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Metallica - Am I Evil3 guitar tab

Metallica - Am I Evil?

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                      From the Creeping Death EP

Originally recorded by Diamond Head

              Transcription by Boris Zivkovic

          KEY TO TAB :

H - Hammer on

P  - Pick off

/  - Slide up to...

\  - Slide down to...

T  - Tap (With pick or finger)

h  - Harmonic (Natural)

A  - Harmonic (Artificial)

~  - Vibrato

X_ - Pick slide

PM - Palm mute

Tr - Trill

Wh - Use whammy bar

^  - Bend string up ( x steps )

`  - Release bend ( x steps )

|

@  - Rhythm slash ( Power chord noted)

|  - Time slash ( 4\4 Time, etc... )

=  - Let ring

Gtr 1 : Distorted

        |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |    |   |     |   |        

    

||---||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|

||-4-||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|

||---||-9-----------7-9-|-10----------12-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|

||-4-||-9-----------7-9-|-10----------12-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|

||---||-7-----------5-7-|-8-----------10-|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|

||---||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|

   |   |     |     |       |   |     |   |       |   |     | |

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

|-7---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

       |

       |

          | Gtr 2 : Distorted

       | ( Trem Strum )

       |-----------------------|

       |-----------------------|

       |-----------------------|

       |-14-\------------------|

       |-14-\------------------|

       |-12-\------------------|

  

Gtr 1 doubles Gtr 2

  |   |     |   |       |   |     |     |       |   |     |   |

|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

|*--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|

|-2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|

|*2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|

|-0-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-------------------|

  |   |     |     |       |   |     |   |       |   |     |     |    

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|----------------------*|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|

|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3*|-2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|

|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|

  |   |     |   |       |   |     |        |          |   |     |   |

|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|-----------10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-------------------|

|-8-------------------|-----------10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-------------------|

|-8-------------------|-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--|-7-------------------|

|-6-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------

  |   |     |     |       |   |     |   |       |   |     |     |

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-------------------|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|

  |   |     |   |       |   |     |     |       |    |     |   |

  

|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

|---------------------|-----------------------|*---------------------|

|-2-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-/9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|

|-2-------------------|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|*/7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|

|-0-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

                        Gtr 1 : Grad rit.

  |   |     |     |       |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |

(Repeat 3 times)

                                  ~~             ~~      ~~

|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|

|----------------------*|------------------|-------------10----|

|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|-----9---8---------|

|-7---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5*|-------------8----|-7-----------------|

|-----------------------|-0---7---6--------|-------------------|

  ~~                                  

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

|-9---10---/12---/14-----/16---------|

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|

Gtr 2 : Intro solo. (See comments at end)

   HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Hold last note..)

   HH  HH  HH  HH  HH   HH   HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH  HH

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-058-058-058-058-0710-0710-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-----|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  A   A   A   A   A   A Wh~~~~~~

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------|

|-----5-------------------------|

|-5-----------5-------7---------|

|---------5-------7-------------|

"One, Two" (Repeat Main Riff 8 times before verse)

                      PM---|  PM-|  PM---|

               |   |   |  |    |   |   |  |

Main Riff :       |------------------------------|

  |------------------------------|

  |*----------------------------*|

  |---------------2---------3--2-|

  |*2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2---1--0*|

  |-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0--------|

(Main Riff with verse 1)

Verse 1 : (Lyrics)

My mother was a witch, she was burned alive.

Thankless little bitch, for the tears i've cried.

Take her down now, don't want to see her face.

All blistered and burned, can't hide my disgrace.

          PM---|  PM-|  PM---|

        |   |   |  |    |   |   |  |

Pre-Chorus riff : |------------------------------|

      |------------------------------|

      |*----------------------------*|

      |---------7-----9---------10-9-|

      |*7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7---8--7*|

      |-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-5--------|

(Pre-Chorus riff x 4 with Pre-Chorus)

Pre-Chorus : (Lyrics)

Twenty-seven, every one is nice,

Gotta see 'em, make 'em pay the price,

See the bodies out on the ice,

Take my time.......

(Main Riff x 4 with Chorus)

Chorus : (Lyrics)

Am I Evil?

Yes I am,

Am I Evil?

I am that, yes I am....

*******Main Riff x 2*******

(Main Riff x 8 with verse 2)

Verse 2 : (Lyrics)

As i watched my mother die, I lost my head,

Revenge now I sought, to break with my bread,

Taking no chances, you come with me,

I split you to the bone, help set you free.

(Pre-chorus riff x 4 with pre-chorus)

(Main Riff x 4 with chorus)

Bridge :

|------------------|------------------------------|

|------------------|------------------------------|

|*9-----7-----5---*|------------------------------|

|-9-----7-----5----|---------------2---------3--2-|

|*7-----5-----3---*|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2---1--0*|

|------------------|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0--------|

               (Repeat 3 times)

. |   |   |   |      |   |     |  |       |   |   |   |    

    ~~~~~~~~~~~

|------------------|--------------------|------------------|

|------------------|--------------------|------------------|

|*9-----7-----5---*|-9-----11-----12----|------------------|

|-9-----7-----5----|-9-----11-----12----|------------------|

|*7-----5-----3---*|-7-----9------10----|--/7--------------|

|------------------|--------------------|------------------|

Double Time feel :

      _______________________________________

Fast Riff 1:       |1.

  |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |

     PM-|    PM-|       PM-|               PM-|    PM--|      PM-|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|*-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------*|

|------------------|-------------7----|------------------|---------5--------|

|*7--7777-7--7777--|-7--7777-5---5----|-7--7777-7--7777--|-7--7777-3---5---*|

|-5--5555-5--5555--|-5--5555-3--------|-5--5555-5--5555--|-5--5555-----3----|

_____________________________________

|2. Fast Riff 2 : (Note : Lyrics)

  |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |

     PM-|    PM--| PM------------------------|

|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|

|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|

|------------------|-----------------||*----------------|-----------------|

|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------7----|

|-7--7777-7--7777--|-----------------||*2--2222-2-2222--|-2--2222-2--5----|

|-5--5555-5--5555--|-555-555-555-532-||-0--0000-0-0000--|-0--0000-0-------|

      |   Triplets      |

  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |  

  PM-------------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|----------------*|    Repeat whole sequence again.

|-----------------|------------7-7--|

|-2--2222-2-2222--|-2--2222-2--5-5-*|

|-0--0000-0-0000--|-0--0000-0-------|

(With Fast Riff 2 [First repeat])

Lyrics :

(With Fast Riff 2 [Second repeat])

Lyrics :

*******Then Fast Riff 1 x 1*******

  |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |

|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|------------------|------------------|------------------|

|-2----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|

|-2----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|

|-0----------------|------------------|-3-------5--------|

GUITAR SOLO:

For the solo, the rhythm follows the following 'feel':

          X       X         X       X          

|-X--XXXX-X-XXXX--|-X--XXXX-X-XXXX--|

Chord changes are noted above tab lines, and are 2 or 3 fingered power

chords, depending on what you feel like. For the 'XX' notes, strike the

full chord, on the others just play the lowest note (Usually the E string)

  B5

  

  |  |||| |  | |||    |    | ||| |   | || |    

  @  @@@@ @  @ @@@    @    @ @@@ @   @ @@ @  

      (Full)    P                              

|-----------7-------|----------------11-12--|

|------------10-7-7/|/12-----------12-------|

|-9^^^^^^^^^--------|-----------------------|

|-------------------|-----------------------|

|-------------------|-----------------------|

|-------------------|-----------------------|

  |       |  |  |  |     |     |  |  |  |    |    |||| |   ||||

  @       @  @  @  @     @     @  @  @  @    @    @@@@ @   @@@@

    H  P       H  H        P  P     P  P

|-11-12-11---11-12-14-14-14-12-11-12-11----|-----------------7---|

|---------12----------------------------12-|-10---------/7-------|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------|

  |  ||||  |     |   | |  |     |    | || | |     ||||

  @  @@@@  @     @   @ @  @     @    @ @@ @ @     @@@@

            H P                   P       P   P

|-10-9--7--7-9-7-----7--------|--------------------------|

|----------------10----10-7---|-10-7---7-----------------|

|-----------------------------|------9---9-7-9-7---7---7-|

|-----------------------------|------------------9-------|

|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

  |    ||  | | |    | | | |     |    ||  | | |    | | | |

  @    @@  @ @ @    @ @ @ @     @    @@  @ @ @    @ @ @ @

(Full)                        (Full)

|-----7-----------------------|-----7-----------------------|

|-----7-10-7---7--------------|-----7-10-7---7--------------|

|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

  |    ||  | | |    | | | |      |      | | | |   |   | | | |

  @    @@  @ @ @    @ @ @ @      @      @ @ @ @   @   @ @ @ @

(Full)

|-----7-----------------------|-/19--/20---/22---/24----------|

|-----7-10-7---7--------------|-------------------------------|

|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

  E5

  |      | |  |  |  |      | |  |  |    |      | |  |  |  |      | |  |  |

  @      @ @  @  @  @      @ @  @  @    @      @ @  @  @  @      @ @  @  @

    P  P              P  P                P  P              P  P

|-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12----12-14-|-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12----12-14-|

|----------15----------------15-------|----------15----------------15-------|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

  |     | | | |  |     | | | |     |     | | | |  |     | | | |

  @     @ @ @ @  @     @ @ @ @     @     @ @ @ @  @     @ @ @ @

|-15---14---12--------12---------|--------------------------------|

|----------------15--------15----|-14---12---14-------------------|

|--------------------------------|----------------12======--------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  B5

  |  | | | | |   | | | |    |    | | | |  |   | | | |

  @  @ @ @ @ @   @ @ @ @    @    @ @ @ @  @   @ @ @ @

(Full) P     P      P        P      P     P     P

|------7-0-0-9-0-0-10-0-0-|-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-|

|----7--------------------|---------------------------|

|-9^----------------------|---------------------------|

|-------------------------|---------------------------|

|-------------------------|---------------------------|

|-------------------------|---------------------------|

  |    | | | | |   | | | |      |   | | | | |   | | | |

  @    @ @ @ @ @   @ @ @ @      @   @ @ @ @ @   @ @ @ @

|-10---9---7--------7---------|----------------------------|

|--------------10-------10----|-9---7---9------------------|

|-----------------------------|-------------7======\-------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

  |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||

  @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@

   HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-047-047-047-047-|

|-047-047-047-047-|-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                      A5

  |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||   |   ||||  |   ||||

  @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @   @@@@  @   @@@@

   HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH   T PP T PP T PP T PP

|-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-|-1285-1285-1285-1285-|

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|*-------------------*|

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|*-------------------*|

|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

  F5                    A#5                   F#5

  |   ||||  |   ||||    |   ||||  |   ||||    |   ||||  |   ||||

  @   @@@@  @   @@@@    @   @@@@  @   @@@@    @   @@@@  @   @@@@

  T PP T PP T PP T PP   T PP T PP T PP T PP   T PP T PP T PP T PP

|-1385-1385-1385-1385-|-1396-1396-1396-1396-|-1496-1496-1496-1496-|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|*-------------------*|*-------------------*|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|*-------------------*|*-------------------*|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

  B5

  |    || | | |    || | |   |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||

  @    @@ @ @ @    @@ @ @   @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@

  T P P T P P T P P T P P    HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH

|-14107-14107-14107-14107-|-047-----047-----|-047-----047-----|

|-------------------------|-----047-----047-|-----047-----047-|

|*-----------------------*|-----------------|-----------------|

|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|*-----------------------*|-----------------|-----------------|

|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||

  @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@

   HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH    HH  HH  HH  HH

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-047-----047-----|-047-----047-----|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----047-----047-|-----047-----047-|-047-----047-----|-047-----047-----|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----047-----047-|-----047-----047-|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                        E5

  |  |||| |  ||||   |  |||| |  ||||     |      | | |  |   |      | | |  |

  @  @@@@ @  @@@@   @  @@@@ @  @@@@     @      @ @ @  @   @      @ @ @  @

   HH  HH  HH  HH                         P  P     P  P     P  P     P  P

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------|----------------12-|-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-|

|-----------------|-------------/14---|-------------------------------------|

|-047-----047-----|-------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----047-----047-|-------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------|-7\----------------|-------------------------------------|

  |      | | |  |   |      | | |  |     |        |  | | |    |    ||| |

  @      @ @ @  @   @      @ @ @  @     @        @  @ @ @    @    @@@ @

    P  P    P  P    P  P    P  P

|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-|-1514-0-1412-0-1210-0-109-0-97-0-|

|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                      B5

  |  ||||  |  ||||    |   |||| |    || ||    |    |||| |  ||||

  @  @@@@  @  @@@@    @   @@@@ @    @@ @@    @    @@@@ @  @@@@

                     (Full)      P                     (Full)

|-------------------|----------------------|------------10^====|

|-7-----------------|-10^------107---7-----|-------------------|

|-7-9-7---7---------|--------------9---9-7-|-9-7---7-----------|

|-------------------|----------------------|-----9-------------|

|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|

|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|

  |   || || |       || | |    |    || | |  |  | | | |       (END SOLO)

  @   @@ @@ @       @@ @ @    @    @@ @ @  @  @ @ @ @

              H  P    H  P     H P   H P    ~~~~~~~~

|-9----12-------------------|--------------------------|

|-----------10-12-10-8-10-8-|-7-8-7-5-6-5--3========---|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------------|--------------------------|

*******Fast Riff 1 x 2 ( Note : Only repeat the first section )*******

On fourth repeat, Gtr 2 plays:

               P

|------------------|

|------------------|

|------------------|

|-/777-777-777-75--|

|----------------7-|

|------------------|

*******Fast Riff 2 x 4*******

*******Fast Riff 1 x 4*******

(Triplet feel - not strict time)

                             _________________________

                             |1,2,3.      |4.

                              H   H P

|------------------|----------------------|----------|

|------------------|----------------------|----------|

|------------------|---------------------*|----------|

|-----9---7-7------|-7-7------------------|-7--------|

|-----7---5-5------|-5-5---------5-7-5---*|-5---7----|

|-0-0--------------|---------5-7-------7--|-----5----|

    PM---|  PM-|  PM---|       h   h

              (Repeat 6 times)

|----------------------------|-----------------|

|----------------------------|-----------------|

|*--------------------------*|-----------------|

|---------------2--------3-2-|-------------2---|

|*2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2--1-0*|---------5---2---|

|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0------|-5---5---3---0---|       (END)

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