The Art of Subconscious Illusion
By Avenged Sevenfold
I’m pretty sure that this tab is more accurate than any of the others. Do whatever you
with it, but remember where you got it.
Dropped D Tuning (DADGBE)
Intro
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5---6-----6-----6---5-----5-----5---6~--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------(Pickslide)-------|
|---------------------------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
|---------------------------------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
Verse
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------88-888-8----8810101212-121212-1088-888-8------------|
|-55-555----------XX-XXX-X----XXX-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-XX-XXX-X------------|
|-33-333-566-666--66-666-688-8668-8-1010-101010-8-66-666-65-----555---|
|--------566-666----------88-8----------------------------555555555---|
....
Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------88-888-8----881010----------------------------------|
|-55-555----------XX-XXX-X----XXX-X-55-555----------------------------|
|-33-333-566-666--66-666-688-8668-8-33-333-566-666-65-----555---------|
|--------566-666----------88-8-------------566-666-6555555555---------|
....
Bridge (I guess?)
Guitar 1
|-------|
|-----8-|
|-7-8---|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
Verse 2 - Palm mute first 2 times only
Both Guitars
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-5-6-5-4-0-3-5-4-5-6-5-5-4~-5-4-5-6-5-4-0-3-1--1--3--3--|
|-5-4-5-6-5-4-0-3-5-4-5-6-5------5-4-5-6-5-4-0-3-1--1--3--3--|x4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse 3
Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0----1--3--0--<5>--1--3--0----1--3--0----1--3--|
|-0----1--3--0-------1--3--0----1--3--0----1--3--|
Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0----1--3--0---5b--1--3--0----1--3--0----1--3--|
|-0----1--3--0-------1--3--0----1--3--0----1--3--|
Both Guitars
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| x3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse 4
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/avenged-sevenfold/221547.html ]
Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------8------------------------------------------|
|-7--7--8-7---7810------7--7--8--------0320-0--- <--- last--| 4x
|-7-77-78-7-7----------7-77-78-------------3-20--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------ x6---------------------------|
. . . . . .
Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-0------0------0------5-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--|
|-0------0------0------5-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-0------0-0-0-00------5-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--|
|-0------0-0-0-00------5-8-7-5-3-5-3-2--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------5---------------------|
|----------------5---------------------|
|-0--0--1--0--0--3---0--0--1--0-3-5-7--|
|-0-00-01--0-00-0----0-00-01--0-3-5-7--|x4
. . . . .
Bridge
Guitar 1
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-0320-0----|
|-----3-20--|
|-----------|
|-----------| x12 (Have fun)
Guitar 2
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-0-3-5-7-|
|-0-3-5-7-| x8
Verse 5
Guitar 1
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--------------<7>--------|
|-------------------------|
|-0---1--3--0-------1--3--|
|-0---1--3--0-------1--3--| guitar 2 plays the same, but not the pinch.
Both Guitars
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| x2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff (Chick Screams)
Both Guitars
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0----3h5h3-0----3h5/6-0----3h5h3-1--3--|
|-0-00-----3-0-00-------0-00-----3-1--3--| x4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|-0--6---|
|-0--6---|
|-0--6---|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-5-4-5-6-5-4-0-3-| x4
. . . . . . . .
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------|
|-7------6----5----------------------5-5-5-5-|
|-5------6----5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2
Bunch of pick sliding, slide all the way down to the fretboard then back up.
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------5555555555--|
|-5-5-5-5-5555555555--|
|-5-5-5-5-5555555555--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------|
|-7------6----5----------------------5-5-5-5-|
|-5------6----5--------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--------6----5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x3
Ending
Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------|
|-7------6----5------------------------------|
|-5------6----5------------------------------|
|--------6----5-h6-p5-h6-p5-h6-p5------------|
Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------------------------|
|-7------6----5------------------------------|
|-5------6----5------------------------------|
|--------6----5------------------------------|
Enjoy. Any questions? Slap me an email at spirehunter@gmail.com
