Avenged Sevenfold
Sidewinder (Main Riff and Ending Solo)
City of Evil

Tabbed by: Taz T

Tuning: Drop D

Intro/Main Riff
Guitar One:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 4x
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------.-.-.------.-.-.-.-.----.-.-.-.-.---.-.-.-.-------------------------|
D|--0----0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-------------------------|
A|--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-------------------------|
          

After guitar one plays the riff twice this starts up.

Guitar Two:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--14--7-7-7-7-7-7---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15/18-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---12--5-5-5-5-5-5---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13/16-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ending Solo:

AHH this took me a long ass time to tab.

Rhythm Guitar During Solo. Listen for timing.

e|---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------1------3---1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---2------0------3---0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0------2------3---2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------3------1---3-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Starting Guitar
Zacky:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------/13----------------|
G|------------12-14-12-------------------------------/9----------------------|
D|---12-14-15----------15-14-12-14-15-14-12-11-/10---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14-15-14-15--12--------------------------|
D|---8-7-8/10-12-10-12/14-15-14-15------------------15-14-12-15-14-12-11-10--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14----14----14-----14-----------------------/5---------------------------|
D|-----------15-----12--------------------/2---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------12p0-----/3---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




Bridge into Syn’s part:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-1010101010--12-12-12-12--14----------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-8—8—8—8—8---10-10-10-10--12----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Syn’s insane part… AHHH.
Second Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------fast-----------------------------------/13----------13--|
G|----------------[14-17-14]---14-------------14h17-------------14-12--------|
D|---12-10-12-15------------15-----12-10-12-15-----15-14-15-----------12-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------very----------------|
B|-/17-18-17-15----15----------~15~~~-----18-15-13-------fast----------------|
G|--------------17----17-16-17--------------------14-12{9h11h12}-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------15----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------INSANELY FAST---------------------------------------------------|
B|-[-----------------14-17-15--------------]---------------------------------|
G|-[--------14-15-17---------14-13-12------]---------------------------------|
D|-[15-17-18-------------------------~15~~~]---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------15—15b--20-17-17-17h18p17---------------|
G|------------12-14-15--20-18-17---17--17----------------------19-17---------|
D|--12-14-15-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------very fast-------18-|
G|------------17--------------------------very fast---[14-15-16-15-14]-------|
D|------19-17----19-17-15-12-12--12---[12-14-15-14-12]-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------15--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

NOW THE DUET THING
Zacky’s Part

e|--12-8---12-8---12-8—-8----10-7---10-7---10-7---7----8-5---8-5-------------|
B|------10-----10-----10---------9------9-------9----------6-----6-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---8-7-5----8-7-5----5-7-8----10-8-7----7-8-10-----------------------------|
B|---------6--------6------------------8-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Syn’s Part

e|--17-13----17-13-----15-12----15-12-----13-10----13-10---------------------|
B|-------15-------15--------13-------13--------11-------11-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--13-12-10----13-12-10----10-12-13----15-13-12----12-13-15------------------|
B|-----------11----------11----------------------13--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|




| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note