Bat Country Chords & Tabs
HEY THIS IS BAT COUNTRY BY AVENGED SEVENFOLD.
THIS SONG IS PLAYED IN DROP D TUNING.
THIS SONG HAS ABOUT A HARD DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
THIS SONG WAS TABBED BY BRAD RUNEVITCH.
b = bend up
< > = tap the number inbetween
x = palm mute
DWWB = Dive With Whammy Bar (dive bomb)
p = pull off
h = hammer on
prf = Play Really Fast
QS = quick stop with palm (needed)
Intro (with distortion)
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-7------6-----0------------------------|
-5-x4---6-x3--0-x4---5-3-5-6-5-3-0-----| x2
-0------6-----0------5-3-5-6-5-3-0-----|
Intro 2 (without distortion)
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-7-------6-----0------------------------|
-5-x4----6-x3--0-x4--5-3-5-6-5-3-0------| x2
-0-------6-----0-----5-3-5-6-5-3-0------|
Part 1
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-7---6---5---3---| x2
-5---6---5---3---|
-0---6---5---3---|
Part 2 (strum up and down)
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-55555555---------------------------------------------|
-------------6666666666-0000000000000000--------------| x2
Play this the last time
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-55555555-------------------44444444-55555555-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
----------66666666-55555555----------------------------33333333-22222222-|
Chorus (Part 3)
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-7-----xx--5-5-x-3-----5-----3-----x-5----2h3-----|
-5-x4--xx--5-5-x-3-x4--3-x8--3-x2--x-3------------| x2
-0-----xx--5-5-x-3-----------3-----x--------------|
Part 4
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-55555555---------------------------------------------|
-------------6666666666-0000000000000000--------------| x4
Play this the last time (the 5th time)
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-55555555-------------------44444444-55555555-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
----------66666666-55555555----------------------------33333333-22222222-|
Chorus (Part 5)
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-7-----xx--5-5-x-3-----5-----3-----x-5----2h3-----|
-5-x4--xx--5-5-x-3-x4--3-x8--3-x2--x-3------------| x2
-0-----xx--5-5-x-3-----------3-----x--------------|
Part 6 (Guitar 1 = Synyster)
-----1-------------------------------------------------1----------|
---3--3-3-----3--------1--------0--------1--------3----1----1---1-|
--2-2--2----0--0-0---0--0-0---1--1-1---2--2-2---0--0-0-0--0--0-0--|
-0---------0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0--3-3-3--3---| x2
----------2--------3--------2--------0--------2--------3----------|
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Part 6 (Guitar 2 = Zacky)
-1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----1------|
-3-----3-----1-----0-----1-----3-----1------|
-2-x7--0-x7--0-x7--1-x7--2-x7--0-x7--0-x12--|
-0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3------| x2
-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3------|
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Part 7 (before solo)
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-7---6---5---3---| x4
-5---6---5---3---|
-0---6---5---3---|
Part 8 (solo - first guitar = Synyster)
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-15-----10-----9----------------10h13-16~~~----------------------|
-17b~--12b~---11b~---10h11h12h13---------------------------------|
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----------------------------------------------0-DWWB-(DIVE BOMB)-|
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-----------6~-------------8~-----------10~-13b-13-<19>13p12p10-|
-7p5h7p5h7----5-7p5h7p5h7----7p5h7p5h7-------------------------|
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---------------------17~-18-17-16-13-10-13-10-18-17-16-------------------|
-<21>15-<21>15p14h15--------------------------------------------14141414-|
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(the notes right next to each other, strum up and down because its really fast)
-------15h17-10--------13--------12----15-------171817161718171617x8-12~-|
-15b---------------------101010----999---141414--------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/bat_country_tab_ver_10.html ]
-101112131211101112131211-121314151413121314151413--------------------------|
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-141516171615141516171615-1718211817-------------171821b-|
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Part 9 (guitar duette - or 1st guitar with harmonizer)
-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-16-12----------12-16-12----------12-|
------15------15--------15------15--------14------14--------14------14---|
--------14--14------------14--14------------13--13------------13--13-----|
----------15----------------15----------------14----------------14-------|
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-10~-10-12-13-20-18-17-18-17-13-15-12-13-15-18-17-9-10-12-17-13-10-12-13-20-|
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-18-17-18-17-13-15-12-13-15-18-17-9-10-12-17-13~~-18-15~~-|
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-17181715171817151718171517181715171817151718171517201715---15------|
---------------------------------------------------------18---17h18-|
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(2nd guitar part for solo and duette = Zacky)
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-7---6---5---------| x2 (this is the part before the dive bomb)
-5---6---5---------|
-0---6---5--0-QS---|
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---------------------------------------3-4-5-6-6-6----|
-55555555------------------------------3-4-5-6-6-6----| x4
-------------66666666-00000000---------3-4-5-6-6-6----|
Play this the last time (the 5th time)
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-55555555-------------------44444444-55555555-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
----------66666666-55555555----------------------------33333333-22222222-|
(now either the 2nd guitarist[Zacky]joins the duette or does this)
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------0-------5---------5-------2------2-| x2
------0-------5----3333-3--0000-0-4444-4-|
-0000-0--5555-5--------------------------|
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-0--3-2-0--2--5-3-2-7-5-3-2-8-7-12-11-| (end of 2nd guitar part)
-0--3-2-0--2--5-3-2-7-5-3-2-8-7-12-11-|
-0--3-2-0--2--5-3-2-7-5-3-2-8-7-12-11-|
Part 10 (after the solo and duette)
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Part 11 (when he starts singing the thing that he speaks at the beginning)
(when it says x32, it means strum up and down 32 times, or 16 beats)
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-0-2-3-----5-----5-------0---2-3-----5-----3-----2-----6-----|
-0-2-3-x16-3-x16-5-x14---0---2-3-x16-3-x16-1-x32-0-x16-4-x16-|
-0-2-3-----------5-------0---2-3-----------------------------|
Chorus (part 12)
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-7-----xx--5-x-3-----5-----3----x-5----2h3-| x2
-5-x4--xx--5-x-3-x4--3-x8--3-x2-x-3-x2-----|
-0-----xx--5-x-3-----------3----x----------|
Part 13 (Guitar 1 = Synyster)
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---3--3-3-----3--------1--------0--------1--------3----1----1---1-|
--2-2--2----0--0-0---0--0-0---1--1-1---2--2-2---0--0-0-0--0--0-0--|
-0---------0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0--3-3-3--3---| x4
----------2--------3--------2--------0--------2--------3----------|
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Part 13 (Guitar 2 = Zacky)
-1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----1------|
-3-----3-----1-----0-----1-----3-----1------|
-2-x7--0-x7--0-x7--1-x7--2-x7--0-x7--0-x12--|
-0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3------| x4 (OR TILL THE END OF THE SONG)
-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3------|
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(: OK THAT IS THE END OF THE SONG BAT COUNTRY. ONCE YOU LISTEN TO THE SONG AND PLAY THE
THAT I JUST MADE, U WILL FIND THAT THEY ARE RIGHT. I LEARNED THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY SO I
U HSOULD TOO! GOOD LUCK!!! :)