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Am I Evil? by Metallica


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)
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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