Almost Easy Chords & Tabs
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"Almost Easy" - Avenged Sevenfold
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Tabbed by: [travis]
Email: syn_gates_punk14@msn.com
*I was playing along with this song, and it's definently tuned down to Db.
*I tabbed this all by ear.
*The solo is almost dead on. It's typical sweeps that Syn always uses.
*The only part I'm missing is the Rhythm Guitar for the first half
of the solo. So if anybody knows what the Rhythm Guitar Chords are during
the first half, then e-mail me the tab, or leave it in the comments of this
tab. Make sure you tab it out in Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.
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Update 1 (Oct. 14, 2008 9:00pm)=
I fixed up this tab. I fixed the "Pre Chorus" part, and I
made the solo much easier. I also fixed the interlude after the
solo, because the chords were way off. The rhythm for the intro,
and during the 2nd half solo, are fixed also. I still don't have
the rhythm guitar during the first half solo, but some of you
guys have given me some good versions of that, but I'm not sure
about them.
This is all still tabbed out by ear.
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-------[travis]-------
Tuning: Drop D, down half step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) (low to high) [For all Guitars]
Key: F Major (F G A Bb C D E F)
Legend:
b = bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
... = palm mute
/ = slide down
\ = slide up
x = muffled string (lightly mute with your fret hand)
1 = full step bend
.5 = half step bend
1.5 = one and a half step bend
() = bring bent note to normal
___ = hold bend
~ = vibrato
*The numbers above the b's are the steps you bend that note.*
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Intro: Bend all of the bends slowly. Syn might be pushing down the wammy bar lightly
the bend
or he's just releasing the bend slowly. Either way works.
Guitar 1:
1 1 1.5
eb|-/13--12----------------/13--12---------15b----/13--12----------------/13--12--18--17--17\-|
Bb|---------13\-----13b------------13\--------------------13\----13b--------------------------|
Gb|------------/12---------------------/12-------------------/12------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Listen for rhythm. Play this twice over the intro.
eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-7---5----------------|
Db|-7---5---5---8---10---|
Ab|-5---3---5---8---10---|
Db|---------5---8---10---|
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Riff:
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7\-------------8\6-----6\3-----6/7------------------------------------|
Ab|-5\-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\4-0-0-4\1-0-0-4/5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
Db|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-7h8p7-0000-8h10p8-|
........... ... ... ................ ....
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Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7\-------------8\6-----6\3-----6/7------------------------------|
Ab|-5\-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\4-0-0-4\1-0-0-4/5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
Db|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-000000--5-6-5~~~~|
........... ... ... ..................
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Verse 1:
Guitars 1 and 2: Play this twice.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--000000-5-6-5~-|
........... ........... ........... ......
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Guitars 1 and 2: Play this once.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000----------------|
Db|-0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000--000000-5-6-5~-|
........... ........... ........... ......
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Guitars 1 and 2: Play this once.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--000000-5-6-5~-|
........... ........... ........... ......
End of Verse 1.
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Pre Chorus 1
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------2-2---5-----3-3-------5--5-5-------3-3-----2-2--|
Ab|-0-----5-------3-3---3-----1-1-------1--1-1-------3-3-----4-4--|
Db|-0--0-----0-0------0----0-------0-0----------0-0-------0-------|
. ... . . ... ...
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Pre Chorus continued
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------2-2---5-----3-3-------5--5-5-------3-3-----2-2--|
Ab|-0-----5-------3-3---3-----1-1-------1--1-1-------3-3-----4-4--|
Db|-0--0-----0-0------0----0-------0-0----------0-0-------0-------|
. ... . . ... ...
End of Pre Chorus 1.
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Chorus: Play this once.
Guitars 1 and 2: Listen for rhythm. These are the only two chords used in the chorus.
Strum each chord a certain number of times, listen to the song for it.
eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|-3---0--|
Ab|-3---0--|
Db|-3---0--|
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End the chorus with this little part:
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Db|-000000--5-6-5~-|
......
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Verse 2:
Guitars 1 and 2: Play this twice.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--000000-5-6-5~-|
........... ........... ........... ......
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Guitars 1 and 2: Play this once.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000----------------|
Db|-0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000--0--000-000-000--000000-5-6-5~-|
........... ........... ........... ......
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Guitars 1 and 2: Play this once.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Db|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--000000-5-6-5~-|
........... ........... ........... ......
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Pre Chorus 2
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------2-2---5-----3-3-------5--5-5-------3-3-----2-2--|
Ab|-0-----5-------3-3---3-----1-1-------1--1-1-------3-3-----4-4--|
Db|-0--0-----0-0------0----0-------0-0----------0-0-------0-------|
. ... . . ... ...
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Pre Chorus 2 continued
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------2-2---5-----3-3-------5--5-5-------3-3-----2-2--|
Ab|-0-----5-------3-3---3-----1-1-------1--1-1-------3-3-----4-4--|
Db|-0--0-----0-0------0----0-------0-0----------0-0-------0-------|
. ... . . ... ...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/almost_easy_tab_ver_4.html ]
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Chorus 2: Play this twice.
Guitars 1 and 2: Listen for rhythm of first two chords.
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-3---0---3h/5--5-|
Ab|-3---0---3h/5--5-|
Db|-3---0---3h/5--5-|
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"You'll learn your lesson"
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|-3---0--|
Ab|-3---0--|
Db|-3---0--|
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End the chorus with this little part:
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Db|-000000--5-6-5~-|
......
End of Chorus 2.
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Pre Solo:
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7\-------------8\6-----6\3-----6/7------------------------------------|
Ab|-5\-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\4-0-0-4\1-0-0-4/5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
Db|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-7h8p7-0000-8h10p8-|
........... ... ... ................ ....
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Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7\-------------8\6-----6\3-----6/7------------------------------|
Ab|-5\-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\4-0-0-4\1-0-0-4/5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
Db|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-000000--5-6-5~~~~|
........... ... ... ..................
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Solo: I don't know what Guitar 2 is doing in the backround of this part.
Guitar 1:
1_____________________ 1_______________
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-13b---------13~~~~~~~~~~(13)\10--------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------12b---12~~~~~~~~~~|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
1______ 1________
eb|----------13-16-17b------(17)h/22\-17-13-------------------|
Bb|--------15------------------------------15-----------------|
Gb|------14----------------------------------14-13-14b~~~~~~~~|
Db|----15-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-/17-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
1___________ 1_____ 1.5______
eb|-17-18-17-13---------------------12-13-12--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------15----18b~~~~~~~~~~~---------13-10-15b-----(15)b------(15)\-|
Gb|----------------14-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
1___________ .5__
eb|-17-13----------------------------------------------------17b~~(17)-18--17~~~|
Bb|-------17-13----13----------------------------------15-17--------------------|
Gb|-------------14----------------------------------14--------------------------|
Db|-------------------15b~~~~~~~~~~~(10)\--------15-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------/13-17--------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of First Half of Solo.
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Second Half of Solo
Guitar 1:
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------17~~~~~-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------14---------|
Gb|-5h/7~~~~~(7)\--0h1h/2---(2)h/9p\7--7h/14~~(14)\-0--7h/14------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
.5__ .5__ .5__
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---10b--(10)------------------10b--(10)------------------------------|
Gb|-7------------7b--(7)~~~----------------7~~~~-0-1h/2--(2)h/9p\7--(7)-|
Db|-------------------------5/h7----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
eb|------------------------/18--17---------------|
Bb|---------------------------------15~~~~~(15)\-|
Gb|-10h/17~~~(17)\-0-7h/14-----------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
eb|-18-17-15--------17--------20-17----------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------18-17-15--18-17-15------20p17h20p18p17p\15---------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------17p15p14h15p14------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------17p15p\12~~|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Play this twice during the above part ^ ^ ^.
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-7---5---------------|
Db|-7---5---5---8---10--|
Ab|-5---3---5---8---10--|
Db|---------5---8---10--|
End of the whole solo.
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Interlude: This is the whole part after the solo.
Guitars 1 and 2: Listen for the rhythm of each chord.
Hit the 3/5/5 chord at the end once.
eb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Bb|--------------------------------------|-----|
Gb|---------5---2---3---------5---2---3--|--5--|
Db|-0---3---5---2---3-----3---5---2---3--|--5--|
Ab|-0---3---3---0---1-----3---3---0---1--|--3--|
Db|-0---3-----------------3--------------|-----|
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Break:
Guitar 2: use a wah pedal as a filter, or just turn your volume
knob on your guitar half way down for a little bit of distortion.
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------2-2---5-----3-3-------5--5-5-------3-3-----2-2--|
Ab|-0-----5-------3-3---3-----1-1-------1--1-1-------3-3-----4-4--|
Db|-0--0-----0-0------0----0-------0-0----------0-0-------0-------|
. ... . . ... ...
Guitar 1: Hit the first chord once. Listen for timing.
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-0---------------|
Ab|-0-----------0-0-|
Db|-0------0000-0-0-|
........
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Guitar 2:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------7-------2-2---5-----3-3-------5--5-5-------3-3-----2-2--|
Ab|-0-----5-------3-3---3-----1-1-------1--1-1-------3-3-----4-4--|
Db|-0--0-----0-0------0----0-------0-0----------0-0-------0-------|
. ... . . ... ...
Guitar 1:
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|-----------3-3---2-2-|
Ab|------0-0--3-3---4-4-|
Db|-0000-0-0------0-----|
........
End of Break.
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Chorus 3: Play this twice.
Guitars 1 and 2: Listen for rhythm of the first two chords.
eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-3---0---3h/5--5-|
Ab|-3---0---3h/5--5-|
Db|-3---0---3h/5--5-|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"You'll learn your lesson"
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|-3---0--|
Ab|-3---0--|
Db|-3---0--|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
End the chorus with this little part:
Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|----------------|
Db|----------------|
Ab|----------------|
Db|-000000--5-6-5~-|
......
End of Chorus 3.
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Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7\-------------8\6-----6\3-----6/7------------------------------------|
Ab|-5\-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\4-0-0-4\1-0-0-4/5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
Db|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-7h8p7-0000-8h10p8-|
........... ... ... ................ ....
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Guitars 1 and 2:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-7\-------------8\6-----6\3-----6/7------------------------------|
Ab|-5\-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\4-0-0-4\1-0-0-4/5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
Db|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-000000--5-6-5~~~~|
........... ... ... ..................
End of song.
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I spent 3 days on it.
[travis]
