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 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |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 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------5---6---8----------| |------------------------------------------------5---6---8----------| |03204323-03205323-03204323-03205323-03204323----3---4---6----------| ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ Riff 3 straight into... |----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| |430-530-6-| Riff4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |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--| .............,,,,,, 07732540903 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 END