legend: H - Hammer on
P - Pull off
/ - Slide up to...
\ - Slide down to...
T - Tap (With pick)
N - Harmonic (Natural)
A - Harmonic (Artificial)
~ - Vibrato
X - Mute
PM - Palm mute
Tr - Trill
WB - 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
| | | | | | | | | | | |
||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
||-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
||-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---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|
|
| Gtr 2 : Distorted
| ( Trem Strum )
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-9--\------------------|
|-7--\------------------|
|-----------------------|
Gtr 1 doubles Gtr 2
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|*--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|*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-|
|-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-------------------|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------5/10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-------------------|
|-8-------------------|---------3/8--8--8--8--8--8--|-7-------------------|
|-6-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------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-|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|*---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------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.
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(Repeat 3 times)
|-----------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|-------------6-----|
|----------------------*|------------------|-----4---3---------|
|-9---9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------3----|-2-----------------|
|-7---7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5*|-----2---1--------|-------------------|
|-----------------------|-0----------------|-------------------|
Hh
|------------------------------------|
|-5---6--6-/-8--8-/-10--10-/-12------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Gtr 2 : Intro solo. (See comments at end)
All group of three triplets
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-----|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
N N N N N N WB~~~~~~
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---(12)------------------------|
|(12)-------(12)----------------|
|-------(12)--------(12)--------|
|---------------(12)------------|
PM---| PM-| PM---|
| | | | | | | |
Main Riff : |------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|*----------------------------*|
|------------------------------|
|*--------5-----7---------8--7*|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-0---6--5-|
(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-|
|*9-9-9-9-5-9-9-7-9-9-9----8-7*|
|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--------|
(Pre-Chorus riff x 4 with Pre-Chorus)
Pre-Chorus : (Lyrics)
Twenty-seven, every one is nice,
Gotta kill’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 man, 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----|------------------------------|
|*7-----5-----3---*|---------5-----7---------8--7*|
|----0-----0-------|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-0---6--5-|
(Repeat 3 times)
. | | | | | | | | | | | |
~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|*9-----7-----5---*|-9-----11-----12----|---9\-------------|
|-9-----7-----5----|-9-----11-----12----|------------------|
|*7-----5-----3---*|-7-----9------10----|---7\-------------|
|----0-----0-------|----0------0------0-|------------------|
Double Time feel :
_______________________________________
Fast Riff 1: |1.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PM-| PM-| PM-| PM-| PM--| PM-|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|*-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------*|
|------------------|-------------7----|------------------|---------5--------|
|*7-------7--------|-7-------5---5----|-7-------7--------|-7-------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-------7--------|-----------------||*2-------2-------|-2-------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-------2-------|-2-------2--5-5-*|
|-0--0000-0-0000--|-0--0000-0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|-0----------------|------------------|-0----------------|
|-0----------------|------------------|-0----------------|
|-4----------------|------------------|-0-------9--------|
|-2----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|
|-2----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|
|-0----------------|------------------|-3-------5--------|
GUITAR SOLO:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/metallica/am_i_evil_tab_ver_8.html ]
B5
| |||| | | ||| | | ||| | | || |
@ @@@@ @ @ @@@ @ @ @@@ @ @ @@ @
(Full) P
|-----------7--------------------------11-12--|
|-------------10-7-7/10^^^/12~~~----12--------|
|-9^^^^^^^^^----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | |||| | ||||
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @ @@@@
H P H H P P P P
|-11-12-11---11-12-14-14-14-12-11-12-11----|---------------------|
|---------12----------------------------12-|-10~~~~----7/10~~~~~~|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| |||| | | | | | | | || | | ||||
@ @@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@ @ @ @@@@
H P P P P P P
|-10-9--7--7-9-7-----7--------|------------------------------7----------------------|
|----------------10----10-7---|-10-7---7---------------------7--10-7---7------------|
|-----------------------------|------9---9-7-9-7---7---7—9^^---------9---9-7-7-9-7--|
|-----------------------------|------------------9--------------------------------9/|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| || | | | | | | | | || | | | | | | |
@ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
(Full) p (Full) p
|-----7-----------------------|-----7-----------------------|
|-----7-10-7---7--------------|-----7-10-7---7--------------|
|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|-9^^--------9---9-7-7------7-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
@ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
(Full) p
|-----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
|------10-7-7-9—7-7-10-7-7-|-12-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-0-0-|
|----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-|-1514-12--1715-12--1514-12--1715-12--|
|-----------------|-------------/14---|-------------------------------------|
|-047-----047-----|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----047-----047-|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------|^12^---------------|-------------------------------------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||| |
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@ @
P P P P P P P P
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-1514-12--1715-12--1514-12--1715-12--|-1514-12-1412-12-1210-12-109-12-97-12-|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B5
| |||| | |||| | |||| | || || | |||| | ||||
@ @@@@ @ @@@@ @ @@@@ @ @@ @@ @ @@@@ @ @@@@
(Full) P (Full)
|-------------------|----------------------|------------10^====|
|-7-----------------|-10^------107---7-----|-------------------|
|-7-9-7---7---------|--------------9---9-7-|-9-7---7-----------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-----9-------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
| || || | || | | | || | | | | | | |
@ @@ @@ @ @@ @ @ @ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
H P H P H P H P ~~~~~~~~
|-9----12-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------10-12-10-8-10-8-|-7-8-7-5-6-5--3========---|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
_________________________
|1,2,3. |4.
H H
|------------------|-------------------------|----------|
|------------------|-------------------------|----------|
|------------------|------------------------*|----------|
|-----9---7-7------|-7-7---------------------|-7--------|
|-----7---5-5------|-5-5------------0-5-7---*|-5---7----|
|-0-0--------------|-------0-0-5-7-----------|-----5----|
PM---| PM-| PM---| h h
(Repeat 6 times)
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|*--------------------------*|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|*--------5-----7-------8--7*|-x---x---5---2---|
|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-6--5-|-x---x---3---0---|
