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Fiction - Avenged Sevenfold
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Tabbed by: sugarcomblary
Here's what I think is pretty close to the song. Im pretty sure the "Not that I could"
is wrong, it's just a guess so please feel free to message me any corrections. This is my
tab, so please be nice. Happy playing :D
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro:
part A (x8)(x2) part B (x1)(x1)
e|-8--7--8-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------9--5--8--9--8----|-------11-11-11--13-13-13--17-17-17------------|
G|---------------------------|---10------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse: (This part works well if you have a seperate guitar to play the part on the high
string at the end)
(x2)
e|--0--------0-----------0-----0----------1------333--111--0-----------------|
B|--1-----------1--------1--------1-------1----------------------------------|
G|--0--------------0-----0-----------0----2----------------------------------|
D|--2--------------------2----------------3----------------------------------|
A|--3--------------------3----------------3----------------------------------|
E|--x--------------------x----------------1----------------------------------|
Repeat Intro (Part A) x2 and (Part B) x1
Verse (x2)
"Not that I could, or that I would..."
(Please send me a message if you have any corrections for this or any other parts :) )
Play each section 3 times, before switching to the next, 3 times. (or just listen to
song)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/fiction_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------13------------------------|
G|----------------13--------------|--------------------14--------------------|
D|-----12-------------14----------|--------12-------------15-----------------|
A|-12------12-------------15------|----12-----12-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Repeat Intro (Part A) x2 and (Part B) x1
Verse (x2)
"Not That I could" section (x1)
If you have 2 guitars, you can get one guitar to play this the whole time, and have the
part played by the other guitar over this the third time.
(x4)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8---12-11-----8----11-10----7----12-11-----7-----11-10-----------|
D|--7/9--9--------------9---9---------8---8----------8---8-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This can either be played after playing the above section two times, or if playing with
guitarist when they begin the above section for the 3rd time.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13---12----12-13-12-10----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------12--13---5--7--8--9---7/9-10--9--7--5--4--7-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"I hope it's worth it"
The chords are: C G Am Em Am G F G (x4)
You can do whatever strum/picking pattern you like for this part.
Well there it is. If you have any corrections, or anything you'd like to add, feel free
message me.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| B Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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