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Dogs (Pink Floyd - Animals) [Alternate]
Dogs
Guitar Tabs
Transcribed by: Brandon Leniart
chords used:
G C G7 A A7 D7 Am F Dsus2 Bbadd4 Asus2 Absus2 Dm Eb Em
1---3---0---1---0---3---2---0---1---0----1------------------1---3---0-|
2---0---1---0---2---2---1---1---1---3----3------------------3---4---0-|
3---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2----3-----7-----7------2---3---0-|
4---0---2---0---2---2---0---2---3---0----1-----7-----6------0---1---2-|
5---2---3---2---0---0-------0------------1-----7-----6--------------2-|
6---3-------3----------------------------------5-----4--------------0-|
E5 C5 G5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 Em(2)C(2) Cm Bm F# Dm9 D
1-------------------------------3--------4---2---2---------2-|
2-------------------------------5----5---5---3---2----5----3-|
3---9---5-------------------4---4----5---6---4---3----5----3-|
4---9---5---5---4---6---7---4--------5---6---4---4----3----0-|
5---7---3---5---4---6---7---2------------4---2---4----5------|
6---0-------3---2---4---5------------------------2-----------|
intro (play each chord for 4 bars):
OK! I have finally unlocked the mystery of the acoustic intro to this
song! It is tuned down a WHOLE step and played in E minor, so it sounds
like D minor. The real way David Gilmour played the four intro chords is
like this:
Em9 Cadd4 Bsus2 Bbsus2
1---2-----0-----0-----0--|
2---3-----1-----2-----1--|
3---0-----0-----4-----3--|
4---2-----3-----4-----3--|
5---------3-----2-----1--|
6------------------------|
Of course, no one wants to tune down a whole step just for the first few
minutes of the song, so I invented a way to play it in standard tuning.
The chords are shown above, but for a recap here they are:
Dm9 Bbadd4 Asus2 Absus2
1---------1--------------|
2---5-----3--------------|
3---5-----3-----7-----7--|
4---3-----1-----7-----6--|
5---5-----1-----7-----6--|
6---------------5-----4--|
Try it! It really works.
Arthur McEntire's [samianaidan@juno.com] version:
1---0---1---0---1-|
2---3---3---3---3-|
3---2---3---2---3-|
4---3---3---0---1-|
5-------1-------1-|
6-----------------|
Zach F's [Floatingpig@hotmail.com] version:
1---0---1---0---1-|
2---3---3---0---3-|
3---2---3---2---3-|
4---0---3---2---3-|
5-------1---2---1-|
6-----------0-----|
Dm9 Bbadd4 Asus2 Absus2
Dm9
You've got to be crazy, you've got to have a real need
Bbadd4
You gotta sleep on your toes when you're on the street
Asus2
You got to be able to pick out the easy meat with your eyes closed
Then moving in silently, downwind and out of sight
Absus2
You've got to strike when the moment is right without thinking
Dm9 Bbadd4
After a while you can work on points for style, like the club tie
And the firm handshake, a sudden look in the eye, and an easy smile
Asus2 Absus2
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to so that when
they turn their backs on you, you'll get the chance to put the knife in
guitar solo (with intro chords):
1---/12---13--12--12--10----------------------------------------|
2-------------------------10--12--13--13--12--10----------------|
3-------------------------------------------------12--10--9--7--|
4---------------------------------------------------------------|
5---------------------------------------------------------------|
6---------------------------------------------------------------|
1----------------------------------------------------------------x-|
2--------6p5---------------------------------------------------x---|
3---5h7-------7p5--3---3---3h5--5/7--5--7--9--10b12--10--10--x-----|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
1---13--12--10---/13--12--10----------------------------------------|
2-----------------------------13------------------------------------|
3---------------------------------12b14--12b14--12b14--10h12p10--9--|
4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
3---9h10p10--9------7--9--10--9----------7--9--9h10p9--9--9--10--12-|
4---------------10---------------7h9h10-----------------------------|
5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-------------------------------------------------------------------|
2---10--12--12b13--12--12--10--10-------------------/13--12--10--10-|
3----------------------------------12--12--10--10-------------------|
4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1------------------------------------------------------------|
2---13---12---11---10----------------------------------------|
3-------------------------12---10---9---7---9---10---10b12r--|
4------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm9
You've got to keep one eye looking over your shoulder
Bbadd4
You know it's gonna get harder, harder and harder as you get older
Asus2
Yeah, and in the end, you'll pack up, fly down south, hide your head
Absus2 Dm9
in the sand--just another sad old man all alone and dying of cancer
Bbadd4 Asus2 Absus2
(play this fill one time with above chords, hold D note at end):
1------------------------------------|
2---------5---6---5h6p5--------------|
3---7---------------------7---5---7--|
4------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------|
half tempo interlude:
Dm
C Dm
solo with above chords(C & Dm):
1--------------15b17r15-------------13-----------------20b22r20--|
2---13b15r13-------------13--13b15------13b15--13/15-------------|
3----------------------------------------------------------------|
4----------------------------------------------------------------|
5----------------------------------------------------------------|
6----------------------------------------------------------------|
(play above part twice, then add some new chords):
Bb
1-----------------------------------------------------------|
2---13b15r13--11--10--11----11b13r--13b15r--11b13r--10--11--|
3-----------------------------------------------------------|
4-----------------------------------------------------------|
5-----------------------------------------------------------|
6-----------------------------------------------------------|
F Eb
1-----------------12-----------13--13b15r13--------------------|
2---11b13--13b15-------------------------------15b16-----------|
3----------------------14--14--------------------------15--15--|
4--------------------------------------------------------------|
5--------------------------------------------------------------|
6--------------------------------------------------------------|
F Eb
1-------------13---13b15r13-----------------------|
2--------13-------------------15b16---------------|
3---14-----------------------------------15---15--|
4-------------------------------------------------|
5-------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------|
(with dogs barking in the background):
Dm C
Bb C
Dm Dsus2
1--------------15b17----18b20b20b20---17p16h17---------------|
2---13b15--13----------------------------------------18b20r--|
3------------------------------------------------17----------|
4------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------|
1------------------------------------------------x------12--15--12--|
2---106-----------------------------------------x--13--------------|
3---107---7--5--7p5-----5-----------------------x------------------|
4---------------------7-----5--7--3--5--------0--x------------------|
5---------------------------------------3--5------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
1----------------------13--13--13b15r10--10--10--12b13r12------10--|
2---15--15--15b17--10--------------------------------------13------|
3------------------------------------------------------------------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
1-----------13--12--13b15--10------12--12--12b13r--10--12--12b13---|
2---13--15---------------------13----------------------------------|
3------------------------------------------------------------------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
1---13--13b15r--15--13--15--15b17----------------------------0-----|
2------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
3------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
4------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---0-----|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
1---13--10---13--10---13--10--13--15------10--10--12b13r--10--15---|
2-------------------------------------15---------------------------|
3------------------------------------------------------------------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
1---15--15b17--17b19r17--15b17r15--13b15r13--13b15r13--12b13r12-10-|
2------------------------------------------------------------------|
3------------------------------------------------------------------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
And when you lose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown
Dm C Dm C Dm Bb A
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
And it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around
Bb C Bb C Dm A F A Dm
So have a good drown, as you go down all alone, dragged down by the stone
(dog bark and whistle interlude)
Dm9 Bbadd4 Asus2 Absus2
Dm9
Gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Bbadd4
Sometimes it seems to me as if I'm just being used
Asus2
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
Absus2
If I don't stand my own ground, how can I find my way out of this maze?
Dm9
Deaf, dumb, and blind, you just keep on pretending
Bbadd4
That everyone's expendable, and no one has a real friend
Asus2
And it seems to you the thing to do would be to isolate the winner
Absus2
Everything's done under the sun and you believe at heart everyone's a killer
1-------------------------------------------------------|
2---17--17b20r17---13b15r-------------------------------|
3--------------------------12--10--12--------------10---|
4--------------------------------------12---10h12-------|
5-------------------------------------------------------|
6-------------------------------------------------------|
1------------------------------------------------------------|
2---6p5--6p5-------------------------------------------------|
3--------------7--5--3------------------------5p3--7--7b9r7--|
4-------------------------5--3--0---3/5--3-------------------|
5------------------------------------------------------------|
6------------------------------------------------------------|
1---12--13--15--13--15--17--15--17--20--20b22r20--18--17--|
2---------------------------------------------------------|
3---------------------------------------------------------|
4---------------------------------------------------------|
5---------------------------------------------------------|
6---------------------------------------------------------|
1---17-15--15-13--13-12--12-10--10-8--8-7--7-5--5-3--3-1--|
2---------------------------------------------------------|
3---------------------------------------------------------|
4---------------------------------------------------------|
5---------------------------------------------------------|
6---------------------------------------------------------|
1---------------------------------13-12-11-10--------------|
2---3-1----------------------------------------13-12-11-10-|
3--------2--3--5--7--9--10--12-----------------------------|
4----------------------------------------------------------|
5----------------------------------------------------------|
6----------------------------------------------------------|
1------------------------------------------------------|
2------------------------------------------------------|
3---12-10-9-------------5--5--3------------------------|
4-------------12---5h7-----------5--3------------------|
5--------------------------------------3--5--5--7b8r5--|
6------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat the second solo and chords written above)
F C Dm C F C Dm C
Who was born in a house full of pain, who was trained not to spit in the fan
F C Dm C F C Dm C
Who was told what to do by the man, who was broken by trained personnel
F C Dm C F C Dm C
Who was fitted with collar and chain, who was given a pat on the back
F C Dm C F C Dm C
Who was breaking away from the pack, who was only a stranger at home
F C Dm C F C Dm C
Who was ground down in the end, who was found dead on the phone
F C Bb A
Who was dragged down by the stone
F A7 Dm
Who was dragged down by the stone
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Brennan Wanna Be |
#1 by Brennan unknown at May 23, 1973 at 4:51 PM EST |
| It's basicly about life, the animal farm thing sounds right too, but to me It's someone who was in a criminal enterprise and as they got older everything went downhill and they realized it was all a mistake. It's a good metaphor to use dogs because they're most like men.We can be trained, broken down,we always seek a position of dominance, we want to feel safe even if in reality we aren't. I love the music, great distortion in the multiple solos, the song really is one you should listen to when you are doing nothing but relaxing because you just sink into it, you get in sync with the mood it creates. I really like how Floyd gives you life advice with songs like these | |
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Troy Wanna Be |
#2 by Troy Erskine at Jan 14, 1977 at 6:31 PM EST |
| yeah, the song discusses survival of the fittest, but it's only really describing what "dogs" do to survive in the world. try looking deeper than that. as i've heard from numerous sources here and there, i agree with what they've said. animals is basically(this album is NOT basic, i am merely conveying it's message in a nutshell) saying that humans, when studied and looked at based upon their behavorial patterns, can be divided into groups of dogs, pigs(three different ones) and sheep, all of which are worthless; this can be seen based on the directions we are taking as people of a whole. we(in general) destroy the environment in which we live, war with each other which brings NO positive when looking at the big picture and huddle into little factions, nations and states rather than uniting as one. it could all be different and the course we've taken cannot be changed, but perhaps altered in the future direction in which we head. -peace | |
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michael Wanna Be |
#3 by michael Dittrich at Apr 18, 1979 at 5:48 PM EST |
| just ignore watchyourselfburn and don't even comment. he's just making a random post. | |
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Alex Average |
#4 by Alex Zaphiropoulos at Aug 12, 1979 at 8:29 AM EST |
| I think the line, "Who was trained not to spit in the fan" is talking about when Roger spit on that one fan in concert. | |
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Daniel Average |
#5 by Daniel Johnson at Oct 16, 1979 at 7:10 AM EST |
| I always thought of dogs as blue collar workers, who were used by "pigs". Dogs just did what they were told. Basically did more work then they were paid for. That's my take on it anyway. | |
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spencer Wanna Be |
#6 by spencer mccarthy at Nov 9, 1989 at 9:08 AM EST |
| obeof, waters did infact spit on a fan during the animals tour, after the album was released. | |
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Lyssa CHAOS Average |
#7 by Lyssa CHAOS at Jun 20, 1991 at 5:49 PM EST |
| I think the song is about survival. You have to be constantly watching your back because people will lie and scheme to get what they want in this competitive society. And you have to be willing to do a little of lying and scheming yourself if you want to survive. Kinda like the "survival of the fittest" theorey. But in the end, regardless of what you do or who you are, we will all be affected by the decisions we make and will all have to "reap the harvest we have sown." This is by far my FAVORITE Pink Floyd song. | |
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Luke Professional |
#8 by Luke Goudreault at Sep 11, 2007 at 7:16 AM EST |
| ^^^that's my favorite line in the song. this is such a great song, but intimidating to people unaccustomed to songs so damn long. | |
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