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Dogman Tab

by King's X
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Transcription based on actual recording and by studying a video I recorded of Ty Taybor playing the song live. This helped to understand the chord grips and and playing nuances not readily apparent from the recording.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author unregistered_5681186 1,288.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 6, 2020
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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
 
                ~~~~~
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
       ~~~           ~~~~~          ~~~~~          ~~~~~          ~~~~~          ~~~~~
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
              ~~~                               ~~~~~          ~~~~~          ~~~~~
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
                    ~~~~~                               ~~~~~          ~~~~~           ~~~~~
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
      ~~~              ~~~~~         ~~~~~          ~~~~~
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
               ~~~~~           ~~~~~          ~~~~~
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
 
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archon99
The only correct tab of this song on here. Well done!
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