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) ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | x Mute note | b Bend | d Dive ************************************ [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--| ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | ~ Vibrato ************************************