King's X – Dogman (Guitar Live Tab)

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Song: Dogman Artist: King's X Tabbed by: bmchrestoff (April 1996 - May 1996) Important Performance Notes: 1) Come on...Without a doubt the coolest opening riff ever in a rock song 2 )I will admit I used a VHS video of Ty Tabor I shot from the front row of a King's X concert in Houston, TX to help me figure out the less obvious performance aspects of this song 3) Ty Tabor clearly opens the song w/ a full on D7#9 Hendrix chord grip 4) Ty makes full use of Eric Lifeson's Trademark Open G Drone throughout the entire song 5) The song is performed in a half step down Drop D tuning [Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb] 6) Ty uses a chugging muted strum pattern at roughly the 4th fret alternating between the 2 to 3 bottom low strings and the 2 to 3 top high strings all the while pulling out artificial harmonics on the low E string here and there during the verse sections of the song 7) Ty double tracks his guitar through the entire song performance 8) The Interlude is interesting in that Ty uses Guitar 2 to perform a sort of musical "call and answer" w/ himself. I tabbed out both guitar parts 9) The start of (what I call) Verse 7 Ty changes things up a bit by, at least in his live performance, pulling artificial harmonics at the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12 frets in a roughly D, B, G, e string pattern. Only g0D knows what he is actually doing on the actual recording 10) As always the intent here is not to provide every fill and nuance but to give the basic chord shapes and fingerings so you can have fun learning to play the song relatively correct and impress your friends Chords Used in This Song: D7#9 X 5 4 5 6 X (aka The Hendrix Chord) D5 0 0 0 X X X E5 2 2 2 X X X F5 3 3 3 X X X G5 5 5 5 X X X G#5 6 6 6 X X X A5 7 7 7 X X X A#5 8 8 8 X X X C5 10 10 10 X X X Dm X X 0 10 10 X Csus2 X 3 0 0 3 3 Csus2 X 3 0 0 3 X D5 0 0 0 2 3 X
[Verse 1]                                                                                AH
           \  ............ A.H.+ Palm Mute 4th Fret grip........  \                      1/2b
Eb|-------X------X--X-----X--X------X-X-----X--X------X--X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------6------X--X-----X--X------X--X-----X--X------X--X-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4----------------------------------------------------------S------0---3----5----3-----|
Ab|-------5----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X---5---3------------------------|
Db|-------X----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X--------------------------------|
       Give me a dollar or give me fifty cents Let me take it back, if that ain't what I meant

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-----------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------| Typical
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X---0**-| ** Guitar 1 plays this while
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X---0---| ## Guitar 2 plays D7#9 to
                                                                                    start next Verse

[Verse 2]                                                                               AH
           \  ............ A.H. + Palm Mute 4th Fret grip.......  \                     1/2b
Eb|----##-X------X--X-----X--X------X-X-----X--X------X--X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------6------X--X-----X--X------X--X-----X--X------X--X-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4----------------------------------------------------------S-----0---3----5----3------|
Ab|-------5----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X---5---3------------------------|
Db|-------X----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X--------------------------------|
        Give me a coat or give me a bite      Give me a light bulb and make sure it's bright

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-----------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X---0---|
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X---0---|

[Verse 3]                                                                               AH
           \  ............ A.H. + Palm Mute 4th Fret grip.......  \                     1/2b
Eb|-------X------X--X-----X--X------X-X-----X--X------X--X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------6------X--X-----X--X------X--X-----X--X------X--X-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4----------------------------------------------------------S-----0---3----5----3------|
Ab|-------5----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X---5---3------------------------|
Db|-------X----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X--------------------------------|
       Give me the moon or give me everywhere    Give me some powder to spray up in the air

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Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-------------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0------6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0------6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------/-s--\---3--------------|
Gb|-------------0----------------------0-----------2----0---------|
Db|-----h-------0----(2)-----h---------0-----5-----0-------4---0--|
Ab|---0---2--2--2----(2)---0---2---2---2-----5-----0--------------|
Db|---0---2--2--X----------0---2---2---X-----5-----0--------------|
     Let me take my thoughts away  to think about another day

                            /   \
Eb|----3---------------------------------------0-----3-------------------------------------------|
Bb|----3---------------------------------0-----------3-----------------3-------------------------|
Gb|----0----0--0-------------------------2---0-------0-----------------0-------------------------|
Db|----0----0--0--0-h------s----s--------2-----------0-----------------0-------------------------|
Ab|----3----3--3--0--3--3-----------5----------------3-----------------3--------5----5-5---------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----5---3---0-|
     Remembering the times I pray to help me deal with me    to be the dogman

[Verse 4]                                                                                 AH
           \  ............ A.H. + P.M. 4th Fret grip..............  \                     1/2b
Eb|-------X------X--X-----X--X------X-X-----X--X------X--X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------6------X--X-----X--X------X--X-----X--X------X--X-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4----------------------------------------------------------S------0---3----5-----3----|
Ab|-------5----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X---5---3------------------------|
Db|-------X----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X--------------------------------|
      Give me some attention lend me your ear Give me what to do  and  get  me  out   of  here

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-------------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0------6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X---0---|
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0------6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X---0---|

[Verse 5]                                                                                    AH
              \  ............ A.H. + P.M. 4th Fret grip........   \                          1/2b
Eb|-------X--S--X--X-----X--X------X-X-----X--X------X--X----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------6------X--X-----X--X------X--X-----X--X------X--X--------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4------------------------------------------------------------S------0----3----5-----3--|
Ab|-------5----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X-----5----3----------------------|
Db|-------X----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X---------------------------------|
        Give me a book give me something to read Give me a horse race and give me who's the lead

Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-------------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0------6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0------6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------/-s--\---3--------------|
Gb|-------------0----------------------0-----------2----0---------|
Db|-----h-------0----(2)-----h---------0-----5-----0-------4---0--|
Ab|---0---2--2--2----(2)---0---2---2---2-----5-----0--------------|
Db|---0---2--2--X----------0---2---2---X-----5-----0--------------|
     Let me take my thoughts away  to think about another day

                            /   \
Eb|----3---------------------------------------0-----3-------------------------------------------|
Bb|----3---------------------------------0-----------3-----------------3-------------------------|
Gb|----0----0--0-------------------------2---0-------0-----------------0-------------------------|
Db|----0----0--0--0-h------s----s--------2-----------0-----------------0-------------------------|
Ab|----3----3--3--0--3--3-----------5----------------3-----------------3--------5----5-5---------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----5---3---0-|
     Remembering the times I pray to help me deal with me    to be a dogman         to be the

[Interlude] Guitar 1
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Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---V--------------V--------------V--------------V--------------V--------------V---------------|
Gb|---10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10--------------|
Db|---10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10--------------|
Ab|---0------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0---------------|
Db|---X--------------X--------------X--------------X--------------X--------------X---------------|
    dogman                                        to be the dogman

[Interlude] Guitar 2
                                                          ~~~~~           ~~~~~          ~~~~~
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------V---------------V--------------V-------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------6---------------6--------------6-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------5---------------5--------------5-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------X---------------X--------------X-------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--------|
Db|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--------|

[Interlude] Guitar 1
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Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------V----------------------------------V--------------V--------------V---------------------------|
Gb|--X-X-X-X-10-------------------------X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10--------------------------|
Db|--X-X-X-X-10-------------------------X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10--------------------------|
Ab|--X-X-X-X-0---------5----5-5---------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X--0-----------5---5-5--------|
Db|----------X-----------6----5--3--0-----------X--------------X---------------X-------------6---5--3--0--|
                      to be the dogman                                             to be the dogman

[Interlude]  Guitar 2
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Eb|-----------------V-----------------------------------V--------------V---------------V------------------|
Bb|-----------------6-----------------------------------6--------------6---------------6------------------|
Gb|-----------------5-----------------------------------5--------------5---------------5------------------|
Db|-----------------X-----------------------------------X--------------X---------------X------------------|
Ab|----------0-0-0-0---5----5-5------------------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0----5---5-5---------|
Db|----------0-0-0-0-----6----5--3--0------------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0------6---5--3--0---|
[Bridge]
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------0----------------0--------------0----------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
Db|---2--2-------------2--2----------3--3--------------3--3------------5--5------------5--5-----------------|
Ab|---2--2-------------2--2----------3--3--------------3--3------------5--5------------5--5-----------------|
Db|---2--2-------------2--2----------3--3--------------3--3------------5--5------------5--5-----------------|
     All the sleeping never waking, all the leaves in need of raking All the business undertaking,

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------0----------------0---------------------0---------------------0---------------0--------------0----|
Db|---7--7-------------7--7-------6--5--4----3--3------------------3--3------------5--5-----------5--5------|
Ab|---7--7-------------7--7-------6--5--4----3--3------------------3--3------------5--5-----------5--5------|
Db|---7--7-------------7--7-------6--5--4----3--3------------------3--3------------5--5-----------5--5------|
     all my bones and muscles aching        Thoughts and mind are surely flaking, over luncheons hands are

Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------0----------------0--------------0--------------------0----------------------------|
Db|-------------7--7-------------7--7-----------8--8---------------10--10------------------------------|
Ab|-------------7--7-------------7--7-----------8--8---------------10--10-------------5----5-5---------|
Db|-------------7--7-------------7--7-----------8--8---------------10--10---------------6----5--3--0---|
   shaking    Surety of         no mistaking, cars and horns and glasses breaking

[Verse 6]
           \  ............ A.H. + P.M. at 4th Fret grip......... N.C.
Eb|-------X------X--X-----X--X------X-X-----X--X------X--X--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------6------X--X-----X--X------X--X-----X--X------X--X-------------------------------------|
Gb|-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------5----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X--------------------------------|
Db|-------X----------X--X------X-X------X--X------X--X------X--X--------------------------------|
       Give me a color make it black or white Give me a newspaper tell  me  if  it's  right

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-----------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|

[Verse 7]
            A.H     A.H.      A.H.       A.H.          A.H.        A.H.         A.H.      A.H.       \
Eb|------------3----------5---------6--------7----------9-----------10-----------11------------12--------|
Bb|--------3---------5----------6--------7---------9-----------10-----------11----------12---------------|
Gb|----------3----------5---------6------------------9------------10-----------11------------------------|
Db|------3--------5-----------6--------7---7----9-----------10-----------11----------12-----12-----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------s---|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--5-|
       Give  me  a  nail  or  give  me  a  bat Give me  a  skinny  or   give   me   a    fat

Eb|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Bb|-----------------------------------6------------6-----------6---6---6-------|
Gb|-----------------------------------5------------5-----------5---5---5-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------X---X---X-------|
Ab|----7--6---5----5--5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
Db|----7--6-----6-----5----3--5--3--0----6--0--5-------5---3---X---X---X-------|
[Pre-Outro]
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------/--s--\--3-------------------|
Gb|-------------0-----------------0-----------2-------0-----------|
Db|-----h-------0---------h-------0-----5-----0----------4---0----|
Ab|---0---2--2--2-------0---0--0--2-----5-----0-------------------|
Db|---0---2--2--X-------0---2--2--X-----5-----0-------------------|
     Remembering the times I pray, to let me take my thoughts away

                               /   \
Eb|----3---------------------------------------0-----3----------------------------3--------------------------|
Bb|----3---------------------------------0-----------3------3---------------------3-----3--------------------|
Gb|----0----0--0-------------------------2---0-------0------0---------------------0-----0--------------------|
Db|----0----0--0--0-h---------s----s-----2-----------0------0---------------------0-----0--------------------|
Ab|----3----3--3--3--0--3--3-----------5-------------3------3---------------------3-----3-----5---5--5-------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----5--3--0-|
     To think about another day to help me deal with me       to help me deal with me           to be the

[Outro] Guitar 1 4X
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Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------V--------------V--------------V------------------------|
Gb|------------X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----------------------|
Db|------------X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----X-X-X-X-10-----------------------| 4X
Ab|------------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0------X-X-X-X-0-----5----5--5----------|
Db|--------------------X--------------X--------------X-------6-----5--3--0----|
    dogman                                                  to be the dogman

    Guitar 2  4X
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Eb|------------V---------------V--------------V-------------------------------|
Bb|------------6---------------6--------------6-------------------------------|
Gb|------------5---------------5--------------5-------------------------------|
Db|------------X---------------X--------------X-------------------------------| 4X
Ab|----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-----------**-5----5--5----------|
Db|----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0----------------6-----5--3--0----|

             ** Special Performance Note: I saw Ty play the above lick like this live
                                                                     \   P
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------s---p----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------5----5--5--3--0---|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------6-----5--3--0---|
*********************** | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | b Bend | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm Mute | A.H. Artificial Harmonic | p Pull Off ************************