The tabs for this were either missing parts or weren't impressive. So I decided to do full
tab with the solo and intro.
Sweet song!
In Drop D (DADGBE)
(VIOLIN PART I)...w/ notes for violinists.
a g g f a g d# d a g g f ed ed ed ed
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--14s12----12s10----14s12----8s7----14s12----12s10---9s7-9s7-9s7-9s7---|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--12s10----10s8-----12s10----6s5----12s10----10s8----7s5-7s5-7s5-7s5---|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(INTRO)
Lead Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------17b-----17b-18b-----|
b|--8-10//17----10p8h10-8-10//18b----10-8-10//20b---18-----20--------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----15-17-15-13------15-17-15-13------15-17-15-13---|
b|----------------15---------------15-----------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----15-17-15-13------15-17-15-13------15-17-15-13---|
b|----------------15---------------15-----------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----20-22-20-18------20-22-20-18------20-22-20-18---|
b|----------------20---------------20-----------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----20-22-20-18------20-22-20-18------21b22---------|
b|----------------20---------------20-----------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Part
e|------------|
b|------------|
g|------------| (2x)
d|-0--8--5--1-|
a|-0--8--5--1-|
d|-0--8--5--1-|
(BREAKDOWN/preverse)
Lead Guitar
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------|
a|--5h8p5-5h8p5------------5h8p5-5h8p5-------------|
d|-------6-----6p0-0--0-0-------6-----6p0-0--0-0---|
x x x x x x
(VERSE)
Lead And Rhythm Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------| (3x)
d|------------------------------------------------3--5--6----|
a|--5h8p5-5h8p5------------5h8p5-5h8p5------------3--5--6----|
d|-------6-----6p0-0--0-0-------6-----6p0-0--0-0--3--5--6----|
x x x x x x
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------3--5--6-6--5--3--|
a|--5h8p5-5h8p5------------5h8p5-5h8p5-------------3--5--6-6--5--3--|
d|-------6-----6p0-0--0-0-------6-----6p0--0--0-0--3--5--6-6--5--3--|
x x x x x x
Rhythm after short bass riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-------------------------|
d|--5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-------------------------|
a|--3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3------------------3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------9-9-9-/-10-/-12-----------------------12-12-12-/-14-/-15--|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------7-7-7-/-8--/-10-----------------------10-10-10-/-12-/-13--|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
d|---0-0-8-0-7-0-0-0-8-0-7-0-8-0-7-0---|
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|--5---3---5---6----|
d|--5---3---5---7----|
a|--3---1---3---4----|
d|-------------------|
(PRECHORUS)
Lead and Rhythm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------| (2x)
d|--0----------0------3------3-----8----------8--10-10-10--14-14-14---|
a|--0----------0------3------3-----8----------8--10-10-10--12-12-12---|
d|--0--0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3-----8--8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10--14-14-14---|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
(CHORUS)
Rhythm and Lead together
e|---------------------|
g|---------------------|
b|------5---7----------| (2x)
d|--3---5---7---8------|
a|--3---3---5---8------|
d|--3-----------8------|
Then play the (Verse) and (Chorus) again, but this time the chorus is played (4x).
(VIOLIN PART II)
*This is alot like the intro part for the lead guitar.
Lead and Rhythm during violin
e|-------------------|
g|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
d|-------------------| (2x)
a|--0--8--5--8-7-----|
d|--0--8--5--8-7-----|
x x x x x
(BRIDGE)
e|-------------------|
g|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
d|-------------------| (4x)
a|--0--8--5--8-7-----|
d|--0--8--5--8-7-----|
(SOLO)...starts at (3:57)
Lead Guitar (use sweep picking)...Rythm guitar repeats the (BRIDGE) line
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------5h6p5---5-6-8//15b-----------5h6p5---5-6-8//17b-|
g|--------5-------7--------------------5-------7------------|
d|------5----------------------------5----------------------|
a|--5-7--------------------------5-7------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
x x x x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/afterlife_tab_ver_5.html ]
e|------------------------------|
b|----------5h6p5---5-6-8//20b--|
g|--------5-------7-------------|
d|------5-----------------------|
a|--5-7-------------------------|
d|------------------------------|
x x
(4:04)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--18p17p15-17p15p14-------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------17p15p14h15h17p15p14--14h15p14------------|
d|----------------------------------------17--------17p15p14----|
a|----------------------------------------------------------17--|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:06)
e|-----------------------------------------------------17b-----17b-18b-----|
b|--8-10//17----10p8h10-8-10//18b----10-8-10//20b---18-----20--------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:15)
e|--18-17-17-18-18-17-17-18-17-17-18-18-17-17--------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------15h17h18-22b---|
g|----------------------------------------------17---------------|
d|--------------------------------------------18-----------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:17)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--18-17-17-18-18-17-17-18-17-17-18-18-17-17-----14h15h17-20b---|
g|----------------------------------------------15---------------|
d|--------------------------------------------17-----------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:19)
e|--17-16-16-17-17-16-16-17-16-16-17-17-16-17--------------18b---|
b|------------------------------------------------15h17h18-------|
g|----------------------------------------------17---------------|
d|--------------------------------------------18-----------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:21)
e|--18-17-17-18-18-17-17--------------22-17-------17-------------|
b|---------------------------15h17h18-----------18---------------|
g|-------------------------17-----------------19-----------------|
d|-----------------------18-----------------19-------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:24) I------------triplits-----------------|I
e|--10-10h13-10-10-10h15-10-10-10h13-10-10-15-10-10-13-10-10-15-10-10-13-10-10---|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I------------triplets-----------------|I
e|--10-10h13-10-10-10h15-10-10-10h13-10-10-15-10-10-13-10-10-15-10-10-13-10-10---|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:28) I------------triplets-----------------|I
e|--13-13h15-13-13-13h17-13-13-13h15-13-13-17-13-13-15-13-13-17-13-13-15-13-13---|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I------------triplets-----------------|I
e|--13-13h15-13-13-13h17-13-13-13h15-13-13-17-13-13-15-13-13-17-13-13-15-13-13---|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:30)
e|--17p15p13----15p13--------------------------------|
b|----------17-------17p15--17p15p13-----------------|
g|----------------------------------16--17p16p14-----|
d|-----------------------------------------------17--|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
(4:33) (whammy bar) for those who are cool enough to have one.
e|--------16bbb18\\\\\-------------------------------|
b|--15~~~--------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------|
(4:33) Rythm guitar
e|----------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------|
b|--7-7-7-7-7------------5-5-5-5-5--------------|(2x)
d|--7-7-7-7-7-0---0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-2---2-2-2----|
a|--5-5-5-5-5-0---0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2----|
d|------------0---0-0-0------------2---2-2-2----|
x x x x x x
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--7-7-7-7-7---------------------5-5-5-5-5--------------------|(2x)
d|--7-7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
a|--5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
d|-------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--------------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
(4:50)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--9--12--14--15--12---------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------3--2h3p2h3h2------3-2----2h3s5--2--|
a|--7--10--12--13--10-------------3-----------------3-------3-----------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-REPEAT CHORUS AND YOU'RE DONE :D (and thank god, so am I)
note: I did not use any special program to do this, so if some of the fast parts of the
are missing a note it wouldn't surprise me. Please comment if anything seems off.
thanks for reading,
Eric
|Legend|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
