This is an arrangement for 1 guitar/singer. I personally fingerpick
this song so playing arppegios and singing is very easy for me. It
is possible to play it with a pick if youre that coordinated. This
isnt the note-for-note version of the song. Its just close enough
for it to be obvious that its Fiction by Avenged Sevenfold. Feel
free to leave comments with corrections. Ill try yours out and, if
i think it sounds good, ill edit it in.
Chords (how i voice them)
-chord-EADGBE
-C-----X32010
-Csus2-X35533
-Dm----XX0231
-Em----022000
-F-----133211
-Fm----133111
For the intro ,to simulate piano backing, i just barre
a Cmaj chord and play a bass note or 2 in between the
main melody notes. Melody notes have = around them incase
you just wanna play them by themselves. Heres what it
kind of looks like.
intro
e|--------=8=-------=8=------------------------------------------|
B|--------------=11=-------=9=-------------=8=----=9=-----=8=----|
G|---------------------------------=9=---------------------------|
D|------10-----------------------10------10------10-----10---10--|
A|---10------10----------10---10------10------10-----10--------10|
E|-8-------------------8-----------------------------------------|
Here are the various piano fills on guitar in between
lyric phrases. This was made assuming that the guitarrist
is also singing so any piano fills done while singing
arent here.
Fill1 (barre an F and take the index finger off)
e|---------------0-0-0-|
B|-0-0-0--3-3-3--1-1-1-|
G|-0-0-0--2-2-2--------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Fill2 (the top notes of G,F, and Em)
e|-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-|
B|-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-|
G|-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Fill3 (F,G,F,F)
e|-1-1--3-3--1-1--1-|
B|-1-1--3-3--1-1--1-|
G|-2-2--4-4--2-2--2-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Fill4 (F,Em,Dm,C)
e|-1-1--0-0---------|
B|-1-1--0-0--3-3--1-|
G|-2-2--0-0--2-2--0-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Fill5 (G,F,Em,Em)
e|-3-3--1-1--0-0--0-|
B|-3-3--1-1--0-0--0-|
G|-4-4--2-2--0-0--0-|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
For the instrumental section, its basically a descending bass line with a
slightly alternating melody. Kind of hard to hear but i think this is it.
The bass notes are in ='s. I added 2 octaves of bass notes in case you can
make that stretch. Just pick and choose which bass note you feel most
comfortable with.
Instrumental Section
e|------3-4-3-----3-4-3-----3-4-3------3-4-3--|
B|----4---------3---------4----------3--------|
G|-=5=-------=4=-------=2=-------=0=----------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-=3=-------=2=-------=0=--------------------|
E|-------------------------------=3=----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/fiction_tab.html ]
e|------3-4-3------3-4-3-----3-4-3-----3-4-3--|
B|----4----------4---------3---------3--------|
G|--------------------------------=0=---------|
D|-=3=--------=2=-------=3=-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-=1=--------=0=-------=1=-------=3=---------|
e|--------5-3--------5-3-------7-5---3-5-10-12|
B|------5----------3---------5----------------|
G|-=5=5-------=4=4---------5------=0=---------|
D|----------------------=7=-------------------|
A|-=3=--------=2=-------=0=-------------------|
E|----------------------=5=-------=3=---------|
e|-----5-------3----1--0----------------------|
B|-----6-------3----1--0--3--1---0--3---------|
G|-----5-------0----2--0--2--0---0--0---------|
D|-=3=-----=2=-----=3=-2--0--2---2--0---------|
A|----------------------------------2---------|
E|-=1=-----=0=---------------------=3=--------|
-Intro x8 then (Fill1), Repeat x2 more and (Fill1) again-
C
Now I think I understand
F (Fill2)
How this world can overcome a man
C
Like a friend we saw it through
F
In the end I gave my life for you
Intro x2 then Fill1
C
Gave you all I had to give
F (Fill4)
Found a place for me to rest my head
C
While I may be hard to find
F (Fill5)
Heard there's peace just on the other side
-Chorus- (use barre chords and arppegiate)
Fm
Not that I could
Csus2
Or that I would
Fm
Let it burn
Csus2
Under my skin
Fm
Let it burn
-Intro x2 then Fill1-
C
Left this life to set me free
F (Fill2)
Took a piece of you inside of me
C
All this hurt can finally fade
F (Fill3)
Promise me you'll never feel afraid
-Chorus-
Fm
Not that I could
Csus2
Or that I would
Fm
Let it burn
Csus2
Under my skin
Fm
Let it burn
-Instrumental Section-
-Outro-(play around with pinky on high strings for added melody)
C G
I hope its worth it, here on the highway, yeah
Dm G
I know youll find your own way when Im not with you
C G
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
Dm G
I hope youll find your own way when Im not with you tonight
C G
I hope its worth it, whats left behind me, yeah
Dm G
I know youll find your own way when Im not with you
C G
So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
Dm G C
I know youll find your own way when Im not with you tonight
