Avenged Sevenfold - Synyster Gates Tab

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Drop D

Riff A

  E                                           
  B                                           
  G                                           
  D                                           
  A 5    3h5 8  8  5 3  3 5  3h5 8 8   5 3  3 
  D                    5                   5  


  E              
  B              
  G 3       5    
  D 3       5    
  A 1       3    
  D              

Riff B (palm mute the 5's)

  E                                                                            
  B                                                                            
  G                                           6    6h7       8    7      6h7   
  D      6    6h7      8    7      6h7  5555     55     5555   55   5555       
  A 5555   55     5555   55   5555                                             
  D                                                                            
                    2X                                                         


  E                                                                           
  B                                                                           
  G                                                                           
  D      6    6h7      8    7      6h7       7    5 7 5         8    8 10 8   
  A 5555   55     5555   55   5555      4444   44       6  6666   66        9 
  D                                                                           

Fill 1 (5's divebomb and harmonic)

  E        
  B <5>    
  G <5>    
  D      0 
  A      0 
  D      0 

Fill 2

  E    
  B    
G-9b-|  With this bend, you wanna bend then release and repeat 3 times,
D----|  all in same bend

  A    
  D    

Riff C

  E                                                                             
  B                                                                             
  G 77777777777777777777777 99999999 1010101010101010 1212121212121212 13131313 
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  D                                                                             


  E                                                                       
  B                                                                       
  G 13131313  13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p13 
  D                                                                       
  A                                                                       
  D                                                                       


  E                                                                        
  B                                                                        
  G 13h14 17b  13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p13 
  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  D                                                                        


  E           
  B           
  G 13h14 17b 
  D           
  A           
  D           

Riff D

  E                                              17b  18 15   15     15 
  B                                     15 13 15            18   18b    
  G 15 14 15 12    15 14 15 12       12                                 
  D             12                12                                    
  A                            13                                       
  D                                                                     


  E     15      15                                                   
  B 18b    18b     18 15 18   15     15      15b      20             
  G                              17b    17b       17b     17b 19 17b 
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  D                                                                  


  E                                                                      
  B                                                                      
  G 19 17 15 17 15    15                                                 
  D                17     17 15 17 15      15          15 17    22    22 
  A                                    18     17 15 17       17    17    
  D                                                                      


  E         
  B         
  G         
  D         
  A 17      
  D    /16  

Riff E

  E                               15 16                                
  B                         14 15       14 15                          
  G                   14 15                   14 15                    
  D             14 15                                14 15             
  A       14 15                                            14 15       
  D 16 17                                                        12/14 


  E                                                              13 15 13 
  B                                             12 13      12 13          
  G                            12 13      12 13       12 13               
  D           12 13      12 13      12 13                                 
  A     12 13       12 13                                                 
  D 15                                                                    


  E 15 17b   17 15 13 15 13      13                 
  B                          15     15    15        
  G                                    14     14 16 
  D                                                 
  A                                                 
  D                                                 


  E                                                
  B                                                
  G 12 14 16 17 14 12 14 16 17 14 9 10 12 13 12 10 
  D                                                
  A                                                
  D                                                


  E                                                                        
  B                                                                        
  G 5 7 9 10 9 7 5 7 10 9 7 9 10 12 13 12 10 5 7 9 10 9 7 9 10 12 13 12 10 
  D                                                                        
  A                                                                        
  D                                                                        


  E                                                         
  B                                                15    15 
  G 9 10 12 13 12 10 12 14 16 17 16 14 16 17 16 17    17    
  D                                                         
  A                                                         
  D                                                         


  E                   15    15 17    18    17 15 17 
  B 17 15 17 18 17 18    18                         
  G                                                 
  D                                                 
  A                                                 
  D                                                 


  E 15 17 18 17 15 17 18 17 15 17 18 17 15 17 18 17 15 17 20 15 17 18 
  B                                                                   
  G                                                                   
  D                                                                   
  A                                                                   
  D                                                                   


  E 15 17 20 17 15 17 20 17 15 17 15    15                          
  B                                  18    18 17 18 17 15 17 15     
  G                                                             17b 
  D                                                                 
  A                                                                 
  D                                                                 


  E                                                         15 17 18 15 17 18 
  B                                       15 17 18 15 17 18                   
  G                     15 17 18 15 17 18                                     
  D   15 17 18 15 17 18                                                       
  A                                                                           
  D                                                                           


  E                                        10 11 13 10 11 13 
  B                     10 11 13 10 11 13                    
  G  10 12 13 10 12 13                                       
  D                                                          
  A                                                          
  D                                                          


  E 17t13p10 17t13p10 15t13p10 15t13p10 15                                    
  B                                       18t13p10 18t13p10 17t13p10 17t13p10 
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  D                                                                           

Riff F. This riff is tricky. when u "tap", just hold ur finger down on the 12th fret andthe string. then, release and bend 17 with ur left hand

  E         
  B         
  G 12t 17b  3x
  D         
  A         
  D         

Riff G

  E                                                                          
  B                                                                          
  G 7  9b   9b 9br   7 9  9br    9 11   11br   9 11b   11br   12 12b    12br 
  D                                                                          
  A                                                                          
  D                                                                          


  E                                                             
  B                     15 14 15 15v  15 14 12 14 12   12       
  G 12 14b    14br                                  14    15 14 
  D                                                             
  A                                                             
  D                                                             


  E                                                           
  B                                                           
  G 11v       14 12 11          14bv  12 11               14b 
  D      12            14 12                14 12  11         
  A                          14                       14      
  D                                                           


  E                                                                          
  B                                                                          
  G 12 11              14 12  11          14 12 11          14 12 11         
  D       14 12 11               14 12 11          14 12 11         14 12 11 
  A                14                                                        
  D                                                                          

Riff H

  E                                     
  B                                     
  G 14 12 11          14 12 11          
  D          14 12 11          14 12 11  4x
  A                                     
  D                                     


  E                   
  B 14 12 11          
  G          14 12 11  4x
  D                   
  A                   
  D                   


  E 14 12 11          
  B          14 12 11 
  G                     2x
  D                   
  A                   
  D                   


  E 15 14 12           17 15 14          
  B          15 14 12           17 15 14 
  G                                      
  D                                      
  A                                      
  D                                      
          1x                    4x      


  E 17 15 14                      14 15 17b  15 14 15 14            
  B          17 15 14    14 15 17                         15        
  G                   16                                      14 11 
  D                                                                 
  A                                                                 
  D                                                                 


  E                          12        12b         
  B                15     15        15             
  G 12 11    11 12    14         14          6b    
  D       14                                     0 
  A                                              0 
  D                                              0 

Alright, heres order

Riff A
Riff BFill 1
Riff BFill 2
Riff C 2xThen, follow tab throughout

Enjoy!
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E
B
G		6 6h7 8 7 6h7
D 6 6h7 8 7 6h7		5555 55 5555 55 5555
A 5555 55 5555 55 5555
D
2X
E
B
G 13131313	13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p14 13h14h17p13
D
A
D
E 17b	18 15 15 15
B 15 13 15	18 18b
G 15 14 15 12 15 14 15 12 12
D 12 12
A 13
D
E 15 15
B 18b 18b 18 15 18	15 15 15b 20
G	17b 17b 17b	17b 19 17b
D
A
D
E
B
G 12 11 14 12	11 14 12 11 14 12 11
D 14 12 11	14 12 11 14 12 11 14 12 11
A 14
D
E 17 15 14 14 15 17b	15 14 15 14
B 17 15 14 14 15 17	15
G 16	14 11
D
A
D