Instructional video from which most notation is modeled after:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YprRD1WRq7A&index=15&list=PLGdZ-WIFLq2KMinSmrMQeuFPMchZ6AhV7
This is, in my opinion, the most accurate, easiest, and best sounding guitar tab I've found for this song.
-Most recent changes by: wesf24
Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Song: This Means War
Album: Hail To The King
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| d Dive
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[Intro Rhythm]
x x x x x x x
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5------------|
D|--5-------------5-5-5-5-5---1---------5-------8-7--|
A|--5(let ring)---5-5-5-5-5---1(ring)---3(ring)-8-7--|
D|--5-------------5-5-5-5-5---1-----------------8-7--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---------5-5-5-5-5---0-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--5(ring)---5-5-5-5-5---0(ring)-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|--5---------5-5-5-5-5---0-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Intro Lead] X 4
E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------|
B|----11----------10----------11----13-13-11-10--| B|-8/10-10~(ring)--|
G|-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12--------------| G|-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------| last time A|-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------|
[Riff] X 2
x
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------0-0-----------5----0----------------|
A|--0--8-8-6h8p6-5~--0-0-8-8-6h8p6---5~-0--8-8-6h8p6-5~--|
D|--0----------------0-0----------------0----------------|
x x x
E|------------------------ E|----------|
B|------------------------ B|----------|
G|--5-x-7-x-8------------- G|----------|
D|--5-x-7-x-8--0-0-0-1/3-- D|--1-------|
A|--3-x-5-x-6--0-0-0-1/3-- last time A|--1(ring)-|
D|-------------0-0-0-1/3-- D|--1-------|
[Verse] X 2
xxx xxx xx xxx xxx xx
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-000-000-0-00-------------0-000-000-0-00----------5------|
A|--0-000-000-0-008-8-6h8p6-5~-0-000-000-0-008-8-6h8p6---5~---|
D|--0-000-000-0-00-------------0-000-000-0-00-----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5(ring)-7-8--|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------3-1--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1(ring)-3-1--|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------3-1--|
[Chorus]
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5----------|
D|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-7-7-8-8--|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------7-7-8-8--|
[Chorus Lead] X 2
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----11----------10----------11----13-13-11-10--|
G|-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
[Riff] X 2
x
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------0-0-----------5-----0----------------|
A|--0--8-8-6h8p6-5~--0-0-8-8-6h8p6---5~--0--8-8-6h8p6-5~--|
D|--0----------------0-0-----------------0----------------|
x x x
E|------------------------ E|----------|
B|------------------------ B|----------|
G|--5-x-7-x-8------------- G|----------|
D|--5-x-7-x-8--0-0-0-1/3-- D|--1-------|
A|--3-x-5-x-6--0-0-0-1/3-- last time A|--1(ring)-|
D|-------------0-0-0-1/3-- D|--1-------|
[Verse] X 2
xxx xxx xx xxx xxx xx
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-000-000-0-00-------------0-000-000-0-00----------5-----|
A|--0-000-000-0-008-8-6h8p6-5~-0-000-000-0-008-8-6h8p6---5~--|
D|--0-000-000-0-00-------------0-000-000-0-00----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5(ring)-7-8--|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------3-1--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1(ring)-3-1--|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------3-1--|
[Chorus]
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5----------|
D|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-7-7-8-8--|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------7-7-8-8--|
[Chorus Lead] X 4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----11----------10----------11----13-13-11-10--|
G|-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
[Solo Rhythm]
xx xx xx xx xx xx x x x
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5-x-7-x-8-------------|
D|--0-00-00-1-0-00-00-1-0-00-00-3--5-x-7-x-8--0-0-0-1/3--|
A|--0-00-00-1-0-00-00-1-0-00-00-3--3-x-5-x-6--0-0-0-1/3--|
E|--0-00-00-1-0-00-00-1-0-00-00-3-------------0-0-0-1/3--|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5(ring)-7-8--|
E|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------7-8--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1(ring)-7-8--|
E|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------7-8--|
[Solo Lead]
(Whammy)
+ + b d b d b d
E|--------|-13-|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-----|----|-11-11-9-10-9-10--11-11-9-10-9-10--11-11-9-10-9-10---|
G|--------|----|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------|----|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------|----|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------|----|-----------------------------------------------------|
b b+
E|----------------------------------------------|--------|
B|-11-10----------------------------------------|--------|
G|------10--13-10-----10------------------------|-7------|
D|--------12-----12-12----7-----7---------------|-7------|
A|---------------------------8----8--4----5-----|--------|
E|----------------------------------------------|--------|
b+
E|--------|-------------13-12-------------------------------|
B|--------|----------15-------15-11-------------------------|
G|-14-----|-------14----------------14-13-12----------12-14-|
D|-12-----|----12----------------------------15-12-15-------|
A|--------|-12----------------------------------------------|
E|--------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------13-15-17-15-13-----------------------------------13-17-20-17-13---------------------|
B|----15----------------15-11---------------------------15--------------15-------------------|
G|-14-------------------------14-13-12----------------14------------------14-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------14-12----12--15----------------------15-14-13-12------|
A|-------------------------------------------13----------------------------------------15-12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b
E|----------------|---------|-----------|
B|-16---18-15-----|--15-----|-----------|
G|----------------|-----14--|-14-15-15--|
D|----------------|---------|-----------|
A|----------------|---------|-----------|
E|----------------|---------|-----------|
E|-----------------------------13--11-----11--11-11-13-15--|
B|-----------------13------------------15------------------|
G|-15-14-12-14--15----15-14-15-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
b
E|-15-17--15--15-17-18--18-18--17-14-17-15-14-------------------------------|
B|------15------------17---------------------17-15-16-15-----15-17-18-17-15-|
G|------------------------------------------------------14-15---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Instrumental Rhythm]
x x x x x x x
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5------------|
D|--5-------------5-5-5-5-5---1---------5-------8-7--|
A|--5(let ring)---5-5-5-5-5---1(ring)---3(ring)-8-7--|
D|--5-------------5-5-5-5-5---1-----------------8-7--|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---------5-5-5-5-5---0-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--5(ring)---5-5-5-5-5---0(ring)-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|--5---------5-5-5-5-5---0-------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Instrumental Lead]
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----11----------10----------11----13-13-11-10--|
G|-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
[Verse] X 2
xxx xxx xx xxx xxx xx
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-000-000-0-00-------------0-000-000-0-00----------5-----|
A|--0-000-000-0-008-8-6h8p6-5~-0-000-000-0-008-8-6h8p6---5~--|
D|--0-000-000-0-00-------------0-000-000-0-00----------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5(ring)-7-8--|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-5-------7-8--|
xxxx xx xxxx xx xxxx xx
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------3-1--|
A|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1(ring)-3-1--|
D|--1-1111-11-5-5555-55-0-0000-00-1-------3-1--|
[Chorus]
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5-5----------|
D|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-7-7-8-8--|
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-7-7-8-8--|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------7-7-8-8--|
[Chorus Lead] X 4
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----11----------10----------11----13-13-11-10--|
G|-12----12-12-12----12-12-12----12--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
[Riff] X 2
x
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------0-0-----------5-----0----------------|
A|--0--8-8-6h8p6-5~--0-0-8-8-6h8p6---5~--0--8-8-6h8p6-5~--|
D|--0----------------0-0-----------------0----------------|
x x x
E|------------------------ E|----------|
B|------------------------ B|----------|
G|--5-x-7-x-8------------- G|----------|
D|--5-x-7-x-8--0-0-0-1/3-- D|--1-------|
A|--3-x-5-x-6--0-0-0-1/3-- last time A|--1(ring)-|
D|-------------0-0-0-1/3-- D|--1-------|
[Outro]
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--3-1-0--|
A|--3-1-0--|
E|--3-1-0--|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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