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