Am I Evil - Diamond Head
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Diamond head: Am I Evil
Tuning: Standard


[Intro] (0:00)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Chords in background of intro (0:10)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-----9-8----3-2----9-8----3-2-|
E|-0-----7-6----1-0----7-6----1-0-|

(Both)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
(1:09)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------6-5-6â€"6^8--8^10--10^12--|
G|-----------4-3---------------------------|
D|-------3-2-------------------------------|
A|---2-1-----------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------|

[Intro Solo] (1:20)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7-
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^7^9-0^7^9-0^5^8-0^5^8-0^4^7-0^4^7-0^4^7--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--<7>-----------|
B|-<7>------------|
G|------<7>-------|
D|----<7>------<7>|
A|----------<7>---|
E|----------------|

[Verse] (Repeat) (1:34)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------3-2-|
A|-2-2-2-5-2-2-7-2-2-2-1-0-|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-----|
. . . . . . . .


[Pre-Chorus] (2:18)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------7-----9-------10-9-|
A|-9-9-9-9-5-9-9-7-9-9-9-8--7-|
E|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7------|
. . . . . . . . .


[Chorus] (2:29)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------3-2-|
A|-2-2-2-5-2-2-7-2-2-2-1-0-|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-----|
. . . . . . . .

[Post-Chorus] Second Time (3:45)
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-9-7-5-5-|
A|-7-5-3-3-|
E|---------|


[Interlude] (3:58)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------7-------------------------------5--------|
D|---------------------7-------5---7-----7-------7---------7-------5---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----|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------12----------------------12-12-|
A|-----------------------12----------------------12-12-|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--10-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-10-10-|

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


[Solo] (5:18)
e|----7---------7-----11--12-11h12p11----11--12-14--11h12p11----12--11-------|
B|------10p7-------12-----------------12---------------------12--------12-10-|
G|-9b---------9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------7--10-9-7-7h9p7----7-------------------------------------7--------|
B|-7/10-----------------10----10-7--10p7-----7---------------------10p7---|
G|-----------------------------------------9---9-7-9p7---7-7--9b--------9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------7---------------------------7---------------|
B|-------------9-----------------10p7------------------------10p7---------|
G|-9p7---7-9-7-9--7-7---7--9b----------9--9p7---7-9-7--9b---------9--9p7--|
D|-----9--------------9-----------------------9---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------7---------------------19-20-22-22b--15p12-14p12---12-------|
B|----------------10p7-----------------------------------------14---------|
G|---7-9-7--9b---------9--9p7-----7---------------------------------------|
D|-9---------------------------9------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15p12-14p12-----12-15p12-14p12-----12--15p12-14p12-------12------------|
B|--------------14-----------------14-------------------14----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14-12----12------------------------------7-10p7----9p7----10p7-------|
B|----------15----15---14-12-14-----------------------7------7--------7----|
G|-------------------------------12--12/7--9b------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12p7----10p7-----9p7----10p7-----10-9-7------7--------------------------|
B|------7--------7------7--------7-----------10---10--9-7-9----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------7---7---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14p10p7-14p10p7-0h4h7-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7---------|
B|-----------------------------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------------------------------|
G|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------7-10-10--|
G|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7------------------------------------9------------|
D|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7--0h4h7-------0h4h7-------9/---------------|
A|--------------------------------------0h4h7-------0h4h7------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-15-12-12-12-17-12-12-12-15-12-12-12-17-12-12-12-15-12-12-17-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-15p14p12-12-12-17p12-12-12-15p14p12-12-12-12-12-10-13p11p10-13p11p10-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------10b-9-7-9p7--|
B|------7-------------7-7-10-10b--10p7---7---------------------------------|
G|-10-9-7---9-7-7--7-------------------9----9-7--9p7----7--7---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------9--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-9-7----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10--10p8h10-7h8p7---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7h9p7--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outtro] (6:49)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7--7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----7-5--5-5--5-5-5--------7p5p0------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0------------------0h5h7------------------------------------------------|
(6:59)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------3-2-|
A|-2-2-2-5-2-2-7-2-2-2-1-0-|
E|-0-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-0-----|
. . . . . . . .
(7:16)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------8---7-|
A|------8---7-|
E|------6---5-|



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| . Staccato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Standard Tuning

[Intro] (x2)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

[Play the intro] (x9) behind this!
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------10~9~~~~~~~-----------------10~9~~~~~~~~---|
A|-/--19--\--2~~~~~~---9~~8~~~~~~---8~~7~~~~~~~---9~~8~~~~~~~---8~~7~~~~~~~~---|
E|-----------0~~~~~~---7~~6~~~~~~-----------------7~~6~~~~~~~------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2~~9~~8~~~~~~---3~~2~~~~~~~~---9~~8~~~~~~~---3~~2~~~~~~~~--------------|
E|-0~~7~~6~~~~~~---1~~0~~~~~~~~---7~~6~~~~~~~---1~~0~~~~~~~~--------------|

(x3) (play after all the 3rd time)
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9—-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9—-9-9-9-9--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7—-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

(Gtr 1)
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------------10--9--10--/12|----12/14----14/16~~--|
D|------------------9--8-----------------|----------------------|
A|------------8—7------------------------|----------------------|
E|-0---7--6------------------------------|----------------------|

[Intro Solo] (Gtr 1)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-047-|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|-058-058-058-058-0710-0710-058-058-|-047-047-047-047-047-0-4-7--0-4-7--0-4--7~~--|
G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

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

[Verse] (x14)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------2-------3--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1--0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0------|

(At the end of the 4th time:)
“Ah”

(On the 7th time, the lyrics come in:)
“My mother was a witch,
She was burned alive,
Thankless little bitch,
For the tears I cried,
Take her down now,
Don’t want to see her face,
Blistered & Burnt,
Can’t hide my disgrace.”

[Pre-Chorus] (x4)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------7-----9-------10-9-|
A|-9-9-9-9-5-9-9-7-9-9-9-8--7-|
E|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7------|

“Twenty-seven, everyone was niiiice,
Gotta see ‘em, make ‘em pay the priiiice,
See their bodies out on the iiiiice,
Take my time.”

[Chorus] (x4)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------2-------3-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-----|

“Am I evil?
Yes I am,
Am I evil?
I am man, Yes I am.”

[Verse] (x10)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------2-------3--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1--0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0------|

“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’ll split you to the bone,
Help set you freeee.”

[Pre-chorus] (x4)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------7-----9-------10-9-|
A|-9-9-9-9-5-9-9-7-9-9-9-8--7-|
E|-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7------|

“Twenty-seven, everyone was niiiice,
Gotta see ‘em, make ‘em pay the priiiice,
See their bodies out on the iiiiice,
Take my time.”

[Chorus] (x4)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------2-------3-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0-----|

“Am I evil?
Yes I am,
Am I evil?
I am man, Yes I am.”

[Pre-interlude]
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-9-7-5--5-|
A|-7-5-3--3-|
E|----------|

“Woah!”

[Verse]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------2-------3--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1--0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0------|

[Pre-interlude] (x4)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-9-7-5--5-|
A|-7-5-3--3-|
E|----------|

[Interlude - Part 1] (x2)
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-|----------------------------5-------|
D|-----------------------------5--7-|----------------------------5--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----|

[Interlude - Part 2] (x3)
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-|----------------------7-—7--|
A|-----------------------5-|----------------------5—-5--|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-------|

“On with the action now,........I’ll strip your pride”
“I’ll see you burn in hell,.........I’ll see you ride”
“Your face is scarred with steel......Wooounds deep & neat”

[Interlude - Part 3]
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-|-----------------------5/6--|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000—-3/4--|

“Like a double dozen before you.....Smells so sweeeet”

[Interlude – Part 1] (x2)
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-|----------------------------5-------|
D|-----------------------------5--7-|----------------------------5--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----|

“Am I evil?............Yes I am,
Am I evil?............I am man.”

[Interlude – Part 2] (x3)
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-|----------------------7-—7--|
A|-----------------------5-|----------------------5—-5--|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-------|

“I’ll set my residence,............I’ll watch you fi-ire”
“You can come with me,..............Sweet Desiiire”
“My face is long forgotten..........My face not my o-own”

[Interlude – Part 3]
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----------------------7-|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-|-----------------------5/6--|
E|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000—-3/4--|

“Sweet & timely whore..............take me ho-ome”

[Interlude – Part 1] (x2)
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-|----------------------------5-------|
D|-----------------------------5--7-|----------------------------5--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----|

“Am I evil?............Yes I am,
Am I evil?............I am man, yes I am.”

[Pre-solo]
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-2~~~---------------5--7-|
E|-0~~~---------------3--5-|

“Mess up your town”

[Guitar Solo]
e|------7---------------|--11-11h12p11-14p11-11h12p11-------|
B|--------10p7----7/12~-|-----------------------------12~---|
G|-9fb~---------9-------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|------7--10-9-7-7h9p7----7-----------------------------|
B|-7/10-----------------10----10-7--10p7-----7-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------9---9-7-9p7---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(x3)
e|-------------------------------------| e|-/19-20-22-24-24fb--|
B|-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-12-7-7-7-10-7-7-7----| B|--------------------|
G|----------------------------------11-| G|--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------| D|--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------| A|--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------| E|--------------------|

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

e|-15-14-12----12----------------------|-----7-10p7-9p7-10p7—9p7-10p7—9p7-10p7-9p7-|
B|----------15----15-14-12-14----------|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12--12/7-|-9hb---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

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

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-0h5h8-|-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-0h4h7-|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[Solo]
The 1st one is the right way to play it but it is also the hardest. For right-handed (vise-versa for leftys!),
this is the technique you should use unless you have freakishly hands or long fingers:
You must use your left hand to finger-tap the 5th & 8th frets for the 1st line
(same for 9th & 6th & then 10th & 7th frets in the next few lines).
Then use your right hand to finger-tap the 12th fret (same goes for 13th & 14th in the few lines).
This may cause you to drop your pick so it’s recommended that you use any finger asides
your index & your thumb & your baby finger (unless you have a freakishly strong baby finger).

e|-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-12p8p5-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-13p8p5-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-13p9p6-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-14p9p6-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7-14p10p7|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(The second way to play it, the easiest way!)

e|-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-12-8-8-8-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-13-8-8-8-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-13-9-9-9-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-14-9-9-9-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(x2)
e|-14-10-10-10-14-10-10-10-14-10-10-10-14-10-10-10-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------|
B|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-|
G|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-|
D|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------0h4h7-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------0h4h7-------0h4h7---12/-----|
A|-0h4h7-------0h4h7-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------15p12----------15p12----------15p12-------------------------------|
B|-12-12-------15p14p12-------15p14p12-------15p14p12-12-10-10-9-8-8-7-6-6-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------|-----------------------|-10fb--9-7----7--------------------|
B|-7----7--7-----|-10fb--7-9p7---7-------|-----------10---10p9p7h9-----------|
G|-7----7--7-----|-------------9---9p7---|-------------------------9p7---7~~-|
D|----9------9-7-|---------------------9-|-----------------------------9-----|
A|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|

[Interlude - Part 1] (x4)
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-|----------------------------5-------|
D|-----------------------------5--7-|----------------------------5--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----|

“Am I evil?............Yes I am,
Am I evil?............I am maaaAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

[Outro] (x3)
e|------------------------------| e|-----------------------|
B|------------------------------| B|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------| G|-----------------------|
D|-----9-7-7---7-7--------------| D|-----9-7-7---7-7---7---|
A|-----7-5-5---5-5--------7p5p0-| A|-----7-5-5---5-5---5-7-|
E|-0-0--------------0h5h7-------| E|-0-0-----------------5-|

[Verse] (x5)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------2-------3--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-0-2-2-2-1--0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0---0-0-0------|

[Ending]
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----------3---0-|

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Song info
Am I Evil
Diamond Head
2001
  • Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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