Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
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Tuning: Drop D, D A D G B E
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Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
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Tabbed by:llama_slap
Email:sk84life@adelphia.net
Tuning:Drop D (D A D G B E)
Nobody could seem to get this right, so I took a
shot at it. And this tab took a LONG time, so please rate and comment!
UPDATE! I fixed part of the solo...credit goes to A7X4L for adjusting it.
[Intro]
Guitar 1, Guit
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7-7-777----
D|-7-7-777-6-6
A|-5-5-555-6-6
D|-0-0-000-6-6
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n't play this
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[Pre-Verse]
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7----------
D|-7---6---5--
A|-5---6---5--
D|-0---6---5--
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[Verse]
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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66666-00000000
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00000000------------------|
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Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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[Chorus] x2
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7-7-77-----
D|-7-7-77----5
A|-5-5-55-00-5
D|-0-0-00-00-5
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5---3-3-3-----
5-0-3-3-3-0h3-
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[Verse]
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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66666-00000000
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Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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[Chorus]
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7-7-77-----
D|-7-7-77----5
A|-5-5-55-00-5
D|-0-0-00-00-5
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5---3-3-3-----
5-0-3-3-3-0h3-
5-0-3-3-3-0h3-
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55555555------
55555555--33--
33333333--33-0
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-5-----------------------------|
-5---2-3-----------------------|x2
-3-0---------------------------|
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[Bridge] x2 (Clean)
Guitar 1
e|-1-11111-0-3
B|-3-33333-0-3
G|-2-22222-0-0
D|-0-00000-0-0
A|-----------2
D|------------
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-00000-0-0-000
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11-0-0-00000-0
00-0-1-11111-0
22-0-0-00000-0
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3333-0--------
3333-0--------
0000-0--------
0000-0--------
2222----------
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e|-1-1111111-1
B|-1-1111111-1
G|-0-0000000-0
D|-3-3333333-3
A|-3-3333333-3
D|------------
1111-0--------
1111-0--------
0000-0--------
3333-0--------
3333----------
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Guitar 2
e|1------1-(1)
B|--3---------
G|----2-------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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3--------0----
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e|------------
B|-------0-(0)
G|-----5------
D|---2--------
A|-0----------
D|------------
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[Pre-Verse] x4
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7----------
D|-7---6---5--
A|-5---6---5--
D|-0---6---5--
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-3----7---6---
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[Solo]
Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7----------
D|-7----6----5
A|-5----6----5
D|-0----6----5
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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66666-00000000-0-3-5-6--6-6-6-------|
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B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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Guitar 2
e|------------
B|-15---9----8
G|-17b--11b--1
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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0b--------10-1
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dive with wham
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e|------------
B|------------
G|-5brbr/7~--5
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
strike the 7,
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e|-17b-17-16-1
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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B|----15/18-18
G|-13---------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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e|-17-18-17-16
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G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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e|-12-13-14-15
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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e|-17-18-21-18
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Sweep Picking-
e|-13---------
B|----15------
G|-------14---
D|----------15
A|------------
D|------------
Guitar 1
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Sweep Picking-
e|-17-13------
B|-------15---
G|----------14
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
Guitar 2
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Guitar 1 x2
e|-13---------
B|------------
G|----/10-10-1
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 2 x2
e|---------12-
B|15-----15---
G|---/14------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 3
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------0-----
A|------0-----
D|-0000-0---55
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Guitar 1
e|-17/13-13~-1
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 2
e|-13/10-10~-1
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 3
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-0----------
D|-0--3-2-0--2
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Guitar 4
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-0----------
D|-0-/10-8-7~-
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5~~-/12--10--8~--10--8--7--5---------------------------------|
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Guitar 5
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|-3~-7-5-3--5
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Guitar 1
e|-13-15-13-12
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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8-15----------
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Guitar 2
e|-17-18-17-16
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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1-17----------
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[Verse 3]
Guitar 3
e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|-55555555---
D|---------666
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Guitar 1
e|------------
B|-15~--10---1
G|------12b--1
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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1---12---15---
3b--14b--17b--
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9----3--------
11b--5b---9-10
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Guitar 2
e|------------
B|-18~--------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 1
e|------------
B|-14b---9b---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 2
e|------------
B|-17b---14b--
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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Guitar 1
e|------------
B|------------
G|--------5---
D|3-------5-(x
A-3-(x8)--3---
D|3-----------
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--------2-3-(x8)--3-------1--------0------4----|
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[Chorus]
Both Guitars
e|------------
B|------------
G|-7-7-77-----
D|-7-7-77----5
A|-5-5-55-00-5
D|-0-0-00-00-5
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5---3-3-3-----
5-0-3-3-3-0h3-
5-0-3-3-3-0h3-
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55555555------
55555555--33--
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-5-----------------------------|
-5---2-3-----------------------|x2
-3-0---------------------------|
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[Bridge] x2 (Clean)
Guitar 1
e|-1-11111-0-3
B|-3-33333-0-3
G|-2-22222-0-0
D|-0-00000-0-0
A|-----------2
D|------------
-33333-0-0-000
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-00000-0-0-000
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00-0-0-00000-0
11-0-0-00000-0
00-0-1-11111-0
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3333-0--------
3333-0--------
0000-0--------
0000-0--------
2222----------
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e|-1-1111111-1
B|-1-1111111-1
G|-0-0000000-0
D|-3-3333333-3
A|-3-3333333-3
D|------------
1111-0--------
1111-0--------
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Guitar 2
e|1------1-(1)
B|--3---------
G|----2-------
D|------------
A|------------
D|------------
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3--------0----
--2--0h2------
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e|------------
B|-------0-(0)
G|-----5------
D|---2--------
A|-0----------
D|------------
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---2----2-----
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------5-------
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(0)-----------
----5--------0
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-1-(1)-------1
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-let ring-----
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[Outro]
Guitar 1
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| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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