When Good Dogs Do Bad Things Tab by The Dillinger Escape Plan

When Good Dogs Do Bad Things tab by The Dillinger Escape Plan

Guitar Tab

Band:  (Dillinger Escape Plan)
Album: (Irony Is A Dead Scene)
Song:  (When Good Dogs Do Bad Things)


.  - 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

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For Dillinger there are no real "Riffs" so just play it in the order you see it.
Tunning E A D G B E

Gt. 1   x4
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|7----------------------------7------------|
|6--6--8--6------6--8--6------6--8--6------|
|5--5--7--5--765-5--7--5--76545--7--5--765-|
|---4--6--4------4--6--4---------6--4------|

Gt. 2   x4
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|7----------------------------7------------|
|6--6--8--6------6--8--6------6--8--6------|
|5--5--7--5--876-5--7--5--87655--7--5--876-|
|---4--6--4------4--6--4---------6--4------|

Gt. 1  x7
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8\----------------------|
|7\------6-----7-----7---|
|6\--0-0-5---0-x---x-x---|
|5\--0-0-4---0-6---x-6---|
then
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8\----------------------|
|7\------6-----7---------|
|6\--0-0-5---0-x---x-----|
|5\--0-0-4---0-6---x-1---|


Gt. 2  x4
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8\----------------------|
|7\------6-----7-----7---|
|6\--0-0-5---0-x---x-x---|
|5\--0-0-4---0-6---x-6---|
then
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8-----------------------|
|7-------6-----7-----7---|
|65---0-x---x-x---|
|54---0-6---x-6---|
then
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8\----------------------|
|7\------6-----7-----7---|
|6\--0-0-5---0-x---x-x---|
|5\--0-0-4---0-6---x-6---|
then
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8-----------------------|
|7-------6-----7-----7---|
|65---0-x---x-x---|
|54---0-6---x-6---|
then
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|8\----------------------|
|7\------6-----7---------|
|6\--0-0-5---0-x---x-----|
|5\--0-0-4---0-6---x-1---|


Both Gts. until noted
Here kitty...
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12-13---|
|---------------------------------|
|11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-11---|
|---------------------------------|

---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
12-13---13-12---13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12--|
---------------------------------------------|
10-11---11-10---11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10--|
---------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|12-13---13-12--13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12-13---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|10-11---11-10--11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-11---|
|------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
12-13---13-12---13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12---|
----------------------------------------------|
10-11---11-10---11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10---|
----------------------------------------------|


MOMMY....
|----------------|12--12--14--14--|----------------|
|13--13--13--13--|16--16--18--18--|13--13--13--13--|
|16--16--16--16--|----------------|16--16--16--16--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|----------------|
|13--13--13--13--|
|16--16--16--16--| Repeat a few times
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|


Here kitty...
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12-13---|
|---------------------------------|
|11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-11---|
|---------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|12-13---13-12--13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12-13---|
|------------------------------------------------| x2
|10-11---11-10--11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-11---|
|------------------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
12-13---13-12---13-12---12-13---13-12-13-12---|
----------------------------------------------|
10-11---11-10---11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10---|
----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----12-13----13-12----|
|----------------------|
|----10-11----11-10----|
|----------------------|

Ow, Listen...
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---10----10-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-|
|----9-----9--9-----9-----9--9--9--9--9-|
|xxxx8-xxxx8--8-xxxx8-xxxx8--8--8--8--8-|
|xxxx--xxxx-----xxxx--xxxx--------------|

------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
---10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
----9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
xxxx8-xxxx8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
xxxx--xxxx--------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---10----10-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-|
|----9-----9--9-----9-----9--9--9--9--9-|
|xxxx8-xxxx8--8-xxxx8-xxxx8--8--8--8--8-|
|xxxx--xxxx-----xxxx--xxxx--------------|

----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
---10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------|
----9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------|
xxxx8-xxxx8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-0-0-0-0-0-|
xxxx--xxxx--------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|


I'm nothing...   x3
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|8-----8-----8-----8-------------|8-----8-----8-----8---------|
|7-----7-----7-----7-------------|7-----7-----7-----7----|
|6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0-xxxxxxxx|6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0-----|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-xxxxxxxx|----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
then
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|8-----8-----8-----8-------------|8-----8-----8-----8-----11--|
|7-----7-----7-----7-------------|7-----7-----7-----7-----10--|
|6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0-xxxxxxxx|6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0-9---|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-xxxxxxxx|----0-----0-----0-----0-----|

Stop for vocal ad lib
then...


Gt. 1    double all notes
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------15-11-13---|------15-11-13---|------15-11-13---|------15-11-13----|
|---13----------13|---13----------13|---13----------13|---13----------13-|
|11---------------|11---------------|11---------------|11----------------|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----14---------|-----14---------|-----14---------|-----15---------|
|--11----11-10-11|--11----11-10-11|--11----11-10-11|--11----11-10-11|
|9---------------|9---------------|8---------------|8---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|8--8--8-----|8--8--8-----|8--8--8-----|8888-89-12-9-|
|7--7--7-----|7--7--7-----|7--7--7-----|-------------|
|6--6--6-xxxx|6--6--6-xxxx|6--6--6-xxxx|6666-67-10-7-|
|--------xxxx|--------xxxx|--------xxxx|-------------|

play 16 of each note
|------------|------------|------------|13-----------|
|12----------|12----------|11----------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|10-----------|
|9-----------|9-----------|8-----------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|

|------------|------------|------------|13----14-----|
|12----------|12----------|11----------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|10----11-----|
|9-----------|9-----------|8-----------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|


Gt. 2
Rest for 4 measures
then...
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|13~~~~~~~~--|------------|13----------|------------|
|13~~~~~~~~--|------------|13----------|------------|
|11~~~~~~~~--|------------|11----------|------------|
then rest for another 3 measures
then...
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------8|----------8|----------8|----------8|
|6---8-5-6--|6---8-5-6--|6---8-5-6--|6---8-5-6--|
|--6--------|--6--------|--6--------|--6--------|

|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|8--8--8-----|8--8--8-----|8--8--8-----|8--8--8------|
|7--7--7-----|7--7--7-----|7--7--7-----|7--7--7------|
|6--6--6-xxxx|6--6--6-xxxx|6--6--6-xxxx|6--6--6--xxxx|
|--------xxxx|--------xxxx|--------xxxx|---------xxxx|

play 16 of each note
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|12----------|12----------|11----------|14----15-----|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|9-----------|9-----------|8-----------|11----12-----|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|

|------------|------------|------------|-------------|
|12----------|12----------|11----------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|10----11-----|
|9-----------|9-----------|8-----------|-------------|
|------------|------------|------------|8-----9------|
|------------|------------|------------|-------------|

Repeat all from where I said the notes were doubled
then...     ...Outro
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10----10-10----10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
|----9-----9--9-----9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------|
|xxxx8-xxxx8--8-xxxx8-xxxx8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
|xxxx--xxxx-----xxxx--xxxx-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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