DIAMOND HEAD - Am I Evil? ---------------------- Tabbed By: WHIPLASH83 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 ( 44 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..... Thankless little bitch...... Take her down now........ All blistered and burned...... 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...... Gotta see 'em....... See the bodies...... Take my time....... (Main Riff x 4 with Chorus) Chorus : (Lyrics) Am I .... Yes I ..... Am I .... 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 .... Revenge now I sought, to break ...... Taking no chances, you come ...... I split you to the bone, help set...... (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)