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ANIMALS - Talking Heads
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Tabbed by: Justin
E-mail: sdjustinr@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Time Signature: intro and outro are 4/4, verse is 5/4, chorus is in 7/4
Notes: One of my favorite tracks off Fear of Music. Let me know if you found it useful.
intro rhythm (both guitars):
| | | |
e|---5--------5--------5-------|
B|.--7--------7--------7-----.-|
G|---7--------7--------7-------|
D|---7--------7--------7-------|
A|.--0--------0--------0-----.-|
E|-----------------------------|
guitar 1 verse:
| | | | |
e|-----|---------------------------------|
B|-----|.------------------------------.-|
G|-----|---------------------------------|
D|-----|---------------------------------|
A|-----|.------------------------------.-|
E|-1/6-|--6--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|
pm . . . . . . . . . .
"I'm mad
and that's a fact
I've found out
animals don't help"
guitar 2 verse:
| | | | |
e|-----|-----7-----6-------6-6-6----------|
B|-----|.----7-----6-------6-6-6--------.-|
G|-----|-----7-----6-------6-6-6----------|
D|-----|-----9-----8-------8-8-8----------|
A|-----|.-------------------------------.-|
E|-1/7-|---------------------------1/7----|
guitar 1 chorus:
| | | | | | |
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|.------12--------12---------12------10---------------.-|
G|-------12--------12---------12------10-----------------|
D|-------12--------12---------12------10-----------------|
A|.------10--------10---------10------8----------------.-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
"They wander around like a crazy dog"
guitar 2 chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/talking_heads/animals_tab.html ]
| | | | | | |
e|-----7----------7------------7---------7--------12-11----8----|
B|.--------10-8--------10-8------10-8-10---10-----------10----.-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|.-----------------------------------------------------------.-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 1 outro:
| | | | | | | |
e|---2-----------------------|---2------------------------|
B|.--2-----------------------|---2------------------------|
G|---2-----------------------|---2------------------------|
D|---4-----------------------|---4------------------------|
A|.--4-----------------------|---4------------------------|
E|---2-----------------------|---2------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
e|---5-----------------------|---5------------------------|
B|---5-----------------------|---5----------------------.-|
G|---6-----------------------|---6------------------------|
D|---7-----------------------|---7------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------|---7----------------------.-|
E|---5-----------------------|---5------------------------|
"They say they don't need money.."
guitar 2 outro:
| | | |
e|-------------------------------------17-----|
B|.------14\13/14------14\13/14\13/14--14---.-|
G|-------14\13/14------14\13/14\13/14--14-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|.-----------------------------------------.-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
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| pm palm muted
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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