Note with side guitar to get the bending sound you slide up to the note to give it a
sounding
Guitar 1
E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
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|guitar 2 (slide guitar)
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|----------------------------------------------/10---/8----|
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E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
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|-/6-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5/7-------------10/5/10-------|
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| E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
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|-/10------------------------------------------------------|
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E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
But with all that we’ve been through…
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|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-----|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-----|
|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1---1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
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|-/7---------------------------/9--------------------------|
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E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
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|-/10-----------------/10--/8----------5/8/5---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------/10--/6-|
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E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
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|-/7-------------------------------------------------------|
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E q E q E q E E E E E E E E q E q E E E E q q E E
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|-3---3---3---3-----3-3-3-3--3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3----|
|-2---2---2---2-----2-2-2-2--2---2----2-2-2-2-------2-2----|
|-------------------3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---3b--3b-3b--3b--------------3b-3b-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3b-0---------|
Cause with all these things we do…
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|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-----|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-----|
|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1---1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
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|-7/5-------------------------5/9--------------------------|
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I reach towards the sky…
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-------------------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2------|
|--------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3------|
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|-9/7---------------------7/9----------------------------|
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1------|
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|-9/5---------------------5/7----------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/gunslinger_tab_ver_3.html ]
I wont question why so…
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-------------------------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2------|
|--------------------------3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3------|
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|-7/9/7---------------------7/9--------------------------|
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1------|
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|-9/5---------------------5/7----------------------------|
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Cause with all these things we do…
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|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1-----|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3-3---0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
|-0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0---2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-----|
|-1--1-1-1-1--1-1---1-1-1-1---3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------|(play the 5 right
the electric comes in)
|-7/9/7-------------------------7/5------------------------5/7--|
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Heavy bit
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|-----------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-|
|-----------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-|
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|-0---3---5---6---10-10-10-10---0---3---0-------------------|
|-0---3---5---6---10-10-10-10---0---3---0---0--0------------|
|-0---3---5---6---10-10-10-10---0---3---0---0--0------------|
. .
|---------------------------------------------------------------|(natural harmonics)
|---------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-|
|---------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-|
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|-0---3---5---6---10-10-10-10---0---3---0-----------------------|
|-0---3---5---6---10-10-10-10---0---3---0---0-0-0-0-------------|
|-0---3---5---6---10-10-10-10---0---3---0---0-0-0-0-------------|
. . . .
VERSE (X2)
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|-5p3-5p3-5p3-5p3-/8-----5p3-5p3-5p3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . .
PRE CHORUS
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|-3--3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-5--5--5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5---|
|-3--3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-5--5--5-5---5-5--5-5-5-5---|
|-1--1--1-1---1-1--1-1-1-1-3--3--3-3---3-3--3-3-3-3---|
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CHORUS (X2)
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|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5----|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3----|
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|-7--7/9-9/101210-10101010-9--9/1010/1214-12-12121212--|
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|-5--5/7-7/8-10-8--8-8-8-8-7--7/8-8/10-12-10-10101010--|
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|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3----|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3----|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1----|
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|-9--9-9-9-9-9--9--1212121210-10101010-9/10/9-7--9--10-|
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|-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--10101010-8--8-8-8-8-7/8//7-5--7---8-|
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|(only on second time)
|------------------------------------------------------| the fifteen is played
|-------------------------------------------11--13--15-| on the first beat of
|------------------------------------------------------| the pre chorus
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PRE CHORUS
BRIDGE (X2)
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5--------------5--5--5-5-7--7--7-7-5--5--5-5-|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5----3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-7--7--7-7-5--5--5-5-|
|-1--1--1-1-1--1--3--3--3-3-3--3----3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5-3--3--3-3-|
|-----------------------------------3--3--3-3-------------------------------|
|
|(palm mute all the notes apart from the notes on the B string)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3-3-----3-3-----5-5-----5-5----------------5-5-------6-6-------5--5-----|
|----3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5--------5-5-5-----7-7-7-----5--5-5--|
|--3----3--3----3--5----5--5----5-----3-3-3---5----5----7----7----5-----5---|
|-1-------1-------3-------3---------3----3---3---------5---------3----------|
|----------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
SOLO BUILD UP
The stars in the night…
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|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5--------------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5--------------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5---|
|-1--1--1-1-1--1--3--3--3-3-3--3--0--0--0-0-3--3--3-3-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5---|
|---------------------------------0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2-3--3--3-3-5--5--5-5---|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5--7--7--7-7-9--9--9-9-10-10-101012-12-1212--|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-5--5--------------------------------------------|
|-1--1--1-1-1--1--3--3--3-3-3--3--5--5--5-5-7--7--7-7-8---8-8-8-10-10-1010--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(the arpeggios of the chords above are played as well with the same pattern as
The arpeggios used in the last part but the notes are changed to fit with this part)
SOLO
Rhythm - Bridge rhythm and arpeggios (X2)
SOLO
|-----------12-13-12------12-13-15-17b(18)bd17---15b(17)bd15---13----12-13-12-|
|-/15---/15------------/13----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-13-12----------------13*--------12-12b(13)bd12----12b(13--|
|-/13-15b(17)--/15-------------13-11-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------/12-----14-------14-12-----12-----------12---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----17----17b(18)bd17---15b(17)bd15-----------------------------------------|
|--13----13-----------------------------15------------------15b(17)-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------3------------------5-----------------|
|----------------------------------------3------------------5-----------------|
|----------------------------------------3------------------5-----------------|
|----------------------------------------1------------------3-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play chorus twice
Play pre chorus twice
End on D5