I Am the Dog Tabs & Lyrics by Nevermore

I Am the Dog

guitar tabs lyrics

Nevermore

Band: Nevermore
Album: Dreaming Neon Black
Song: I Am The Dog


Tab Legend:
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend

t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - Trill

Listen for timing of riffs, and remember Jeff Loomis uses alot of crazy vibrato
so just listen out for how he does it! Enjoy the tab!

Tunning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Guitar 1: Riff 1
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|9~-----------10-------5------10-----9~-----------------------------|
|9~-----------10-------5------10-----9~-----------------------------|
|7~------------8-------3------8------7~-----------------------------|

Guitar 2:Lead 1 First Ending
|------------------------------------------------|-14"--------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------15"---------|
|11---11----11---11---111211-9/12-11----11---11--|----------14~-----|
|--9-9--9-9----9----9-------9-------9-9---9-9---9|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

Lead 2a Second Ending...
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|10/12-xx----------|
|11---11----11---11---111211-9/12-11----11---11--|----------12/14-xx|
|--9-9--9-9----9----9-------9-------9-9---9-9---9|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
...cont
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----9/11~-|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Lead 2b
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|10/12-xx----------|
|11---11----11---11---111211-9/12-11----11---11--|----------12/14-xx|
|--9-9--9-9----9----9-------9-------9-9---9-9---9|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
...cont
|----------|
|----------|
|/12-11-9~-|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

Riff 2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------5---6---8----------|
|------------------------------------------------5---6---8----------|
|03204323-03205323-03204323-03205323-03204323----3---4---6----------|
........ ........ ........ ........ ........

Riff 3 straight into...
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|430-530-6-|


Riff4
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|03203202--003205323--03203202--003205323--03203202--003205323------|
........ ......... ........ ......... ........ .........


|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|03203202--003205323-|
........ .........

Riff 5a
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------5---5|
|4-----4---4--4-2-4-----5--4--4-2--4-----4---4--4-2-4---------------|
|4-----4---4--4-2-4-----5--4--4-2--4-----4---4--4-2-4---------------|
|2-000-2---2--2-0-2-000-3--2--2-0--2-000-2---2--2-0-2-000--0-2------|
... ... ... ...

Riff 5b
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|4-----4---4--4-2-4-----5--4--4-2--4-----4---4--4-2-4---------------|
|4-----4---4--4-2-4-----5--4--4-2--4-----4---4--4-2-4---------------|
|2-000-2---2--2-0-2-000-3--2--2-0--2-000-2---2--2-0-2-000--0-2-0-5-3|
... ... ... ... . . . . .

Riff 5c
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|4-----4---4--4-2-4-----5--4--4-2--4-----4---4--4-2-4---------------|
|4-----4---4--4-2-4-----5--4--4-2--4-----4---4--4-2-4---------------|
|2-000-2---2--2-0-2-000-3--2--2-0--2-000-2---2--2-0-2-000--0-2-0-5~-|
... ... ... ...

Riff 6a
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|8\---8\---8\-----------------|
|6\---6\---6\---6-5-3-6-5-3-5-|

Riff 6b
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|8\---8\---8\-----------------|
|6\---6\---6\---6-5-3-6-5-3-5-|
. . . . . . .

Riff 7 - Gradually release muting
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|888888888888888888888888888--|
|888888888888888888888888888--|
|666666666666666666666666666--|
.............,,,,,,



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Lead 3 [0:48]
|11b12-(12)r11-------10h12-10-------------------------------19------|
|----------------12-----------12-12----12-11---------17---17---17---|
|------------------------------------9-----------/16----16--------16|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|18b(19)(18)(19)r18~--16----16--------------------------------------|
|------------------------17----17b20~------17-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------/16----16-15~----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead 4
|14~-----------------91212h14-12-9-9---14--9--8---------------21----|
|17b19~------r17-------------------------------------19----19---19--|
|------------------------------------------------/18----18--------18|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|20b(21)(20)(21)r20-18----18----------------------------------------|
|----------------------19----19b23~----19-19--19--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------18--18-17---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead 5 There is another guitar backing up this solo.
|19~-18~--15~----/21~------19~-----18~-----17~------19~-----18~--15~|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|21~--------14~--13~--------17~--17b(19)~---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead 6 - Outro
|19~------18~---------15~----------/21~-------19~---------18~-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Keep it Heavy
Take it Easy

Rob

Song Structure:
Guitar 1:
Riff 1 x 4
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 4 x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5c x 1
Riff 6a x 3
Riff 6b x 1
Riff 7 x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5c x 1
Riff 6a x 3
Riff 6b x 1
Riff 1 x 2
Riff 4 x 2
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5b x 1
Riff 5a x 1
Riff 5c x 1
Riff 6a x 3
Riff 6b x 1
Riff 6a x 3
Riff 6b x 1

Guitar 2:
Lead 1 x 1
Lead 2a x 1
Lead 1 x 1
Lead 2b x 1
Lead 3 x 1
Lead 4 x 1
Lead 5 x 1
Lead 6 x 1



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