Animal

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Animal

Year: 1987 - Album: Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits
Written by Joseph Elliott, Phil Collen, Richard Savage, Richard John Cyril Allen, Steve Clark, Robert John Lange
Key: Bb
Animal Key FF
Animal Key F#F#
Animal Key GG
Animal Key G#G#(one step down)
Animal Key AA(half step down)
Animal Key BbBb(original key)
Animal Key BB(half step up)
Animal Key CC(one step up)
Animal Key C#C#
Animal Key DD
Animal Key D#D#
Animal Key EE
	  		E------|-----|    
B--6---|-----|                                                                      
G--3---|-----| 
D------|-----| 
A------|-----| 
E------|-----| 
 
Intro: 
 
 
E-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------| 
B--10------10------10-----|-11-----11-10--11--|--11-------11------11----|-13----13-| 
G-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------| 
D-----10-10---10-10----10-|----10-------------|----10-10----10-10----10-|---10-10--| 
A-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------| 
E-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------| 
 
E-----------------------------------| 
B--13-13--13--x-13-13---------------| 
G-----------------------------------| 
D--10-10--10--x-10-10---------------| 
A-----------------------------------| 
E-----------------------------------| 
 
 
 
Chordal backings used in acoustic version 
Intro rhythm part: 
   Bb                C    Dm                 Bb               C      D    C 
E------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G--3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----7---------|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----5---| 
D--3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----7---------|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----5---| 
A--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3---| 
E------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
   Bb                C    Dm                 Bb               C      D    C 
E------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
G--3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----7---------|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----5---| 
D--3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----7---------|-3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----5---| 
A--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-3---| 
E------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
. 
 
The verse lead part: 
PLAY FOUR TIMES 
 
E--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
B--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
G--10---10-9----10---|-10---9---10-10-9----|-10---10-9----10---|-10-12-----10-10-9-| 
D----10----10-10--10-|---10---10-10-----10-|----10------10--10-|-------10-10-------| 
A--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
E--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|  
 
 
There is one part from the electric version that probably is worth looking  
at: 
 
play twice 
E------------------|----------|---------------|------------| 
B------------------|----------|---------------|------------| 
G------------------|----------|---------------|------------| 
D-----3-----3------|-3-----3--|-----3-----3---|---5-3-2-3--| 
A---5-----5------5-|-----5----|---5-----5-----|-5----------| 
E-6-----6------6---|---6------|-6-----6-----6-|------------| 
 
The verse rhythm part: 
 
E-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| 
B-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| 
G-3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----7---|-3-----3-----3----|----------------| 
D-3-----3-----3---|-5-----7-----7---|-3-----3-----3----|-5--------------| 
A-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-5---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-5-----5---3----| 
E-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-3-3-3---3---3--| 
 
 
E-----------| For the lines "Just like a RI-VER runs" E-----------------------| 
B-----------| and "like the DRI-VIN' rain" you could  B-----------------------| 
G-----------| sync up with the vocal melody by        G-----------------------|     
D-5---------| playing this one:                       D--5-----7-5------------|  
A-5---------|                                         A--5--------------------| 
E-3-3-3-5-3-|                                         E--3-3-3----------------| 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS LEAD PART: 
E--------------|---------------|---------------|--------| 
B---7---6---7--|----7---6---7--|---9---7---9---|-6-7-9--| 
G-4---4---4----|--6---6---6----|-6---6---6-----|-6-6-6--| 
D--------------|---------------|---------------|--------| 
A--------------|---------------|---------------|--------| 
E--------------|---------------|---------------|--------| X 2 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS RHYTHM PART: 
 
  B        F#             C# 
E--------|--------------|--------------|--------| 
B-4------|--------------|--6-----------|--6--6--| 
G-4------|--3-----------|--6-----------|--6--6--| 
D-4------|--4-----------|--6-----------|--6--6--| 
A-2------|--4-----------|--4-----------|--4--4--| 
E--------|--2-----------|--------------|--------| 
 I got to feel it in my  blood, whoa-oh 
I need... touch...       love, whoa-oh 
 
CHORUS: 
 
Lead part: 
 
 
E---9------|  
B-------7--|  
G-6---6----| 
D----------| 
A----------| 
E----------| 
 
Rhythm part: 
 
E-------------|-------------|-------------|------| 
B-------------|-------------|-------------|------| 
G-------------|-------------|-4---4-------|-2-2--| 
D-4---4-------|-2---2-------|-4---4-------|-2-2--| 
A-4---4---2-4-|-2---2---2-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-0-0--| 
E-2-2-2-2-----|-0-0-0-0-----|-------------|------| 
 
An I Want     And I Need     And I Lust   Animal 
 
BRIDGE: 
 
The electric and acoustic versions are very different so I'll do them both: 
 
Acoustic: 
 
E-0-0--|-3--3--3-|--0--0-|--3--3--3-|---------|-0---0-|-0-------|-0----|-0--| 
B-0-0--|-3--3--3-|--0--0-|--3--3--3-|---------|-0---0-|-0-------|-0----|-0--| 
G-2-2--|-0--0--0-|--2--2-|--0--0--0-|---------|-0---0-|-0-------|-0----|-0--| 
D-2-2--|-0--0--0-|--2--2-|--0--0--0-|---------|-2---2-|-2-------|-2----|-2--| 
A-0-0--|-x--x--x-|--0--0-|--x--x--x-|---------|-2---2-|-2-------|-2----|-2--| 
E------|-3--3--3-|-------|--3--3--3-|-----3-2-|-0---0-|-0---3-2-|-0----|-0--| 
 
Electric: 
 
E-----|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|----|------------| 
B-----|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|----|------------| 
G-----|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-------|----|------------| 
D-----|--------|-------|--------|-------|--2---2-|-------|-2--|-2----------| 
A-0---|--------|---0---|--------|-----5-|--2---2-|-----5-|-2--|-2----------| 
E---2-|-3--3-3-|-----2-|-3--3-3-|---3---|--0---0-|---3---|-0--|-0----------| 
 
Solo: 
 
E------------|------------------|----------------|---|------------|----------------| 
B------------|------------------|----------------|---|------------|-8-10-8-6-5-6---| 
G--7-7-7-5-7-|---9-------7--5-5-|-7-7-7-7-5-7--9-|---|--7-7-7-5-7-|----------------| 
D------------|------------------|----------------|---|------------|----------------| 
A------------|------------------|----------------|---|------------|----------------| 
E------------|------------------|----------------|---|------------|----------------| 
 
                   
E--------------|------------| 
B--------------|--5---------| 
G-7-7-7-7-5-7--|------------| 
D--------------|------------| 
A--------------|------------| 
E--------------|------------| 
 
 
Structure: 
Intro 
Verse 
Pre-chorus 
Chorus 
Verse 
Pre-chorus 
Chorus 
Bridge 
Solo 
Pre-chorus 
Chorus
Full key step up
Half key step up
Half key step down
Full key step down
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