DIAMOND HEAD - AM I EVIL Standard Tuning Really kick ass song to play. It’s not too hard to learn except the solo takes a while. is different & more in-depth than the other tab for this song. My first tab so tell me what you think at: Rattlehead.coolio@hotmail.com TABLATURE LEGEND: h - Hammer on p - Pull off / - Slide up to... \ - Slide down to... ~ - Vibrato (or) let it ring (listen to the song for the exact sound) Intro (x2) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Play the intro (x9) behind this! e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------10~9~~~~~~~-----------------10~9~~~~~~~~---| A|-/--19--\--2~~~~~~---9~~8~~~~~~---8~~7~~~~~~~---9~~8~~~~~~~---8~~7~~~~~~~~---| E|-----------0~~~~~~---7~~6~~~~~~-----------------7~~6~~~~~~~------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-2~~9~~8~~~~~~---3~~2~~~~~~~~---9~~8~~~~~~~---3~~2~~~~~~~~--------------| E|-0~~7~~6~~~~~~---1~~0~~~~~~~~---7~~6~~~~~~~---1~~0~~~~~~~~--------------|Intro end! (x3) (play after all the 3rd time) e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------| B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9—-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9—-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------| (One guitar) e|---------------------------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------------10--9--10--/12|----12/14----14/16~~--| D|------------------9--8-----------------|----------------------| A|------------8—7------------------------|----------------------| E|-0---7--6------------------------------|----------------------| Intro Solo (One guitar) e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| B|-058-058-058-058-0710-0710-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-0-4-7--0-4-7--0-4--7~~--| G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| e|-----10-------------------------------| B|--10----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----------7--------------------------| A|---------7-------7~~------------------| E|---------------7----------------------| Verse (x14) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------------2-------3--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1--0-| E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0------| At the end of the 4th time: “Ah” On the 7th time, the lyrics come in: “My mother was a witch, She was burned alive, Thankless little bitch, For the tears I cried, Take her down now, Don’t want to see her face, Blistered & Burnt, Can’t hide my disgrace.” Pre-Chorus (x4) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------7-----9-------10-9-| A|-9-9-9-9-5-9-9-7-9-9-9-8--7-| E|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7------| “Twenty-seven, everyone was niiiice, Gotta see ‘em, make ‘em pay the priiiice, See their bodies out on the iiiiice, Take my time.” Chorus (x4) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------2-------3-2-| A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1-0-| E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-----| “Am I evil? Yes I am, Am I evil? I am man, Yes I am.” Verse (x10) “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’ll split you to the bone, Help set you freeee.” Pre-chorus (x4) “Twenty-seven, everyone was niiiice, Gotta see ‘em, make ‘em pay the priiiice, See their bodies out on the iiiiice, Take my time.” Chorus (x4) “Am I evil? Yes I am, Am I evil? I am man, Yes I am.” Pre-interlude (x1) e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-9-7-5--5-| A|-7-5-3--3-| E|----------| “Woah!” Verse (x1) Pre-interlude (x4) Then a short pause Interlude - Part 1 (x2) e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------7-|----------------------------5-------| D|-----------------------------5--7-|----------------------------5--5----| A|--7--7777-7--7777----7--7777-5--5-|--7--7777-7--7777---7--7777-3--5----| E|--5--5555-5--5555----5--5555-3----|--5--5555-5--5555---5--5555----3----| Interlude - Part 2 (x3) e|-------------------------|----------------------------| B|-------------------------|----------------------------| G|-------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----------------------7-|----------------------7-—7--| A|-----------------------5-|----------------------5—-5--| E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-------| “On with the action now,........I’ll strip your pride” “I’ll see you burn in hell,.........I’ll see you ride” “Your face is scarred with steel......Wooounds deep & neat” Interlude - Part 3 (x1) e|-------------------------|----------------------------| B|-------------------------|----------------------------| G|-------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----------------------7-|----------------------------| A|-----------------------5-|-----------------------5/6--| E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000—-3/4--| “Like a double dozen before you.....Smells so sweeeet” Interlude – Part 1 (x2) “Am I evil?............Yes I am, Am I evil?............I am man.” Interlude – Part 2 (x3) “I’ll set my residence,............I’ll watch you fi-ire” “You can come with me,..............Sweet Desiiire” “My face is long forgotten..........My face not my o-own” Interlude – Part 3 (x1) “Sweet & timely whore..............take me ho-ome” Interlude – Part 1 (x2) “Am I evil?............Yes I am, Am I evil?............I am man, yes I am.” Pre-solo e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-2~~~---------------5--7-| E|-0~~~---------------3--5-| “Mess up your town” Guitar Solo e||------7---------------|--11-11h12p11-14p11-11h12p11-------| B||--------10p7----7/12~-|-----------------------------12~---| G||-9fb~---------9-------|-----------------------------------| D||----------------------|-----------------------------------| A||----------------------|-----------------------------------| E||----------------------|-----------------------------------| e|------7--10-9-7-7h9p7----7-----------------------------| B|-7/10-----------------10----10-7--10p7-----7-----------| G|-----------------------------------------9---9-7-9p7---| D|-----------------------------------------------------9-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| (x3) e|-------------------------------------| e|-/19-20-22-24-24fb--| B|-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7----| B|--------------------| G|----------------------------------11-| G|--------------------| D|-------------------------------------| D|--------------------| A|-------------------------------------| A|--------------------| E|-------------------------------------| E|--------------------| e|12-12-12-15-12-12-14-12-12-15-12-12-14-12-12-15-12-12-14-12-12-15-12-12-14-12-12-12| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-14-12----12----------------------|-----7-10p7-9p7-10p7—9p7-10p7—9p7-10p7-9p7-| B|----------15----15-14-12-14----------|-------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------12--12/7-|-9hb---------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|-10-9-7------7-------------------| B|---------10-----10--9-7-9--------| G|---------------------------7~-/--| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’ve written two ways to play this part of the solo. The 1st one is the right way to play it but it is also the hardest. For right-handed (vise-versa for leftys!), this is the technique you should use unless you have freakishly hands or long fingers: You must use your left hand to finger-tap the 5th & 8th frets for the 1st line (same for 9th & 6th & then 10th & 7th frets in the next few lines). Then use your right hand to finger-tap the 12th fret (same goes for 13th & 14th in the few lines). This may cause you to drop your pick so it’s recommended that you use any finger asides your index & your thumb & your baby finger (unless you have a freakishly strong baby finger). e|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| The second way to play it, the easiest way! e|-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) e|-14-10-10-10-14-10-10-10-14-10-10-10-14-10-10-10-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- e|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------| B|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-| G|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-| D|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7---12/-----| A|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-----------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-------15p12----------15p12----------15p12-------------------------------| B|-12-12-------15p14p12-------15p14p12-------15p14p12-12-10-10-9-8-8-7-6-6-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------|-----------------------|-10fb--9-7----7--------------------|| B|-7----7--7-----|-10fb--7-9p7---7-------|-----------10---10p9p7h9-----------|| G|-7----7--7-----|-------------9---9p7---|-------------------------9p7---7~~-|| D|----9------9-7-|---------------------9-|-----------------------------9-----|| A|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|| E|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|| Interlude – Part 1 (x4) On the 3rd interlude the lyrics come in: “Am I evil?............Yes I am, Am I evil?............I am maaaAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!! Outtro (x3) e|------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|------------------------------| B|-----------------------| G|------------------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----9-7-7---7-7--------------| D|-----9-7-7---7-7---7---| A|-----7-5-5---5-5--------7p5p0-| A|-----7-5-5---5-5---5-7-| E|-0-0--------------0h5h7-------| E|-0-0-----------------5-| Verse (x5) Ending e|--------------------------------------|| B|--------------------------------------|| G|--------------------------------------|| D|---------------2-------3---2--------2-|| A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1---0----5---2-|| E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0----------3---0-|| Enjoy!!!