E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| "Synyster Gates Lesson" --- Avenged Sevenfold E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Tabbed by: [travis] ***December 28, 2009: R.I.P. Jimmy "The R.E.V." Sullivan. You will be missed. **** Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E) low to high [You don't have to tune to D, but obviously Syn tunes to D all the time.] *This tab is for the awesome "Sweep picking solo" Synyster Gates shows you on a video on youtube. It's the video were Syn shows you a couple of tips, on how to play like him. Some of the vids are based on dive bombs, sweep picking, Beast and the Harlot intro, and soloing strategies. says "Sweep Picking Lesson." The vid is from "Total Guitar Television." ********************************** Key: F Major (F G A Bb C D E F) *Most of Avenged Sevenfold's songs are in the key of F Major (F G A Bb C D E F), and this "solo" is in the key of F Major. *The only songs of Avenged Sevenfold that are in different keys are: "Burn It Down" C Major (C D E F G A B C), but for the Intro Duel, and the Main Riff, but when it goes into the Chorus, it's back to F Major. "Dear God:" G Major (G A B C D E F# G). *********************************** Legend: h = hammer on p = pull off ~ = vibrato Fingering: 1 = index finger 2 = middle finger 3 = ring finger 4 = pinkie finger Chords you can play before the solo. E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-7-7---7-7-5-5---5-5-3-3---3-3-5-5--| D|-7-7---7-7-5-5---5-5-3-3---3-3-5-5--| A|-5-5---5-5-3-3---3-3-1-1---1-1-3-3--| E|------------------------------------| This is as close as I can tab it to sound just like the solo in the vid. E|-17p13-----------------13-16-17p13-----------------13-16-17-| B|------15-------------15-----------15-------------15---------| G|--------14---------14---------------14---------14-----------| D|----------15-----15-------------------15-----15-------------| A|------------16-17-----------------------16-17---------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 1 3 4 E|-15p12-----------------12-14-15p12-----------------12-14-15-| B|------13-------------13-----------13-------------13---------| G|--------12---------12---------------12---------12-----------| D|----------14-----14-------------------14-----14-------------| A|------------14-15-----------------------14-15---------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 1 2 1 3 4 E|-18p13-----------------13-17-18p13-----------------13-17-18~~~~~~-| B|------15-------------15-----------15-------------15---------------| G|--------15---------15---------------15---------15-----------------| D|----------15-----15-------------------15-----15-------------------| A|------------15-17-----------------------15-17---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 3 4