Song: Hail to the King
Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Album: Hail to the King
Tabbed by: dusty125
Tuning: Drop C#(C#G#C#F#A#D#)/Drop Db(DbAbDbGbBbEb) Whichever you prefer.
This song just came out today, so I took it upon myself to ear transcribe it.
I had a lot of fun tabbing out this song. I hope you enjoy it.
If you have Guitar Pro, please check out my Guitar Pro tab as well.
It will be easier to learn from that.
[Intro A]
(Synyster)
D#|-12-0---14-0---15-0---14-0---14-0-------|
A#|------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-12-|
F#|----------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|x3
G#|----------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|
D#|-17-0---17-0---15-0---15-0---14-0-------|
A#|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15-15-|
F#|----------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|
Play the whole thing 6 times.
(Zacky) Starts on the 3rd time through the lead riff.
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2--4--5---------2--4--5---------2--4--5--------------2--4--5------|
G#|-2--4--5---------2--4--5---------2--4--5--2-2---------2--4--5--2-2-|
C#|-2--4--5---------2--4--5---------2--4--5--2-2---------2--4--5--2-2-|
* * * *
D#|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
A#|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
F#|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
C#|-2--4--5------------------|x3 |-2--4--5----0------------|
G#|-2--4--5--2-2---2-2---2-2-| |-2--4--5----0------------|
C#|-2--4--5--2-2---2-2---2-2-| |-2--4--5--5-0------5-4-0-|
* * * * * *
[Intro B]
(Synyster)
D#|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
A#|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-3-5-3-0-| |-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-|
F#|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|x3 |---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
This is all played twice.
(Zacky)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2---2---2------0h2----2---2------0h2----2---2--------0------------|x2
G#|-2---2---2------0h2----2---2------0h2----2---2--------0------------|
C#|-2---2---2--5-0-0h2----2---2--5-0-0h2----2---2--5-5---0------5-4-0-|
[Verse]
(Synyster)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play all of that twice.
(Zacky)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2--------------------------0----2--------------0----------|x2
G#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0----------|
C#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-0----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0----5-4-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Pre-Chorus]
(Synyster)
D#|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-8-10-8-0-|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|x4
G#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|-12-15-12-0-12-15-12-0-12-15-12-0-10-12-10-0-|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|x4
G#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|
(Zacky)
D#|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
C#|-7--7-7--10-10--7--7-7--10-5-|x2 |-9--9-9--12-12--9--9-9--12-7-|x2
G#|-7--7-7--10-10--7--7-7--10-5-| |-9--9-9--12-12--9--9-9--12-7-|
C#|-7--7-7--10-10--7--7-7--10-5-| |-9--9-9--12-12--9--9-9--12-7-|
[Chorus] (There are at least 4 guitars playing during the Chorus)
(Zacky)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2--2-2-2-0-2-0--0-0-0--------10--10-10-10-7-10-12--12-12-12-------|x2
G#|-2--2-2-2-0-2-0--0-0-0--------10--10-10-10-7-10-12--12-12-12-------|
C#|-2--2-2-2-0-2-0--0-0-0-5-4-0--10--10-10-10-7-10-12--12-12-12-5-4-0-|
(Harmony 1)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----17-14-16s17--16--------------17-14-16s17--16---\11-|x2
G#|-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|
(Harmony 2)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----16-12-14s16--14--------------16-12-14s16--14---\12-|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|x2
G#|-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|
(Backing Track)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Post Chorus]
(Synyster)
D#|------------------------| |---------------------------------|
A#|-5---7---8---7---7------| |-3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0---3-0-----|
F#|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-0-|
C#|------------------------|x3 |---------------------------------|
G#|------------------------| |---------------------------------|
C#|------------------------| |---------------------------------|
(Zacky)
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2--4--5-------------------2--4--5---0----------|
G#|-2--4--5--2-2---2-2---2-2--2--4--5---0----------|
C#|-2--4--5--2-2---2-2---2-2--2--4--5-5-0----5-4-0-|
* * * * * *
Repeat the Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, and Post Chorus again.
[Bridge]
(Synyster)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-4-7-4-0-4-7-4-0-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-8-12-8-0-8-12-8-0-7-11-7-0-7-11-7-0--/12~-|
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
(Zacky)
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
C#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-9--9-9-|x2
G#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-9--9-9-|
C#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0--0-0-9--9-9-|
D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
C#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-7--7-7-4--4-4-5--5-5-4--4-4--9-|
G#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-7--7-7-4--4-4-5--5-5-4--4-4--9-|
C#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-7--7-7-4--4-4-5--5-5-4--4-4--9-|
[Solo]
(Synyster)
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------/7--5--4--5-7-/13--12--10--12-13-10--12-13-15hb-15pb15pb15pb-15fb-|
F#|-/4---3-4------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------19--17----------19-20-17-19-20-17-19-|
A#|-16--17-19-16--17-19--------20-17-------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------12-14-15b-14--12-|
A#|--------------------12------------------|
F#|----------9-11-9s12---------------------|
C#|--------9-------------------------------|
G#|-7-9-10---------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------|
D#|-11-14-12-11----------------------------------|
A#|-------------12-------10----------------------|
F#|----------------12-11----12-11----------------|
C#|-------------------------------14-13bv----14\-|
G#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------|
D#|-------12-17-17-12-------12-16-16-12--------12-15-15-12-------12-14-12----|
A#|----13----------------13-----------------13----------------13----------12-|
F#|-14----------------14-----------------14----------------14----------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-14-15-14-12--------------------------------|
A#|-------------12-----------------------------|
F#|----------------12-11-9-9-12-11-9-----------|
C#|----------------------------------9---------|
G#|------------------------------------10-9-7~-|
C#|--------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------7-8-11-12---------------------|
A#|----------------------7-8-10-----------12------------------|
F#|--------------------8---------------------12-11-9----------|
C#|--------------7-8-9-------------------------------9--------|
G#|----------6-9---------------------------------------10-9-7-|
C#|-9-10-8-9--------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------|
F#|-9-12-11-9-8--------------------------|
C#|-------------10-9-7-6-------------9HD-|
G#|----------------------7-6-------------|
C#|--------------------------9-7-7-------|
(Zacky)
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D#|------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------9----------|
G#|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|
C#|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----5-4-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
D#|--------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------2----5----7----9-|
G#|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----5----7----9-|
C#|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----5----7----9-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Verse 3]
(Synyster) Play the opening riff 3 times.
On the third time, instead of ending it normally, you do this.
D#|-17-0----17-0----17-0----17-0----17-0-------17-0----17-0----15-0----15-0----14-0-------|
A#|------15------15------15------15------15-15------15------15------15------15------15-15-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Zacky)
D#|---| |------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---|Sustain as the lead does |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---|the opening riff once. |------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-2-| |-2--4--5--------------x3--2--4--5---0-----------------|
G#|-2-| |-2--4--5-2-2--2-2--2-2----2--4--5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C#|-2-| |-2--4--5-2-2--2-2--2-2----2--4--5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
From there, just do the Chorus twice, and end halfway through the Pre Chorus, and that's all.
This is such a fun song to play. Hopefully, there aren't too many
mistakes, though I think the solo is about 75-90% accurate.
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h - hammer on
s - slide
b - bend
hb - half bend
pb - pre bend
fb - full bend
bv - bend with vibrato
HD - Harmonic with a Dive
T - tap
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