**************************************************************************************** * * * __ __________ ___ ___ S * * A / \ / _____ / / / E * * V / _ \ \/ / / / / V * * E / /_ \ __/ /__ / / E * * N / ___ \ /__ __/ / N * * G / / \ \ / / / / F * * E / / \ \ / / / / O * * D /___/ \___\ /__/ /___/ ___ L * * D * * ! * * * **************************************************************************************** Band: Avenged Sevenfold Album: City of Evil Song: Burn It Down Track: 2 Guitarists: Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm) Synyster Gates (Lead) _____________________________ |KEY: | | | |pm = palm-muted | |*NH = natural harmonic | |*AH = artificial harmonic | |*PH = pitch harmonic | |-~- = let ring | |~~~ = vibrato | |b = bend | |/ or = slide | |// or \ = legato slide | |r = a smaller rest | |R = a longer rest | |h = hammer-on | |p = pull-off | |. = staccato note or chord | |__3__ = triplet | |___F3___ = false triplet | |____________________________| tuning: all guitars in Drop-D (D-A-D-G-B-e) Intro (Gtrs.I+II) ~~Tempo = 200 bpm~~ | play six times| |--------||-------------------||-------------|| |--------||o-----------------o||-------------|| |--------||-------------------||-------------|| |--------||o-----------------o||-------------|| |--000-r-||--00000-000-000-r--||--00000-000--|| |--000---||--00000-000-000----||--00000-000--|| pm*** ***** *** *** ***** *** ~~Tempo Change (now tempo is about 180 bpm)~~ Lead Fig. 1 (Gtr.III) play twice | ||--------------------------------------10-------10--||--------------------10----| ||o-13-------13-12-------12-13-------13-------12----o||--------------12-------12-| ||--------12----------12----------12-------12--------||--14-------14----12-------| ||o----14----------12----------14-------------------o||--------14----------------| ||---------------------------------------------------||-----15-------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------||--------------------------| |----------------------13----------13-12----13h15p12--------------------------------| |-13-------13-15----15----13----13-------13----------13-------13-12-------12--------| |-------12-------12----------------------------------------12----------12----14~~~~-| |----14----------------------14-------------------------14----------12--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Gtr.IV) play twice | ||--12-------12-10-------10-12-------12-13----10-13--||--------------10----13-10-| ||o-------13----------12----------13-------13-------o||--13-------13----12-------| ||-----14----------12----------14--------------------||--------12----------------| ||o-------------------------------------------------o||-----14-------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------||--------------------------| ||---------------------------------------------------||--------------------------| |-12-------------------17----------17-15----17h19p15-12-------12-10-------10--------| |----------17-18----18----17----17-------17----------------13----------12----13~~~~-| |----14/17-------17----------14-------------------------14----------12--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (Gtrs.I+II) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5555----------------5555--------------------------2222-4444-5555-9999-----------| |-5555-5555-3333-5555-5555-5555-3333-5555-3333-5555-2222-4444-5555-9999-7777-5555-| |-3333-5555-3333-5555-3333-5555-3333-5555-3333-5555-0000-2222-3333-7777-7777-5555-| |------5555-3333-5555------5555-3333-5555-3333-5555---------------------7777-5555-| Verse 1, Rhy. Fig.1 (Gtrs.I+II) play three times| ||--------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------| ||o------------------------------------------o||--------------------------------------| ||--2----3----2----5----2----3--------2_-2_---||-2----3----2----5----2----3-----------| ||o-2----3----2----5----2----3------2-2_-2_--o||-2----3----2----5----2----3---3-2-----| ||--0-00-1-11-0-00-3-33-0-00-1-11-000-0_-0_---||-0-00-1-11-0-00-3-33-0-00-1-1-1-0-5-3-| ||--------------------------------------------||----------------------------------5-3-| pm** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * Pre-Chorus, Rhy. Fig. 2 (Gtr.I+II) (Pre-Chorus played twice altogether) ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-7-777777-6666/14-14-14-14-14//15-15-~-15-15-15-15---6-6-6-6//7-7-~-| ||-7-777777-7777-x--x--x--x--x---x--x-----x--x--x-x--r-x-x-x-x--x-x---| ||-5-555555-4444/12-12-12-12-12//13-13-~-13-13-13-13---4-4-4-4//5-5-~-| ||--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |------3-~------2-~------5-~------3-~-|| |-0000-0-~-0000-0-~-0000-0-~-0000-0-~-|| |-0000-----0000-----0000-----0000-----|| (end Rhy. Fig. 2) pm**** **** **** **** Chorus(Gtrs.I+II) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333333333-7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333-----------------| |-7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333333333-7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333-000-0-0-000-000-| |-5-5-~-5-3-33331-~-1111111111111-5-5-~-5-3-33331-~-1111111-000-0-0-000-000-| |-----------------------------------------------------------000-0-0-000-000-| pm*** * * *** *** |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333333333--7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333333333-| |-7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333333333--7-7-~-7-5-55553-~-3333333333333-| |-5-5-~-5-3-33331-~-1111111111111--5-5-~-5-3-33331-~-1111111111111-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Post-Chorus (Gtrs.I+II) play four times| Gtr.2 only: ||-------------------------------||---------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------o||----------------------------------.----| ||----------.--.-----------------||----------------------------------2--2-| *(the last two A5 chords ||o-0-------0--0----------------o||-2----3----2----5----2----3-----2-2--2-| are played by BOTH guitars) ||--000-0-0-0--0--0------0-------||-0-00-1-00-0-00-3-00-0-00-10000-0-0--0-| ||--000-0-0-0--0--0-5~~~-0-8~~~--||---------------------------------------| pm*** * * * * ** ** ** ** ** **** | | ________Rhythm Fig. 3_________/ Chorus 2 (Gtrs.I+II) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-7-~-7-5-55553-33-3333333-33337-777777-999999-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-99-| |-7-7-~-7-5-55553-33-3333333-3333x-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--xx-| |-5-5-~-5-3-33331-11-1111111-11115-555555-777777-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--77-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9999999999999999-7-7-~-7-5-55553-33-3333333-3333-7-777777-999999-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-7-7-~-7-5-55553-33-3333333-3333-x-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-x--x--x--x--x--x--| |-7777777777777777-5-5-~-5-3-33331-11-1111111-1111-5-555555-777777-8--8--8--8--8--8--| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| "It's sorrow that feeds your lies!" |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------.-----------------| |-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-109--7-~-~--10-~-7-----------------| |-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-7-~-~--10-~-7---8-~-~-~-~-~-~-| |-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8-7--5-~-~--8--~-5---8-~-~-~-~-~-~-| |----------------------------------------------8-~-~-~-~-~-~-| Breakdown (Gtr.I) play three times | ||---------------------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------------------------o|| ||----------.-----------.-----------.----------------|| ||o---------0-----------0-----------0---------------o|| ||--000-0-0-0-R-000-0-0-0-R-000-0-0-0----------------|| gradually bend each 8th fret ||--000-0-0-0---000-0-0-0---000-0-0-0--8b8888888888--|| higher as they continue on pm*** * * *** * * *** * * until it's bent 1 1/2 (to a C#) (Gtr.II) play three times | ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|| ||----------.-----------.-----------.------------------------------------|| ||o---------0-----------0-----------0-----------------------------------o|| gradually bend each 11th fret ||--000-0-0-0-R-000-0-0-0-R-000-0-0-0------------------------------------|| higher as they continue on ||--000-0-0-0---000-0-0-0---000-0-0-0--11b11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|| until it's bent 1 12 (to an E) pm*** * * *** * * *** * * (Gtrs.I+II) play four times ||------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------o|| ||----------.--.----------------|| ||o-0-------0--0---------------o|| ||--000-0-0-0--0--0------0------|| ||--000-0-0-0--0--0-5~~~-0-8~~~-|| pm*** * * * * Bridge (figure out the rhythm for yourself, it's pointless to waste my time and write it out) |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-4-|-5-|-9-|---|---| |-3-|-5-|-7-|-4-|-5-|-9-|-7-|-5-| |-3-|-5-|-7-|-2-|-3-|-7-|-7-|-5-| Gtrs.I+II go through this |-3-|-5-|-7-|---|---|---|-7-|-5-| chord progression four times F5 G5 A5 B5 c5 E5 A5 G5 w/ lead in the background that I haven't tabbed yet Solo Backing Rhythm: (The solo isn't TOO bad, I should have it soon) Rhythm Figure 2's alt. ending: (Gtr.s I+II) |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |------------------------------___3___--| |------3-~-------2-~------5-~--3--3--3--| |-0000-0-~--0000-0-~-0000-0-~--1--1--1--| |-0000------0000-----0000---------------| pm**** **** **** * * * (Gtr.III) *A.H.* |----------------| |----------------| |--R--10b-r-b-/--| (bend, release, bend, and slide up the neck) |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| (same as Chorus 2) ~~Tempo Change (tempo is now about 160 bpm) Ending (Gtrs.I+II) |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-_3_-_3_----------_3_-_3_----------_3_-_3_-------------------| |-555-555-3-~-~-3--7-7-777-8-~-~-8--555-555-3-~-~-~-0-~-~-~-~-| |-555-555-3-~-~-3--7-7-777-8-~-~-8--555-555-3-~-~-~-0-~-~-~-~-| |-555-555-3-~-~-3--7-7-777-8-~-~-8--555-555-3-~-~-~-0-~-~-~-~-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-_3_-_3_----------_3_-_3_----------_3_-_3_---------.--.--------------------| |-555-555-3-~-~-3--7-7-777-8-~-~-8--777-777-5-~-~-~-5--7--8-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-| |-555-555-3-~-~-3--7-7-777-8-~-~-8--777-777-5-~-~-~-5--7--8-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-| |-555-555-3-~-~-3--7-7-777-8-~-~-8--777-777-5-~-~-~-5--7--8-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-| (Gtr.III) |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------_3_-_3_------------------------------------------| |-_3_-_3_------------555-555-5-~-7--7-~-_3_-_3_-----------------------| |-888-888-8-~-7--7-~--------------------888-888-8-~-7--7-~-3-~-~-~-~-| |-----------------------------------------------------------5-~-~-~-~-| |----------------------------------------------------------(0)~-~-~-~-|