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"Dear God" --- Avenged Sevenfold
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Tabbed by: [travis]
Tuning: Guitars 1,2,6,7,8,9: D G C F A D
Guitars 3,4,5: C G C F A D
Key: G Major (G A B C D E F# G)
Chords: G5 D E5 D5 C B7 Cadd9 Gadd9D|-3---2---0-------0---2---0-------3-----|A|-3---3---0---3---1---4---3-------0-----|F|-0---2---0---2---0---2---0-------2-----|C|-0---0---2---0---2---4---2-------x-----|G|-x-------2-------3---2---3-------0-----|D|-3-------0-----------------------3-----|
Legend:
... = palm mute
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
1 = whole step bend
.5 = half step bend
pb = pre bend
h/ = one pick
p\ = one pick
~~ = vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
Guitar 1:D|---3----------------0---------------------0---------0--0--------------------------------3------|A|---3--0h1p0---------3---------------------0---------3----3---------------1h3-1-------0----0----|F|---0--------2-0---2----2h4p2p0-------0----x---------4------4----------0--------0----2-------2--|C|---0------------4--------------2h/4-------4h5p4-2---4----------0----2---2---------0-----------0|G|------------------------------------------2---------2--------2----3----------------------------|D|-3--------------------------------------0----------------------------------------3-------------|
Guitar 1 Continued:D|-2--2------------------------------|A|-3--3-------3-3----------3---3-----|F|-2--2-0-----0-2h4p2p0-2--0---0-----|C|-0------2-4----------------4---2-0-|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Guitar 1:D|---3----------------0---------------------0---------0--0--------------------------------3------|A|---3--0h1p0---------3---------------------0---------3----3---------------1h3-1-------0----0----|F|---0--------2-0---2----2h4p2p0-------0----x---------4------4----------0--------0----2-------2--|C|---0------------4--------------2h/4-------4h5p4-2---4----------0----2---2---------0-----------0|G|------------------------------------------2---------2--------2----3----------------------------|D|-3--------------------------------------0----------------------------------------3-------------|
Guitar 1 Continued:D|-2--2--------------------|A|-3--3--0--3--------------|F|-2--------2--0-----2-----|C|-0--------------2--2h4---|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Verse 1:"On a lonely road..."Guitar 1:D|---------3---------------3-2-----------0----------0---0-------------------------|A|-------3---3---------3-------3--------------------3-----3---------------1h3-1---|F|-----0-------0-----2---2-------0-----0------------4-------4---------0---------0-|C|---0-----------0-0-----------------2-----2h/4--2--4-----------0---2---2---------|G|--------------------------------------------------2---------2---3---------------|D|-3-------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 continued:D|---------3--------2---2------------------------------------------3---------------3-2----|A|-------0---0------3---3-------3-3----------3-----3-------------3---3---------3-------3--|F|-----2-------2----2-----0-----0-2h4p2p0-2--0-----0-----------0-------0-----2---2-------0|C|---0-----------0----------2-4-----------------4-----2--0---0-----------0-0--------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-3-------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
Guitar 1 continued:D|-------0----------0--0------------------------------------3-------2---2--------------------|A|------------------3----3--0--------------1h3--1---------0---0-----3---3--0---------3-3-----|F|-----0------------4-----------------0-----------0-----2-------2---2--------2-0-----0-2-2p0-|C|---2-----2h/4--2--4-----------0---2----2------------0-----------0-0------------2-4---------|G|------------------2---------2---3----------------------------------------------------------|D|-0------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chorus:
"Dear God..."
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: G5 D Em D5
Guitar 2:D|-3----------------------------0----0--------------|A|-3---3---------3--3-----------0----0-----------3--|F|-0---0---------2--2-----------0----0------2----2--|C|-0---------0---0--0-----------2-------0---0----0--|G|-x---------------------2--------------------------|D|-2---------------------0--------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|F|------0---------2--2---------0----------2--|C|---0------------0---------2----------0-----|G|-------------------------------------------|C|-5-------5\--0----------2----------0-------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chorus Continued
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: C G5 D
Guitar 2:D|------------------------3-----------------------------------|A|-1----1----1----3-------3----3---3-3-3---3---3-3--3-3-3--3--|F|-0----0----0----0-------0----2---2-2-2---2---2-2--2-2-2--2--|C|-2----2------------0---------0---0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--0--|G|-3----3------------x----------------------------------------|D|--------------3----3----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|-------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------3---------------|F|-------0---------0---------2------------2---2p0--|C|----2---------0---------0-----0-----0------------|G|-3-----------------------------------------------|C|-----------5----------0--------------------------|
Play the whole chorus twice in all, then play the part below VVV.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Cause I'm lonely..."
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: C D B7 Em D5 C Cadd9~
Guitar 2:D|-----------------------------------------------------3---------3-|A|-1-------1------3---3--3-3---------------------------3---------3-|F|-0-------0------2---2--2-2---------------4---2---0---0---0-----0-|C|-2--2-2--2------0---0--0-0-----4----4----2---0---x---------------|G|-3--3-3--3---------------------2----2------------3----------3----|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|------------------------------------------------------3~-|A|------------------------------------------------------3~-|F|-------0---------2---------------0-----0--------0-----0~-|C|----2------0--4--------1--4---2-----0--------2-----2-----|G|-3------------------2---------------------3--------------|C|---------------------------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Verse 2:"There's nothing here..."Guitar 1:D|---------3---------------3-2-----------0----------0---0-------------------------|A|-------3---3---------3-------3--------------------3-----3---------------1h3-1---|F|-----0-------0-----2---2-------0-----0------------4-------4---------0---------0-|C|---0-----------0-0-----------------2-----2h/4--2--4-----------0---2---2---------|G|--------------------------------------------------2---------2---3---------------|D|-3-------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 continued:D|---------3--------2---2------------------------------------------3---------------3-2-----|A|-------0---0------3---3-------3-3----------3-----3-------------3---3---------3-------3---|F|-----2-------2----2-----0-----0-2h4p2p0-2--0-----0-----------0-------0-----2---2-------0-|C|---0-----------0----------2-4-----------------4-----2--0---0-----------0-0---------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-3-------------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|
Guitar 1 continued:D|-------0----------0--0------------------------------------3-------2---2--------------------|A|------------------3----3--0--------------1h3--1---------0---0-----3---3--0---------3-3-----|F|-----0------------4-----------------0-----------0-----2-------2---2--------2-0-----0-2-2p0-|C|---2-----2h/4--2--4-----------0---2----2------------0-----------0-0------------2-4---------|G|------------------2---------2---3----------------------------------------------------------|D|-0------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chorus 2:
"Dear God..."
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: G5 D Em D5
Guitar 2:D|-3----------------------------0----0--------------|A|-3---3---------3--3-----------0----0-----------3--|F|-0---0---------2--2-----------0----0------2----2--|C|-0---------0---0--0-----------2-------0---0----0--|G|-x---------------------2--------------------------|D|-2---------------------0--------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|F|------0---------2--2---------0----------2--|C|---0------------0---------2----------0-----|G|-------------------------------------------|C|-5-------5\--0----------2----------0-------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chorus Continued
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: C G5 D
Guitar 2:D|------------------------3-----------------------------------|A|-1----1----1----3-------3----3---3-3-3---3---3-3--3-3-3--3--|F|-0----0----0----0-------0----2---2-2-2---2---2-2--2-2-2--2--|C|-2----2------------0---------0---0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--0--|G|-3----3------------x----------------------------------------|D|--------------3----3----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|-------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------3---------------|F|-------0---------0---------2------------2---2p0--|C|----2---------0---------0-----0-----0------------|G|-3-----------------------------------------------|C|-----------5----------0--------------------------|
Play the whole chorus twice in all, then play the part below VVV.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Cause I'm lonely..."
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: C D B7 Em D5 C Cadd9~ Gadd9~~
Guitar 2:D|-----------------------------------------------------3---------3~--3~-|A|-1-------1------3---3--3-3---------------------------3---------3~--0~-|F|-0-------0------2---2--2-2---------------4---2---0---0---0-----0~--2~-|C|-2--2-2--2------0---0--0-0-----4----4----2---0---x-----------------0~-|G|-3--3-3--3---------------------2----2------------3----------3------x~-|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------3~-|
Guitar 3:D|------------------------------------------------------3~---3~-|A|------------------------------------------------------3~---3~-|F|-------0---------2---------------0-----0--------0-----0~---0~-|C|----2------0--4--------1--4---2-----0--------2-----2-------0~-|G|-3------------------2---------------------3----------------x--|C|-----------------------------------------------------------5~-|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Bridge:"Well some search..."Guitar 4:D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|F|-------11---12---11-------11---12-------7---9---7p5------------------|C|----9-----9----9----9---9----9----9---5---5---5---------9---7--------|G|-7--------------------6-------------3-------------------------5------|C|----------------------------------------------------5-5---5-----4~~~-| .... . . ... . ... . . ... .
Guitar 5:D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|-9--9------8--8------5--5-------------------------|C|-x--x------x--x------x--x----------------7--------|G|-7--7------6--6------3--3------------------5------|C|-------------------------------5--5--5-5-----4~~~-| ...
**Now Guitar 4 plays his part 4 times in all, and Guitar 5 plays his 3 times
for this part: "Before long, they waste away..."
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"I gave in..."Guitar 5:D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|F|-9--9------8--8------5--5------------------------|C|-x--x------x--x------x--x------------------------|G|-7--7------6--6------3--3------------------------|C|-------------------------------5--5----4--4--4-4-| ...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Guitar 4:"And how I miss someone..."D|---------3---------------3---------------0---2h3--3---2--0-----|A|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------3-----------------------3-|F|-----------------------------------2----------------2------2---|C|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-0-----0---0-------------------|G|-0---------------0---------------------------------------------|C|---------------------------------------------------------------| ... . . ... . . ... . . . .
Guitar 5:D|---------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------|F|-----9------9------9------9------7------7------7------7\-|C|-----7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7\-|G|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----9-9----9-9----9-9----9-9----|D|---------------------------------------------------------| ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Guitar 1:D|-3----3~~~~3-----2--2h3----0---------------------------------------|A|-3----3~~~~-3----3--3---3--3-------0-----0------------3--3h5p3---3-|F|-0----0~~~~--0------2---------x----0--x--0------------4------------|C|-2p0----------0---------------x----2--x--2h/4--2------4--------4---|G|---------------------------------0----------------2-2--------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Continued:D|-----------------------------3~~~3---------2---2h3--------0h2--|A|----------1h3--1-------------3~~~-3--------3---3----------3----|F|-x----0---0----0--x----0-----0~~~--0-------2---2----------2----|C|-x----2-----------x-------x---------0---0-----------0--0-------|G|---0--3-------------------x-----------0----------------0-------|D|---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chorus 3:
"Dear God..."
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: G5 D Em D5
Guitar 2:D|-3----------------------------0----0--------------|A|-3---3---------3--3-----------0----0-----------3--|F|-0---0---------2--2-----------0----0------2----2--|C|-0---------0---0--0-----------2-------0---0----0--|G|-x---------------------2--------------------------|D|-2---------------------0--------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|F|------0---------2--2---------0----------2--|C|---0------------0---------2----------0-----|G|-------------------------------------------|C|-5-------5\--0----------2----------0-------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Chorus Continued
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: C G5 D
Guitar 2:D|------------------------3-----------------------------------|A|-1----1----1----3-------3----3---3-3-3---3---3-3--3-3-3--3--|F|-0----0----0----0-------0----2---2-2-2---2---2-2--2-2-2--2--|C|-2----2------------0---------0---0-0-0---0---0-0--0-0-0--0--|G|-3----3------------x----------------------------------------|D|--------------3----3----------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|-------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------3---------------|F|-------0---------0---------2------------2---2p0--|C|----2---------0---------0-----0-----0------------|G|-3-----------------------------------------------|C|-----------5----------0--------------------------|
Play the whole chorus twice in all, then play the part below VVV.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Cause I'm lonely..."
Guitar 1:
Play these chords: C D B7 Em D5 C Cadd9~
Guitar 2:D|-----------------------------------------------------3---------3-|A|-1-------1------3---3--3-3---------------------------3---------3-|F|-0-------0------2---2--2-2---------------4---2---0---0---0-----0-|C|-2--2-2--2------0---0--0-0-----4----4----2---0---x---------------|G|-3--3-3--3---------------------2----2------------3----------3----|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:D|------------------------------------------------------3~-|A|------------------------------------------------------3~-|F|-------0---------2---------------0-----0--------0-----0~-|C|----2------0--4--------1--4---2-----0--------2-----2-----|G|-3------------------2---------------------3--------------|C|---------------------------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Interlude:"Again..."Guitar 1: Listen for the rhythm of each chord:D|-0-----2----0-----3-------|A|-0-----0----1-----3----3--|F|-0-----2----0-----0----2--|C|-2-----1----2-----0----0--|G|-2----------3-----x----x--|D|-0----------------3----2--|
**Play this 4 times in all.**
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Guitar solo:Guitar 1: Listen for the rhythm of each chord:Play this for the rest of the song.D|-0-----2----0-----3-------|A|-0-----0----1-----3----3--|F|-0-----2----0-----0----2--|C|-2-----1----2-----0----0--|G|-2----------3-----x----x--|D|-0----------------3----2--|
Guitar 4: Play this for the rest of the song.D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|F|-------11---12---11-------11---12-------7---9---7p5------------------|C|----9-----9----9----9---9----9----9---5---5---5---------9---7--------|G|-7--------------------6-------------3-------------------------5------|C|----------------------------------------------------5-5---5-----4~~~-| .... . . ... . ... . . ... .
Guitar 5: Play this for the resst of the song.D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|F|-9--9------8--8------5--5-------------------------|C|-x--x------x--x------x--x----------------7--------|G|-7--7------6--6------3--3------------------5------|C|-------------------------------5--5--5-5-----4~~~-| ...
Guitar 6: Syn 1 1_______ 1 1______ 1___D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-15b---15b-------(15)p12--14b---14b------(14)p12--13--13--13b---(13)-12-------------------|F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------12p\10-9-10-9----|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1___ 1____ 1___D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------8b---(8)p7~~~~~8b----(8)--8~~~~13-13h15--13-12-----------------------|F|----------9------------------------------------------------12-----12pb---(12)p11-|C|--------9-----------------------------------------------------12-----------------|G|-----10--------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-12~~----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1 1__ 1 1__ 1______ .5_____D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12b~~~~~|F|-14b--14b--(14)p12----12~~~14-14b--14b--(14)p12----12~~~~-/14b--14--(14)p12-14---------|C|-------------------14---------------------------14-------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1_______________ 1___ 1___ 1____ 1___ 1_________D|-------------------------------12--12------12--12-------11--11------11--11-15b-15-15~~~|A|-13b~~~~~~~~13~~~~~(13)--15b~~~--15--15b~~~--15--15b~~~~--15--15b~~~--15---------------|F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1 1__ .5________D|-----15----17b---17b--(17)----17------------|A|-----15-15-----------------20----16b~~~~~~~~|F|-/16----------------------------------------|C|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 7: This is the slide guitar that duels against Syn. 1____ 1__D|-------------------------------15b----(15)--15~~~~~/20---19h/22---19p17---------|A|-12--16h/17~~~~~17h/20--19~~~~~-----------------------------------------20-22b--|F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 7: Slide Guitar 1__D|-22------22--------23--------23--17h/24~~~~-/17h/19p\17-----17h/19p\17------17-|A|----22b------22h24-----22h24-----------------------------20-------------20-----|F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 7: Slide GuitarD|---------------------------------------------------------------|A|-17~~~15----15/h17--15----16-\12----12-------------------------|F|---------16------------16--------14----14---14-12----12--------|C|--------------------------------------------------14-----14-12-|G|---------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn .5 1__ 1__ 1__D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-15-------------------------------------------------------------------|F|-14--14-14pb---14pb--14p12----------14b--(14)p12--12-14b~~(14)p12--12-|C|---------------------------14-12~~~~------------14---------------14---|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1__ 1__ 1__ 1 1___D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------15b--15b~~~12-|F|-14b~~(14)p12--12-14b--(14)p12--12-14b--(14)p12--12-14-15-17------------12-|C|-------------14---------------14---------------14--------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1__ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1_____D|---------------12-----12---12---15----14---14----17-----15---15---/18b~~~~~|A|------------12----12--15b--15b--18b---17b--17b---20b----18b--18b-----------|F|-14-12-14b-----------------------------------------------------------------|C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1____ 1____ 1 1 1 1 1 1_____D|-17b----(17)--15-17-------------12-12---12---15------14---14---17----------|A|--------------------15b----(15)----15b--15b--18b~~~~~17b--17b--20b~~~~~(20)|F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 6: Syn 1 1 1____ 1 1D|-15---15---12----------10---12---/14--------------|A|-18b--18b--15b~~~~(15)-13b--15b-------------------|F|-------------------------------------17p\14~~~~12-|C|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++EndingGuitar 8:D|-------------------------------------------------12--/15---------------------|A|-----------10--12\----------------10\--------13-----------12\8---17-15-13-15-|F|-9h/12~~~~~---------8h/11~~~~~12------9h/12----------------------------------|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 9:D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------13--/17--15p\12--13-12----12-|F|-7h/9~~~~~11--12\-------------9--11\--------12------------------------14----|C|------------------10h/13~~~~~~-------12h/14---------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Guitar 8 continued:D|---------------------------------------------12-/15--------------------|A|-----------10--12\--------------10\-------13--------12--12-13----------|F|-9h/12~~~~~--------8h/11~~~~12------9h/12---------------------11~~~--9-|C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 9 continued:D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------13-15h/17--15--15-17--------------|F|-7h/9~~~~~/9h/11--12\--5h/8~~~~~9--11\--------12----------------------17p\14~~~-12-|C|---------------------------------------12h/14--------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 8 and 9 keep on playing their duel parts over and over until the song fades.
Please comment and rate my tab, it took me a long time to tab it out.
[travis]
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