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Am I Evil

Metallica
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4.7(208)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Gtr 1 : Distorted

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e||---||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
B||-4-||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
G||---||-9-----------7-9-|-10----------12-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|
D||-4-||-9-----------7-9-|-10----------12-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|
A||---||-7-----------5-7-|-8-----------10-|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E||---||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|

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e|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|-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-|
D|-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-|
A|-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-|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|

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| Gtr 2 : Distorted

| ( Trem Strum )

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

|-14-\------------------|

|-14-\------------------|

|-12-\------------------|

Gtr 1 doubles Gtr 2

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e|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
G|*--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|-2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|
A|*2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|
E|-0-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-------------------|

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e|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------*|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3*|-2-------------------|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|

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e|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-------------------|
D|-8-------------------|-----------10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-------------------|
A|-8-------------------|-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--|-7-------------------|
E|-6-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------

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e|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-------------------|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-------------------|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|

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e|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------------|*---------------------|
D|-2-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|-/9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|
A|-2-------------------|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|*/7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E|-0-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

Gtr 1 : Grad rit.

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(Repeat 3 times)

~~ ~~ ~~

e|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------*|------------------|-------------10----|
D|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------|-----9---8---------|
A|-7---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5*|-------------8----|-7-----------------|
E|-----------------------|-0---7---6--------|-------------------|

~~

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-9---10---/12---/14-----/16---------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

[Gtr 2 : Intro solo] (See comments at end)

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

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Hold last note..)

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

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-058-058-058-058-0710-0710-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-----|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

A A A A A A Wh~~~~~~

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----5-------------------------|
A|-5-----------5-------7---------|
E|---------5-------7-------------|

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

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

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[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---|

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[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×4

[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×4

[Chorus] (Lyrics)

Am I Evil?

Yes I am,

Am I Evil?

I am that, yes I am....

Main Riff×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.

Bridge

e|------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------|------------------------------|
G|*9-----7-----5---*|------------------------------|
D|-9-----7-----5----|---------------2---------3--2-|
A|*7-----5-----3---*|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2---1--0*|
E|------------------|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0--------|

(Repeat 3 times)

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~~~~~~~~~~~

        |------------------|--------------------|------------------|
        |------------------|--------------------|------------------|
        |*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.

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

e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|*-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------*|
D|------------------|-------------7----|------------------|---------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----|

_____________________________________

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

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      PM-|    PM--|                     PM------------------------|
e|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------||*----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------7----|
A|-7--7777-7--7777--|-----------------||*2--2222-2-2222--|-2--2222-2--5----|
E|-5--5555-5--5555--|-555-555-555-532-||-0--0000-0-0000--|-0--0000-0-------|

| Triplets |

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  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]

[With Fast Riff 2] [Second repeat])

Then Fast Riff 1×1

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e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|-2----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|
A|-2----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|
E|-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

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

(Full) P

e|-----------7-------|----------------11-12--|
B|------------10-7-7/|/12-----------12-------|
G|-9^^^^^^^^^--------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|

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

H P H H P P P P

e|-11-12-11---11-12-14-14-14-12-11-12-11----|-----------------7---|
B|---------12----------------------------12-|-10---------/7-------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------|

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

H P P P P

e|-10-9--7--7-9-7-----7--------|--------------------------|
B|----------------10----10-7---|-10-7---7-----------------|
G|-----------------------------|------9---9-7-9-7---7---7-|
D|-----------------------------|------------------9-------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|

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

(Full) (Full)

e|-----7-----------------------|-----7-----------------------|
B|-----7-10-7---7--------------|-----7-10-7---7--------------|
G|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

(Full)

e|-----7-----------------------|-/19--/20---/22---/24----------|
B|-----7-10-7---7--------------|-------------------------------|
G|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

E5

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

P P P P P P P P

e|-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12----12-14-|-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12----12-14-|
B|----------15----------------15-------|----------15----------------15-------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

e|-15---14---12--------12---------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------15--------15----|-14---12---14-------------------|
G|--------------------------------|----------------12======--------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B5

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

(Full) P P P P P P P

e|------7-0-0-9-0-0-10-0-0-|-12-0-0-10-0-0-9-0-0-7-0-0-|
B|----7--------------------|---------------------------|
G|-9^----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

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

e|-10---9---7--------7---------|----------------------------|
B|--------------10-------10----|-9---7---9------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------7======\-------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|

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

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

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-047-047-047-047-|
B|-047-047-047-047-|-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

A5

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

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

e|-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-|-1285-1285-1285-1285-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|*-------------------*|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|*-------------------*|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|

F5 A#5 F#5

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

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

e|-1385-1385-1385-1385-|-1396-1396-1396-1396-|-1496-1496-1496-1496-|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|*-------------------*|*-------------------*|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|*-------------------*|*-------------------*|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

B5

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

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

e|-14107-14107-14107-14107-|-047-----047-----|-047-----047-----|
B|-------------------------|-----047-----047-|-----047-----047-|
G|*-----------------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|*-----------------------*|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

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

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

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-047-----047-----|-047-----047-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----047-----047-|-----047-----047-|-047-----047-----|-047-----047-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----047-----047-|-----047-----047-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E5

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

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

e|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------12-|-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-|
G|-----------------|-------------/14---|-------------------------------------|
D|-047-----047-----|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----047-----047-|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|-7\----------------|-------------------------------------|

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

P P P P P P P P

e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-1514-0-0-1715-0-0-|-1514-0-1412-0-1210-0-109-0-97-0-|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

B5

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

(Full) P (Full)

e|-------------------|----------------------|------------10^====|
B|-7-----------------|-10^------107---7-----|-------------------|
G|-7-9-7---7---------|--------------9---9-7-|-9-7---7-----------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|-----9-------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|

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

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

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

e|-9----12-------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------10-12-10-8-10-8-|-7-8-7-5-6-5--3========---|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|

Fast Riff 1×2

( Note : Only repeat the first section )

On fourth repeat, Gtr 2 plays:

P

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-/777-777-777-75--|
A|----------------7-|
E|------------------|

Fast Riff 1×4

(Triplet feel - not strict time)

_________________________

|1,2,3. |4.

H H P

e|------------------|----------------------|----------|
B|------------------|----------------------|----------|
G|------------------|---------------------*|----------|
D|-----9---7-7------|-7-7------------------|-7--------|
A|-----7---5-5------|-5-5---------5-7-5---*|-5---7----|
E|-0-0--------------|---------5-7-------7--|-----5----|

PM---| PM-| PM---| h h

(Repeat 6 times)

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

NOTES :

-------

- For the intro solo, use the left hand for all taps - The open

string is picked with the pick, then hammer on with your index finger,

then little finger for the highest note. This technique is also used in

the main solo as well.

- For the tapping part on the main solo, i find it easier to

use my middle finger rather than the pick edge (Since it is not too

fast)

There are probably a lot of mistakes in this transcription, any

corrections and/or additions would be gratefully received. Also the rest

of the lyrics would be a Bonus! Listen to the song to get the feel of

the rhythm (and lead parts!!) - It's difficult to convey the timing

accurately using this format.

**************************************************************

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

**************************************************************

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