AVENGED SEVENFOLD - UNHOLY CONFESSIONS
tabbed by: John (xcheesevandalx@aol.com)
Key:
~ = let note ring out
... = palm mute
/ = slide up
= slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
v = vibrato
b = bend
<#> = harmonic
x = mute string
* = pinch harmonic
DROPPED D TUNING
GUITAR ONE'S PARTS
0:00
INTRO:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7-----8-8-10-0-8-0-7---|
D|----0-0----------------------------10--8-8--------------|
P.M. . . . .
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---7-7-7-0-8-0------|
D|---7-7---------10---|
P.M. . .
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7--|
D|----0-0-----------------------------|
P.M. . .
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
A|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
D|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7-----8-8-10-0-8-0-7---|
D|----0-0----------------------------10--8-8--------------|
P.M. . . . .
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|(x3)
D|--------------------|
A|---7-7-7-0-8-0------|
D|---7-7---------10---|
P.M. . .
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7----|
D|----0-0----------------------------10-|
P.M. . .
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
A|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
D|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
0:28
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--12-12/14-1412-109-|
D|---x--x--x-x---x--x-x-|
A|--10-10/12-1210--87-|
D|----------------------|
0:29
VERSE: "I'll try..."
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|--17-1715-1514-12/14-|-----------------|
D|--12---12-12-----0---|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|8---8-8-----10---|
A|--12---12-12-----0---|--15-1513-1312-10/12-|8---8-8-----10---|
D|--12---12-12-0-0-0---|-----------------------|8---8-8-8-8-10---|
P.M. . . . .
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---12-12/14-1412-109-|
D|----x--x--x--x--x--x-x-|(x2)
A|---10-10/12-1210--87-|
D|-----------------------|
0:40 "Nothing tears the being..."
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0-----------------------------8-------------10-------10-|
A|-----------0-----------------------------8-------------10-------10-|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0x--0-0-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I'll be here waiting..."
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|--17-1715-1514-12/14-|-----------------|
D|--12---12-12-----0---|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|8---8-8-----10---|
A|--12---12-12-----0---|--15-1513-1312-10/12-|8---8-8-----10---|
D|--12---12-12-0-0-0---|-----------------------|8---8-8-8-8-10---|
P.M. . . . .
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---12-12/14-1412-109-|
D|----x--x--x--x--x--x-x-|
A|---10-10/12-1210--87-|
D|-----------------------|
0:50
DUN DUN RIFF:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|(x4)
A|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
D|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
P.M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1:11
CHORUS: "I wish I could be the one..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--3-2h3p2-0---3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3------------3-3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------0--2--3----------------------3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3--3---3-3-3--3---|
D|--------0--2--3-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|(x2)
A|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--5~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
1:52
HARMONIZING RIFF: (x2)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------2-------------------------------------------|
D|--/7-5-7~--/3-2-3~--/3---5~----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------/7-5-7~--/4~-/5-/8-7-5-4~-/7-5-8~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:13
PRE-VERSE:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7-----8-8-10-0-8-0-7---|
D|----0-0----------------------------10--8-8--------------|
P.M. . . . .
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|(x3)
D|--------------------|
A|---7-7-7-0-8-0------|
D|---7-7---------10---|
P.M. . .
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7----|
D|----0-0----------------------------10-|
P.M. . .
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
A|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
D|--8-8x-----7-7x-|
2:23
VERSE 2: "Nothing will last..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-10-0-8-0-7h8p7-----8-8-10-0-8-0-7---|
D|----0-0----------------------------10--8-8--------------|
P.M. . . . .
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|(x4)
D|--------------------|
A|---7-7-7-0-8-0------|
D|---7-7---------10---|
2:43
BREAKDOWN: (slow chuggy palm mutes) "Break all your promises..."
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2:50
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|(x2)
A|--0-/12-11-0-/10-9-8-0-/7-0-/6-5--|
D|--0-/12-11-0-/10-9-8-0-/7-0-/6-5--|
2:58
DUN DUN RIFF:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|(x4)
A|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
D|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
P.M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3:19
BENDY THING:
(a third guitar plays the "dun dun" riff behind the other two) (x4)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-11b12-0-10b11-0-8b9-0-7p0-5b6-(long bend thing, sounds weird...)|
3:29
SECOND BENDY THING:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2----|
A|-------------------------------4--|
D|--0-6b7--0-5b6--0-4b5--0-3-0------|
3:34
CHORUS: "I wish I could be the one..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--x--0--3--5--5--5-5--3-2h3p2-0---3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--5--x--0--3--5--3--3-3------------3-3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------0--3--5----------------------3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
D|--7--x--0--3--5--5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
A|--5--x--0--3--5--3--3-3--3---3-3-3--3---|
D|--------0--3--5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
A|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--5~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
"When time soaked with blood..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--3-2h3p2-0---3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3------------3-3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------0--2--3----------------------3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3--3---3-3-3--3---|
D|--------0--2--3-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------------------------7~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
A|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--5~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
4:20
BENDY THING OUTRO:
(a third guitar plays the "dun dun" riff behind the other two)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|(x4)
A|----------------------------------|
D|--0-11b12-0-10b11-0-8b9-0-7p0-5b6-|
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--0-0x--|END
A|--0-0x--|
D|--0-0x--|
GUITAR TWO'S PARTS
0:00
INTRO: 0:05 0:07
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-(drums hit, but no guitar at first)----------------8-8-x--7-7-x-----|
A|----------------------------------------0-0-x-------8-8-x--7-7-x-----|
D|----------------------------------------0-0-x-------8-8-x--7-7-x-----|
P.M. . .
0:10
MAIN RIFF: (x3)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-7-0-5h7p5--------8-0-7-0-5-----5-0-7-0-------|
A|---0-0----------------------------7--8-8-----------7-7---------7-----|
D|---0-0-------------------------------8-8-----------7-7---------------|
P.M. . . . . . .
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-7-0-5h7p5----8-8-x--7-7-x---|
A|---0-0----------------------------7--8-8-x--7-7-x---|
D|---0-0-------------------------------8-8-x--7-7-x---|
P.M. . .
0:28
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-9/10-109-76-----|
D|--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-----|
A|--7-7/-8--87-54-----|
D|----------------------|
0:29
VERSE: "I'll try..."
E|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|--14-1412-1210-9/10-|-----------------|
D|--12---12-12-----0---|---x--x--x--x--x-x--x-|8---8-8-----10---|
A|--12---12-12-----0---|--12-1210-10-8-7/-8-|8---8-8-----10---|
D|--12---12-12-0-0-0---|----------------------|8---8-8-8-8-10---|
P.M. . . . .
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-9/10-109-76-----|
D|--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-----|(x2)
A|--7-7/-8--87-54-----|
D|----------------------|
0:40 "Nothing tears the being..."
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0-----------------------------8-------------10-------10-|
A|-----------0-----------------------------8-------------10-------10-|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0x--0-0-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"I'll be here waiting..."
E|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|--14-1412-1210-9/10-|-----------------|
D|--12---12-12-----0---|---x--x--x--x--x-x--x-|8---8-8-----10---|
A|--12---12-12-----0---|--12-1210-10-8-7/-8-|8---8-8-----10---|
D|--12---12-12-0-0-0---|----------------------|8---8-8-8-8-10---|
P.M. . . . .
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--9-9/10-109-76-----|
D|--x-x--x--x-x-x-x-----|
A|--7-7/-8--87-54-----|
D|----------------------|
0:50
DUN DUN RIFF:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
A|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
D|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
P.M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1:01
PINCH HARMONIC RIFF: (x2)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---3-----2---3----------------3p0-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0--7*-------|
A|----0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-5-0-4--0-0-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . .
1:11
CHORUS: "I wish I could be the one..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--3-2h3p2-0---3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3------------3-3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------0--2--3----------------------3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3--3---3-3-3--3---|
D|--------0--2--3-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|(x2)
A|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--5~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
1:52
HARMONIZING RIFF: (x2)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/8-7-8~-/5-4-5~-/5-8-7~-/5-3-4-0-0h1-/3-/4-3-1--/4-3-4---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:13
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0~----------------------------------------------8-8-x--7-7-x-----|
A|----0~----------------------------------0-0-x-------8-8-x--7-7-x-----|
D|----0~----------------------------------0-0-x-------8-8-x--7-7-x-----|
P.M. . .
2:23
MAIN RIFF: (x4)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3-0-5-0-7-0-8-0-7-0-5h7p5--------8-0-7-0-5-----5-0-7-0-------|
A|---0-0----------------------------7--8-8-----------7-7---------7-----|
D|---0-0-------------------------------8-8-----------7-7---------------|
P.M. . . . . . .
2:43
BREAKDOWN: (slow chuggy palm mutes) "Break all your promises..."
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2:50
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|(x2)
A|--0-/12-11-0-/10-9-8-0-/7-0-/6-5--|
D|--0-/12-11-0-/10-9-8-0-/7-0-/6-5--|
2:58
DUN DUN RIFF:
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
A|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
D|--0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--------0-0x--------0-0-0-0-0x--|
P.M.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3:08-
PINCH HARMONIC RIFF: (x2)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2---3-----2---3----------------3p0-5p0-7p0-8p0-7p0--7*-------|
A|----0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-5-0-4--0-0-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . .
3:19
BENDY THING:
(a third guitar plays the "dun dun" riff behind the other two) (x4)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-11b12-0-10b11-0-8b9-0-7p0-5b6-(long bend thing, sounds weird...)|
3:29
SECOND BENDY THING:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
D|--0-6b7--0-5b6--0-4b5--0-3-0-5-2~-|
3:34
CHORUS: "I wish I could be the one..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--x--0--3--5--5--5-5--3-2h3p2-0---3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--5--x--0--3--5--3--3-3------------3-3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------0--3--5----------------------3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
D|--7--x--0--3--5--5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
A|--5--x--0--3--5--3--3-3--3---3-3-3--3---|
D|--------0--3--5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
A|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--5~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
"When time soaked with blood..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--3-2h3p2-0---3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3------------3-3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------0--2--3----------------------3--x-3--3--3--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--7--x-----------5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
D|--7--x--0--2--3--5--5-5--5---5-5-5--5---|
A|--5--x--0--2--3--3--3-3--3---3-3-3--3---|
D|--------0--2--3-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------------------------7~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
A|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--5~--|
D|--3--x--3--3---3--5--x--3~--|
4:20
BENDY THING OUTRO:
(a third guitar plays the "dun dun" riff behind the other two)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|(x4)
A|----------------------------------|
D|--0-11b12-0-10b11-0-8b9-0-7p0-5b6-|
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--0-0x--|END
A|--0-0x--|
D|--0-0x--|
I hope all those bends sound okay. Email me if you want me to tab something out for ya. xcheesevandalx@aol.com
