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Scream - Avenged Sevenfold
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Tabbed by: Devady Bladez
Email: devan.eull@sendit.nodak.com
Tuning: Drop D, down 1/2 step: (low to high) Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
Intro
Moderate (130 beats per minute)
Half-Time Feel
Sampled Screams (3 Seconds)
Riff A
Gtr. 1 and 2 dist.
P.M.-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------13-13-16-16-17-17-----------|
|-----------------------------------13-13-15-15-----------------------------|
|-----------------------10-10-13-13-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0--12-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.--------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------12-12-12-12-12--------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0--12-12-12-12----------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-----|
|-0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------13-13-16-16-20--------------|
|-----------------------------------13-13-15-15-----------------------------|
|-----------------------10-10-13-13-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------12-12-----------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0--12-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.-----------------------| (Gradually Bend)
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|-----------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------------|
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|-0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
(14's for this riff are only played this one time)
Verse (Play Guitar Riff A)[D.S. Al Coda]
Pre-Chorus (End Half-Time Feel)
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|-------0-0-------0-0-3--5/6--------0-0-------0--0-6--5-3-------------------|
|-5/12--0-0-5/12--0-0-3--5/6--5/12--0-0-5/12--0--0-6--5-3-------------------|
This Pre-Chorus Riff section is played the first time only
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|-------0-0-------0-0-3--5/6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------|
|-5/12--0-0-5/12--0-0-3--5/6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------|
This Pre-Chorus Riff section is played the rest of the song
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|-------0-0-------0-0-3--5/6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0---------------|
|-5/12--0-0-5/12--0-0-3--5/6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0---------------|
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Riff B
Gtr. 1
This part you have to listen to the timing for
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|O-------------------------------------------------------------------------O|
|-5--(5)/12---12\9---12\11--(11)\7/10\5--(5)/12---12\9---12\11--(11)\7/10\--|
Rhythm Figure 1
Gtr. 2
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|--5---5-5-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7----------|
|--5---5-5-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7-5---5-5-7---7-7----------|
Gtrs. 1 & 2 Coda 1&2
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|--------7--8\-----------------------------------7--8\----------------------|
|-5--X-5-5--6\--8--X-8-10-10--0----1---(1)/5--X-5-5--6\--8--X-8-10-10\------|
|-5--X-5--------8--X-8-10--8--0----1---(1)/5--X-5--------8--X-8-10--8\------|
D.S. Al Coda (Take 2nd Ending)^
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Coda 1
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|-0---0-1--1-1--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-1--1-1--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
Half-Time Feel
Gtr. 3 (dist.)
|-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16---|
|-------18----18----------18----18----------18----18----------18----18------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19---------|
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|-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16---|
|-------18----18----------18----18----------18----18----------18----18------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19---------|
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|-18-17----------17-18-17----------17-18-17----------17-18-17----------17---|
|-------18----18----------18----18----------18----18----------18----18------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19---------|
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|-16-15-14----14-15-16-15-14----14-15-17-16-15----15-16-17~-----------------|
|----------17----------------17----------------17---------------------------|
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|-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16---|
|-------18----18----------18----18----------18----18----------18----18------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19---------|
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|-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16-17-16----------16---|
|-------18----18----------18----18----------18----18----------18----18------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19---------|
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|-18-17----------17-18-17----------17-18-17----------17-18-17----------17---|
|-------18----18----------18----18----------18----18----------18----18------|
|----------19----------------19----------------19----------------19---------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/scream_tab_ver_7.html ]
|-16-15-14----14-15-16-15-14----14-15/21-20-18-17-18-20-21~\----------------|
|----------17----------------17---------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm Figure 2
Gtrs. 1 & 2
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|O-------------------------------------------------------------------------O|
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|O-0-0--0-0-0--0-4-4--4-4-4--4-8-8--8-8-8--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-----------------O|
|--0-0--0-0-0--0-2-2--2-2-2--2-8-8--8-8-8--7-6-6--6-7-7--7------------------|
Riff C (Played 4 times)
Gtr. 4 (dist.)
|-------12-13----12-13-13/17--------12----12/18-17~-18-15----------------15-|
|-12/15-------15--------------14-15----14-----------------15----------15----|
|------------------------------------------------------------15----15-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------17----------|
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|-16-12-------------13------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-13-14-------14---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------14---------------------------------------------------------|
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Riff C1 (Played 4 times) [Harmonized with Riff C]
Gtr. 5 (dist)
|---------------------12/13~---------------------15-10----------------10----|
|---------10-------10------------------12/15-14~-------11----------11-------|
|-7/10-12----10-12-----------9-10-12-9--------------------12----12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
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|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----13-13-14-14----12-9----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------11---------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm Figure 3 (Played 4 times; Played behind Riff C and Riff C1)
Gtrs. 1 & 2
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-----------|
Bridge (This is the part where The Rev and Shadows are yelling Scream!)
End Half-Time Feel
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|-5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\5/12w-3-5-5/12w-(12)\5/12w----|
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|------------------6--5-3---------------------------------------------------|
|-(12\5-12w-5/12w\-6--5-3-5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\5/12w-|
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|-3-5-----------------------1-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-5-5/12w-(12)\5/12w-(12)\1-----------------------------------------------|
D.S.S. al Coda 2^
Chorus
Coda 2 (This is where it starts to get hard to hear what’s played)
Gtr. 6
Per - ish - ing. [Heavy Reverb & Delay]
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Gtr. 7
Per - ish - ing [Phaser]
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|----------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------7b(8)br7---------------------------------------------------|
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Outro
Half-Time Feel
Rhythm Figure 4 (This is the main outro to the song and repeat till end)
Gtrs. 1 & 2
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|-0-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Gtr. 6 This mad - ness, this mad - ness, this mad - ness
|-----17b(18)br17----------------------17-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------10------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------12b(14)-|
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I lost control This mad - ness, This mad - ness
|-13----------------------15gb(17)------------------------------------------|
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I’ll run to you one night This mad - ness,This mad - ness,This mad - ness
|-pb17(18)br(17-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------/10--11--10w--|
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Gtr. 7 [Played 3 1/2 times] *Listen for timing*
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|-----------------------------------------------------------5---------------|
|----------------------7b9--br7---------------------------pb7(9)--br7-------|
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Gtr. 8 (Clean) [Played 3 1/2 times] *Listen for timing*
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|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10------------------------------|
|----12----10----12----10----12----10----12----10---------------------------|
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Gtrs. 1 & 2
I'll run to you one night
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Legend
P.M. - Palm Mute
/ - Slide Up
|O--O| - Repeat
X - Muffled String
~ - Vibrato
W - Wide vibrato
>>> - Volume Swell
b - Bend
br - Bend Release
gb - Gradually Bend
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