Avenged Sevenfold - Shepherd of Fire
Hail to the King (2013)
Transcribed by Hardlycore
Tuning - Drop D (D A D G B E)
GTR I (Left) - D A D G B E
GTR II (Right) - D A D G B E
GTR III (Center) - D A D G B E
GTR IV (Right) - D A D G B E
GTR V (Left)- D A D G B E
*Note: The solo was a b*tch to tab out, please take a second to rate.*
[INTRO]0:17
GTR IV (riff a)
E||---------------------------|-------------------------------||
B||---------------------------|-------------------------------||
G||---------------------------|-------------------------------||
D||---------------------------|-------------------------------|| x 4
A||-----5-8---4-7~------------|---5-8---4-7~------(7)b8~------||
D||---0-----0-----------------|-0-----0-----------------------||
PM . . . .
GTR I 0:34
E||---------|------------|-----------|----------------||
B||---------|------------|-----------|----------------||
G||---------|------------|-----------|----------------||
D||0--------|(0)---------|(0)--------|-----8\-----5\--|| x 2
A||0--------|(0)---------|(0)--------|-----8\-----5\--||
D||0--------|(0)---------|(0)--------|-----8\-----5\--||
GTR II 0:49
E|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------|0-----------------------------|-------------8\--------5\----|
A|------|0-----------------------------|-------------8\--------5\----|
D|--0-0-|0-----------------------------|-------------8\--------5\----|
|PM. .
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|GTR I
E|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------|0-----------------------------|-------------8\--------5\----|
A|------|0-----------------------------|-------------8\--------5\----|
D|------|0-----------------------------|-------------8\--------5\----|
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|GTR IV
E|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|------|-----5-8---4-7~----5-8---4-7~-|---5-8---4-7~-----(7)b8~--r--|
D|------|---0-----0-------0-----0------|-0-----0---------------------|
PM . . . . . .
GTR II 0:57
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------|------------------8--8------5--5-|
A|-0--------------------------|------------------8--8------5--5-|
D|-0--------------------------|------------------8--8------5--5-|
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|GTR I
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------|------------------8--8------5--5-|
A|-0--------------------------|------------------8--8------5--5-|
D|-0--------------------------|------------------8--8------5--5-|
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|GTR IV
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|------------------10-10-----7--7-|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---5-8---4-7~----5-8---4-7~-|---5-8---4-7~-----8--8------5--5-|
D|-0-----0-------0-----0------|-0-----0-------------------------|
PM . . . . . .
GTR I & II (riff b)
E||-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------||
B||-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------||
G||-----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------||
D||-0---------------|0---------------|0-----------------|8--8-----5--5---|| x 2
A||-0---5-8---4-7~--|0---5-8---4-7~--|0---5-8---4-7~--0-|8--8---0-5--5--0||
D||-0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------0-|8--8---0-5--5--0||
PM . . . . . .
[VERSE]1:20
GTR I & II (riff c)
E||---|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------||
B||---|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------||
G||---|---------------|---------------|------------|-----------------||
D||0--|------------0--|------------0--|------------|8--8-----5--5----|| x 2
A||0--|------------0--|------------0--|------------|8--8---0-5--5--0-||
D||0--|-00000000---0--|-00000000---0--|-00000000---|8--8---0-5--5--0-||
PM ........ ........ ........ . .
[PRE-CHORUS]1:35
GTR I & II (riff d)
E|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------5---5--|
D|7----------7---|8--8----5--5---|7----------7--|-------------5---5--|
A|7----------7--0|8--8--0-5--5--0|7----------7--|--0----2--3--3---3--|
D|7---77777777--0|8--8--0-5--5--0|7---77777777--|--0----2--3---------|
|PM ....... . . . .......
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|GTR IV (riff d)
E|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
B|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--7----9--10-15--15-|
D|--------------|8--8----5--5---|7-------------|--------------------|
A|----5-8---4-7-|8--8--0-5--5--0|7---5-8---4-7-|--5----7--8--13--13-|
D|--------0-----|8--8--0-5--5--0|7-------0-----|--------------------|
PM . . . .
[CHORUS]1:42
GTR I & II (riff e)
E||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G||-3----3--3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5-5-----|--------------------------------||
D||-3----3--3-3-3-5---5---5-5-5-5---0-|---------------0----------------|| x 2
A||-1----1--1-1-1-3---3---3-3-3-3---0-|--5-8---4-7----0---5-8---4-7----||
D||-------------------------------000-|------0--------0-------0--------||
|PM .. . .
|
| GTR IV (riff e)
E||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
G||-15--15-15-15-17--17---17-17-17-17-|--------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| x 2
A||-13--13-13-13-15--15---15-15-15-15-|--------------------------------||
D||-----------------------------------|--------------------------------||
GTR I & II (riff e2)
E|------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|-3-----3----3--3--3-----|--------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----3----3--3--3--5--|(5)-----------|(5)--------------|
A|-1-----1----1--1--1--5--|(5)-----------|(5)--------------|
D|---------------------5--|(5)-----------|(5)--------------|
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|GTR IV (riff e2)
E|------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G|-15---15---15-15-15--12-|(12)----------|(12)-------------|
D|------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
A|-13---13---13-13-13--10-|(10)----------|(10)-------------|
D|------------------------|--------------|-----------------|
[VERSE]2:02
GTR I & II (riff c) x 2
[PRE-CHORUS]2:18
GTR I, II, IV (riff d)
[CHORUS]2:24
GTR I, II, IV (riff e) x 2
GTR I, II, IV (riff e2)
[GUITAR SOLO]2:44
GTR III
E|-------------------------|-------------------15b(17)r15b(17)-r----15-13-------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------x----------------------------15p13-|
G|-------------------------|---------------x------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|(5)----------------------|(5)-------------------------------------------------|
A|(5)----------------------|(5)-------------------------------------------------|
D|(5)----------------------|(5)-------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|--------------------13-17-13-17-13-------16-13-16-13-------15-12-15-12-------|
B|-15~-------------15----------------15----------------15----------------13----|
G|--------------14----------------------14----------------14----------------12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| GTR I & II (riff f)
E||----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A||0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||0-----------------0------0------0------0------0------0------0------0-----0--|
PM . . . . . . . . .
GTR III
E|13-10-13-10-------12-10-12-10-------------------------------|
B|------------10----------------10----------------------------|
G|---------------10----------------10-13b(14)~----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II (riff F cont.)
E|------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------||
G|------------------------------------------------------------||
D|8---------------8-------------------5-------------5---------||
A|8---------------8----------------0--5-------------5-------0-||
D|8---------------8----------------0--5-------------5-------0-||
PM . .
GTR I & II repeat (riff f) x 3
GTR III
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------15b(17)~--|
B|-13b(15)-r(13)p10------------------------------15b(17)-r(15)p13----13-----------|
G|------------------12p10-12b(14)-r(12)p10------------------------14--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------12p10----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18///-15///-17///-18///-13///-9///-13///-6///-/8b(9)-/9b(10)~--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|---------------8-10-8-------------------------10-15-13-------|
B|----------------------10-------------------------------13-11-|
G|--------5-7-10-----------10----------10-12-14----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-8-10---------------------10-12-15-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|-10-13-10----10-15-10-10-------10-13-15-13----13-16-13-13-13----10-13-10-----|
B|----------13-------------13-13-------------15----------------13----------13b-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|-----------------------------------------------------------9--10--12--|
B|(14)~---------\---------------------------------9--10--12-------------|
G|------------------------------------/9--10--12------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----|
PM . . . . . . . . . . .
GTR III
E|12b(13)-r-10-13b(15)-r--10-15b(17)-r-----12------/12-----9------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|8----8-------5-----5-------7------------------------------------|
A|8----8-------5-----5-------7------------------------------------|
D|8----8-------5-----5-------7----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
PM . . . . . . . .
GTR III
E|10~--12--13--15---13--12--10~------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR IV
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------11-13-|
G|-----------------------------------------------12-13-14-17~----------10-12-14------|
D|--------------------------------------12-14-15---------------10-12-14--------------|
A|-------------------------------13--15----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR V
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------13-15-17~------------------15-17-|
G|-----------------------------------------12-14-15--------------------14-15-17------|
D|-------------------------------12--14-16---------------------14-15-18--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5------5----3-----3-----3---3---3---3---3-----5-----5---5---5---5-|
D|---------------5------5----3-----3-----3---3---3---3---3-----5-----5---5---5---5-|
A|0-----2----3---3------3----1-----1-----1---1---1---1---3-----3-----3---3---3---3-|
D|0-----2----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|------------10----10----10-15-10-13-10-10-13-10----10-10---------------------------|
B|---------------13----13-------------------------13-------13-10---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------12-10----------12-10|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------12-10--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR IV
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR V
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|18~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GTR III
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|\3~-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR IV
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11~--------11-15-13-11----11-13~-------------13-17-15-13----13-|
G|---------10-------------10-----------------12-------------12----|
D|------12--------------------------------14----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR V
E|-10~--------10-13-12-10----10-12~-------------12-15-13-12----12-|
B|------11-13-------------13--------------13-15-------------15----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3------3-----3--3--3----3-----5------5-----5----5----5----5----|
D|-3------3-----3--3--3----3-----5------3-----5----5----5----5----|
A|-1------1-----1--1--1----1-----3------3-----3----3----3----3----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III
E|-14///---15\--------10------/14-------\8-------/10-----------5--|
B|------------------------------------------------------/7--8-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR IV
E|14\-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR V
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15\-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|GTR I & II
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GTR III
E|-5b(6)~----------------------------------12-13-|
B|--------------------------------11-13-15-------|
G|-----------------------10-12-14----------------|
D|-------------/10h12h14-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
|
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|GTR I & II
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-3--------3----------3-------3----3----3----3--|
D|-3--------3----------3-------3----3----3----3--|
A|-1--------1----------1-------1----1----1----1--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
GTR III Slow Whammy Dip
E|13b(15)---------------------(15)r13p10----10-12-15b(17)---(17)-------|
B|---------------------------------------13------------------15-\------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------\-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------\----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------\__-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
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|GTR I & II
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
D|5-------------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
PM . . . . . . . . . .
[BRIDGE]3:29
GTR III (continue whammy bar dip)
E|(17)----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|(15)----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|GTR I & II
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|(0)--------------------------------|
A|0-------------------------------|(0)--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|(0)--------------------------------|
GTR IV (riff a) x 2
GTR IV
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------7-8---5-7------------------------7-8---5-7------7b(8)~----|
A|----0-----0--------------------------0-----0--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|PM . . . .
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|GTR I
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-----------------8\-----5\-----7-------------------8\-----5\---|
A|7-----------------8\-----5\-----7-------------------8\-----5\---|
D|7-----------------8\-----5\-----7-------------------8\-----5\---|
GTR IV
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-8---5-7------------------------7-8---5-7~---------------|
A|------0-----0--------------------------0-----0--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|PM . . . .
|
|GTR I
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------8\-----5\----7-----------------7--------------|
A|--7-----------------8\-----5\----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------|
D|--7-----------------8\-----5\----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------|
|PM . . . . .
|
|GTR II
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------------------------7--------------|
A|--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------|
D|007---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------|
PM.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[CHORUS]4:07
GTR I & II (riff e) x 4
GTR III 4:26
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------------------12------------------12------------------|
G|-13b(15)--------------13b(15)-------------13(b)15---------10~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
GTR III 4:35
*Slight pinch-harmonic
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|*12b(14)--pb14-pb14--r(12)----10h12-10~--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
GTR I & II(riff e2)
[END]
---------------------------[[[LEGEND]]]-------------------------------
p - Pull off
h - Hammer-on
b - bend note
(E.g. 12b(14) means bend 12th fret up to tone of 14th fret)
r - release bend
pb - pre-bend (bend note before picking it)
(x) - a note that’s not picked/a note that rings out/a note to bend to
(E.g. (12) means the note on the 12th fret rings out)
t - Tapped note (tap the note directly after the ‘t’)
/ - slide up to note
\ - slide down to note
PM . - Palm Mute notes above the .
|| - indicates the end of a repeated part
x4 - indicates a riff that is repeated 4 times
A.H. or * - Artificial Harmonic/Pinch Harmonic/Squealie
///// or ps - Pickslide
/// - Tremolo Pick
