Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King
Tuning - Drop Db (Same as Drop C#)
Tabbed by - Aweisti
KEY:
h = Hammer-on
p = Pull-off
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
* = Palm mute
+ = Natural harmonic
^ = Raise bar
x = Mute string
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INTRO
Lead Guitar (0:00 - 0:49)
eb|--12p0----14p0----15p0----14p0----14p0------| |--17p0---17p0---15p0---15p0---14p0-h12--|Bb|------h12-----h12-----h12-----h12-----12p0--| |------12-----12-----12-----12---------0-|Gb|--------------------------------------------| X3 |----------------------------------------|Db|--------------------------------------------| THEN> |----------------------------------------|Ab|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|Db|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
Repeated 6X, two for each rhythm guitar change.
INTRO
Rhythm Guitar (0:16 - 0:49)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------xx--------------xx------------------|Ab|-2-4-5-----------2-4-5-----------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-----|Db|-2-4-5-----------2-4-5-----------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-xx--------2-4-5-----|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|Ab|-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0--------------------------|Db|-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0----5-4-0-----------------|
PRE VERSE
Rhythm Guitar (0:49 - 1:05)
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-5-0-0-----------------------------------------|Db|-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-0-2-2-4-5-5-0-0--5-4-0----------------------------------|
PRE VERSE
Lead Guitar
eb|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|Bb|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-4-5-4-0-| |-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-|Gb|---------------------------------| X3 |---------------------------------| X2Db|---------------------------------| THEN> |---------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|
VERSE (1:05 - 1:37)
Rhythm Guitar
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------| X2Db|-2-----------------2-----------------|Ab|-2-22222222222-5-0-2-222222-0--------|Db|-2-22222222222-5-0-2-222222-0--5-4-0-| *********** ******
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-2-2-2-2-4--2-2-2-2-4---2-2-2-2-4--2-2-2-2-4---4-4-4-4-7--4-4-4-4-7--------|Ab|-0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-2-5-0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-2-5-2-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-5-7------|Db|----------------------5----------------------5----------------------7------|
eb|-------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------| Db|-4-4-4-7--4-4-4-7--------------------|Ab|-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-5-7------------------|Db|------------------7------------------|
VERSE
Lead Guitar
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-5-8-5-0-5-8-5-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-5-8-5-0---|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-5-8-5-0-8-10-8-0-8-10-8-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-4-5-4-0-------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-10-13-10-0-8-10-8-0---|Gb|---------------------------------------------| X4Db|---------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|-12-15-12-0-12-15-12-0-12-15-12-0-10-12-10-0-|Gb|---------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (1:37 - 1:54)
Rhythm Guitar
eb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------| X2Db|----------------------5-5-5-2-5-7-7----------|Ab|-2-2-2-0-2-0-0--------3-3-3-0-3-5-5----------|Db|-2-2-2-0-2-0-0--5-4-0---------------5-4-0----|
CHORUS
Guitar 1 harmony
eb|-7---5-7-5~-------------7---5-7-5~-----------|Bb|---8----------------------8------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------| X2Db|---------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 harmony
eb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|-8-5-7-8-7~-------------8-5-7-8-7~-----------|Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------|
POST CHORUS (1:54 - 2:02)
Rhythm Guitar (Same as intro with different lead)
eb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------|Ab|-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0--------------------|Db|-2-4-5-xx-xx-xx-2-4-5-x-0---5-4-0------------|
Lead Guitar
eb|---------------------------------------------|Bb|-5-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-0-------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------| X3 Db|---------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------|
Repeat VERSE
Repeat CHORUS
Repeat POST CHORUS
GUITAR SOLO (2:59 - 3:48)
Guitar1
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-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---------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-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---|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-8-12-8-0-8-12-8-0-8-12-8-0-7-10-7-0-7-10-7-0-12~~-------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|------------------------/13-12~-10~-12-13-10~-12-13-17~~-1717-17~----------|Gb|---------/11~-9-8~-9-11----------------------------------------------------| Db|-/9~-8-9-------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------12-14-----12-14-/19~-17-15------7//19~-20-17-19-20-17-19~------------|Bb|-/16~-------16~------------------15~---------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------12h14h15b17~-14-12-11h13h14p12p11-----------------------|Bb|-----------------12---------------------------------h15p12p11h12h14p12p11--|Gb|----------9h11h12----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--------9------------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|-/7h9h10-------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------12-17-12------12-15-12------12-14-12------12-14-12-----|Bb|------------------13--------13--13--------13--13--------13--13--------13---|Gb|-14p13p11-------14------------14------------14------------14---------------| Db|---------h13~--------------------------------------------------------------|Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-14-15-14-12---------------------------------------------------7-12-7------|Bb|------------------------------------------------------------7-8------8-7---|Gb|-------------11h12p11---------------------------------9-8-9-------------9--| Db|----------------------14-12----------------------7-8-9-------------------9-|Ab|----------------------------14\7~----------7-9-10--------------------------|Db|----------------------------------9h10-8h9---------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-----------5-8-7-5h7p6------------------------+12--------------------------|Gb|----------------------7p5p4------------------------------------------------| Db|---------------------------7p5p4-------------------------------------------|Ab|-10-9-7~------------------------7p5p4--------------------------------------|Db|--------------------------------------7b8~----------------0----------------| Bar Dip Bar Raise to 2
GUITAR SOLO
Rhythm Guitar
eb|--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|Bb|--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|Gb|--------------------| X2 |----------2222-----------------------------------|Db|-22222222-0000-4444-| |-22222222-2222-7777-5555-4444-4------------------|Ab|-22222222-0000-2222-| |-22222222-0000-5555-5555-4444-2------------------|Db|-22222222-0000------| |-22222222------4444-5555-4444--------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|----------44444444-22222222----------44444444----------44444444-4----------|Ab|-22222222-22222222-00000000-22222222-22222222-22222222-22222222-2--5-4-0---|Db|-22222222-------------------22222222----------22222222-------------5-4-0---| ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb|-------------------------------------------------------9--11---------------| Db|----------44444444-22222222----------44444444----------9--11--9--9-12------|Ab|-22222222-22222222-00000000-22222222-22222222-22222222-7---9--9--7-10------|Db|-22222222-------------------22222222----------22222222-7------9-------0^2~-| ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********
INTRO/WITH RHYTHM
CHORUS
PRE VERSE ALTERATION
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