-10-10-10-10r-8-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b10-8-8-8b10r8-8-8b10-8b10-8b10---------------------|
G|----------------------------------7-10-10-10-10b11r10-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7----7-----------------------------------------------|
G|---10---10-8----10b11r10-8----10b12r10-8----8~--------|
D|-------------10------------10------------10------10~--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
...then it's right back into the verse and another chorus.
**On the second chorus** on the second time through the chord progression, instead
of playing the high G rooted on the A string go straight into the Verse A pattern starting
with a G barre on the E string.
Outro:
Rhythm guitar keeps playing riff A while lead guitar pretty much goes nuts in the G minor
pentatonic scale. It's a little lost in the mix so I'm not going to tab it out here. The very end
of the song just sticks on the G barre chord.
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version 3
Gm Cm D# D G C A# F Gm(2) {this "Gm(2)" is played only during the chorus}
e|-3---3---6---5---3---8---6---8---10
B|-3---4---8---7---3---8---6---10--11
G|-3---5---8---7---4---9---7---10--12
D|-5---5---8---7---5---10--8---10--12
A|-5---3---6---5---5---10--8---8---10
E|-3---x---x---x---3---8---6---x---x-
Gm
Your mama's got nothing on me
Cm
Your daddy's got nothing on me
D# D
And the world that sleeps in it's lunacy
Gm
Its got nothing on me
Gm
No stars got nothing on me
Cm
Your sun's got nothing on me
D# D
And the fool who sees its the thief that needs
Gm
Has got nothing on me
Gm Cm
You know its not because the light here gets brighter
D# D
And its not that I'm evil
Gm
I got a friend in the devil
Gm
But I can't even be your friend
Cm
I can't even be your friend
D# D
I can't even be your friend
G A# D A# (x4)
G A# D
I can get so wound up
A#
But I feel alright
G A# D
And if I get some rest
A#
Yeah that'd be nice
G A# D A#
When I shouldn't do it, I still do it
G A# D A# C
What you think's got nothing to do with this
C
Before you were born, I was already sinning
G A# D A#, G A# D
A#
Yeah, yeah yeah
G A# D
When I get too worked up
A#
Well I work it out
G A# D
And if I get too down,
A#
I just shout it out
G A# D A#
I bet I have it all, but the rest will do
G A# D A# C
And it's nothing against all I do with you
C
Before you were born, I was already sinning
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm(2)
Its not because the light here is brighter
D# A# F Gm(2)
And its not that I'm evil, I just don't like to pretend
D# D Gm
That I could ever be your friend
G A# D A# (x4)
G A# D
If you don't listen so good
A#
I can hum it out
G A# D A#
Na na na na na na na na
G A# D
I know I shouldn't do it
A#
I just do it
G A# D A# C
And what ya think's got nothing to do with it
C
Before you were born, I was already sinning
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm(2)
Its not because the light here is brighter
D# A# F Gm(2)
And its not that I'm evil, I just don't like to pretend
G A# D A#
That I could ever be your friend
G A# D A#
I could never be your friend
G A# D A#
I never needed a friend
G A# D A#
I don't wanna be friends
G
You'll never find a friend like me
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version 4
INTRO
Gm
/ / / / / / 2x
Cm
/ / / / / / 2x
Eb
/ / / / / /
D
/ / / / / /
Gm
/ / / / / / 2X
TRANSITION STRUM
Quarter notes of Gm turn to eighth notes of G major
\ \ \ \ \\\\\\\\
Verses
G Bb D Bb
/ / / / / / / / / /
C
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
before your were born i was all ready sinnin'
CHORUS
Eb
/ / / / / /
its
Bb
/ / / / / /
not because the
F
/ / / / / /
light here gets
Gm
/ / / / / /
brighter
Eb
/ / / / / /
its not that i'm
Bb
/ / / / / /
evil i just
F
/ / / / / /
dont like to pretend
first time chorus ends with:
Eb D Gm
/ / / / / / / /
that i could ever be your friend
Gm
/ / / / / /
second times it ends:
G Bb D Bb
/ / / / / / / / / /
G
/ / / / / / / /
You'll never find a friend like me again
jlad49
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