Am I Evil ?

From the Creeping Death EP
Originally recorded by Diamond Head
Transcription by Jon Kendrew


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, 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                    Bb5                   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)








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.

source: tabsrus.nl

Chords

B5
E5
A5
F5
Bb5
F#5

recorded at: Национален стадион „Васил Левски“; Sofia; Sofia-Grad; Bulgaria
writer: Sean Harris; Brian Tatler
Language: english