------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: [travis] ***December 28, 2009: R.I.P. Jimmy "The R.E.V." Sullivan. You will be missed. *This is the official tab for Bat Country. The solo is not included in this tab, but check out the other tab I put up on this site labeled "Bat Country," where it is only the complete solo tab. Tuning: Distorted Guitars= D A D G B E (low to high) [Guitars 1 and 2] Acoustic Guitars= E A D G B E (low to high) [Guitars 3 and 4] Electric Guitars= E A D G B E (low to high) [Guitars 5 and 6] Clean Guitars= E A D G B E (low to high) [Guitar 7] Legend: ...=palm-muted b= bend [ ]= note the bend should sound like. x= muted string /\= slides h= hammer on p= pull-off *=pinch harmonic nh= harmonic w= push the wammy bar down and up in a fast motion. dv= dive with wammy bar slow. db= dive bomb fast. pw= pull the wammy bar up slow. ~~= vibrato. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Intro: Guitar 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12nh-(pw)--------------------------(12)~~~~~~-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7---7-7-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7---7-7-6-6--6-0---0----0-----------------------------------------------| A|-5-5---5-5-6-6--6-0---0----0--5-3-5-6-5-3-0--------------------------------| D|-----------6-6--6-0---0----0--5-3-5-6-5-3-0--------------------------------| +Play with little distortion.+ +Then 1 joins in, and play it 2 more times heavy distortion. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Verse: Guitars 1 and 2: e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----------------7----------------------------| D|-7--6---5----3-----7--6---5---3-----------------| A|-5--6---5----3-----5--6---5---3-----------------| D|----6---5----3--------6---5---3-----------------| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Verse 2: Guitars 1 and 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-55555555--------------------------55555555--------------------------------| D|---------66666666-0000000000000000---------66666666-0000000000000000-------| ................ ................ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Verse 3: Guitars 1 and 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-55555555-----------------44444444-55555555-77777777-----------------------| D|---------66666666-55555555--------------------------33333333-22222222------| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pre-Chorus: Guitars 1 and 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7---7---7-7------------------------5--5--5--5--x-----------5--------------| D|-7---7---7-7-------5-5-----3--------5--5--5--5--x--3--3-----5----0--2-3/---| A|-5---5---5-5--0-0--5-5--0--3--------3--3--3--3--x--3--3--0--3----0---------| D|--------------0-0--5-5--0--3---0-0-----------------3--3--0-----------------| . . . . . . +Play this in all.+ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2 play "Verse 2" Twice, then they play "Verse 3" once. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2 play "Pre Chorus" twice. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chorus 1: Guitar 3 (Acoustic): "So sorry You're not here...I've been sane too long my..." e|-1-------1-----------3------------------0--------------0------------------| B|--3-------3--------0-----0------------3---3---------3----------1-----1----| G|---2-------2-----2------------------0-------0-----1------0--------4----2--| D|----3-----------------------------2------------0--------------------------| A|---------------------------0-2--3--------------2-----------0-2------------| E|---------------3----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 (Acoustic): Play this with Guitar 3: Dm G C E7 Am e|-1-1-1-1--1--x-x--3-3-3-3--3--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--| B|-3-3-3-3--3--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--1-1-1-1--1--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--1-1-1-1--1--x-x--| G|-2-2-2-2--2--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--1-1-1-1--1--x-x--2-2-2-2--2--x-x--| D|-0-0-0-0--0--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--2-2-2-2--2--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--2-2-2-2--2--x-x--| A|-x-x-x-x--x--x-x--2-2-2-2--2--x-x--3-3-3-3--3--x-x--2-2-2-2--2--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--| E|-x-x-x-x--x--x-x--3-3-3-3--3--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--0-0-0-0--0--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chorus 2: Guitar 3 (Acoustic): "...vision's so unclear...(Oo)..." e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1-----1---0--------1--------------1--------------------| G|-------4--------------0-----0----------0--------------------| D|---2---------2------3----------3-------3--------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|-3----------------1---------------1-------------------------| Guitar 4 (Acoustic): Play this with Guitar 3: G F e|-3-3-3-3--3--x-x--1-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1--x-x-------| B|-0-0-0-0--0--x-x--1-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1--x-x-------| G|-0-0-0-0--0--x-x--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2--x-x-------| D|-0-0-0-0--0--x-x--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--x-x-------| A|-2-2-2-2--2--x-x--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3--x-x-------| E|-3-3-3-3--3--x-x--1-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1--x-x-------| ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chorus 3: Guitar 3 (Acoustic): "Now,... take a trip with me,... but don't..." e|-1-----1--------------3------------------0---------------0--------| B|---3------3---------0----0-------------3--------------3-----------| G|------------------2------------------0-----0--------1------1p0----| D|-----3-------3---------------------2---------2----0---------------| A|---------------------------0--2--3--------------2-----------------| E|---------------3--------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 plays his part from Chorus 1 and Chorus 2. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chorus 4: Guitar 3 (Acoustic): "...be surprised when things aren't what they seem...." e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----1----1--------1----1----1-------1------1----------1---------| G|-------4-------------4---------0-------0------0--------0---------| D|---2--------2----2--------2------3-------3------3------3---------| A|-0---------------------------------3-------3------3--------------| E|---------------3-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 is still finishing the riffs from Chorus 1 and 2, on this part. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2 are going to play "Verse 1" twice now. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars do soloing, and dueling. (Check my other tab for the complete solos and duelings, on this site.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After Solos: Guitars 1 and 2: "Sometimes I don't know why we'd rather live than die. We look up t'wards the sky for..." e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-55555555------------------------55555555-------------------------55555555--------- D|---------66666666-000000000000000--------66666666-0000000000000000--------66666666- ............... ................ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| ------------------| 0000000000000000--| Guitars 1 and 2: "...want your absolution, 'cause I can't make it right..." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|+The (18) that you D|------------------------(18)-----------0--2--------------------------------| play the 18 times. A|-55555555------------------------------0--2--------------------------------| D|---------66666666-000000000000000000---0--2--------------------------------| .................. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2: "I'll make a beast out of myself..." e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---------------| D|-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5---5-----------| A|-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3---5-----------| D|-3--3---3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-------------------------5-----------| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2: "Yeah............Gets rid of...." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-(5)-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-0--------------------2--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----| A|-(5)-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-0--------------------2--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----| D|-(5)-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0--2--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-----| ........... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2: "...all the pain of bein' a...." e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5\3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| D|-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5\3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| A|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3\1-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2: "....man__________________________" e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| D|-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------| A|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0---4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitars 1 and 2 play the "Pre-Chorus" twice. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Out Chorus: Guitar 3 (acoustic): "So sorry you're not here..." e|-------1------------3----------------| B|-----3---3--------0------0-----------| G|---2-------2----2------4-------------| D|-0-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------3-----------------------| Guitar 4 (acoustic) is going to play Chorus 1 and 2 one time, and play both of them again. Guitar 4 is playing them over Guitar 3. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Out Chorus 1A: Guitar 3: ".............I've been sane too long, my...." e|---------0----------------0--------------------------| B|-------3---3----------3-----------------1-------1----| G|-----0-------0-----1---------1p0-----------4---------| D|---2------------0--------------------2-------------2-| A|-3--------------2------------------0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3: "..vision's so unclear.......(oooo....)..." e|-------------------------------------1------------------| B|------1------1--------------1-------------1------1------| G|---------4---------------0------0------------0-----0----| D|---2------------2-----3-----------3---------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-3-----------------1------------------------------------| Guitar 3: "Now....take a trip with me.......but don't...." e|-1--------1---------------3-----------0--------------0------| B|---3--------3-------0---------------3---3---------3---------| G|-----2--------2-------2p0---------0-------0-----1-------1p0-| D|-------0--------3----------------------------0--------------| A|----------------------------0-2-3------------2--------------| E|------------------3-----------------------------------------| Guitar 3: "be surprised when things aren't what they seem...." e|--------------------------------------------------1-------1------| B|------1-----1---------1------1-----------1----------------1------| G|---------4---------------4-------------0-----0-------0h2-------0-| D|---2-----------2----2----------2-----3---------3-----------------| A|-0---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------3---------------1------------------------------| ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitar 3 is going to play "Out Chorus," and "Out Chorus 1a" one more time while the distortion comes in: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Outro 1a: Guitar 5: "I've.......known it from the start......all these...: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------6----------------6---------------5------------------------| G|-----7------7---7-4----4-7---7-4-------4-7---7-4-----------4-----4/-| D|---7---7------7------5-----------7-5-------------5-5---7\6---6-7----| A|-8-----------------------------------7---------------8--------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| . . . Guitar 6: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------7--------------7-------------4-5-4----------------------| D|-----7----7---7-5---5-9---9-5-------5-------5-----------6---4-6/-| A|-5-8---8----8-----5-----------8-7-------------7-7-5-8\7---7------| E|----------------------------------8------------------------------| . . . Guitar 4: Dm G C E7 e|-1-1-1-1h1-1--1--3--3-3-3h3--3-3--0-0-0-0h0-0--0--0-0-0-0h0--0-0--| B|-3-3-3-3h3-3--3--0--0-0-0h0--0-0--1-1-1-1h1-1--1--0-0-0-0h0--0-0--| G|-2-2-2-2h2-2--2--0--0-0-0h0--0-0--0-0-0-0h0-0--0--1-1-1-1h1--1-1--| D|-0-0-0-0h0-0--0--0--0-0-0h0--0-0--2-2-2-2h2-2--2--0-0-0-0h0--0-0--| A|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--2--2-2-2h2--2-2--3-3-3-3h3-3--3--2-2-2-2h2--2-2--| E|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--3--3-3-3h3--3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x--x--0-0-0-0h0--0-0--| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Outro 1b: Guitar 5: "...good ideas will tear your brain apart......(oooooo___)..." e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-/5----5----------------4---4/5-----------------------------------------| D|----7----7----------5-----5-----7---------------7p\5--5p\3---3-2-2-3h/5-| A|-----7-----7------5---5-------------------------------------------------| E|------8------8--7-------------------------------------------------------| . . Guitar 6: e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-/7-----7----------------5---5-7----------------3--2--2-----------------| A|---7------7----------5-----5-----3----------------------5--5--3--3-5h/7-| E|----8-5-----8-5--3-7---7------------------------------------------------| . . . Guitar 4: Am G F e|-0-0-0-0h0--0--0---3-3-3-3h3-3--3---1-1-1-1h1--1-1-1~-------------------| B|-1-1-1-1h1--1--1---0-0-0-0h0-0--0---1-1-1-1h1--1-1-1~-------------------| G|-2-2-2-2h2--2--2---0-0-0-0h0-0--0---2-2-2-2h2--2-2-2~-------------------| D|-2-2-2-2h2--2--2---0-0-0-0h0-0--0---3-3-3-3h3--3-3-3~-------------------| A|-0-0-0-0h0--0--0---2-2-2-2h2-2--2---3-3-3-3h3--3-3-3~-------------------| E|-x-x-x-x-x--x--x---3-3-3-3h3-3--3---1-1-1-1h1--1-1-1~-------------------| +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Outro 1c: "Scared... but you can follow me.....I'm too....." +Guitar 4 plays the riff in "Outro 1a." one more time. +Guitar 5 and 6 play their riff from "Outro 1a," one more time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Outro 1d: Guitar 5: "....weird to live but much too rare to die......" e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-/5-------5----------------4----4/5----2~~~~~~~--| D|----7-------7----------5-----5---------3~~~~~~~--| A|------7-------7------5---5-------------3~~~~~~~--| E|--------8-------8--7-------------------3~~~~~~~--| . . . Guitar 6: e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-/7-------7-----------------5----5--7--3~~~~~~---(3)feedback--| A|----7-------7----------5------5-------------------------------| E|------8-5-----8-5--3-7---7------------------------------------| . . . Guitar 4: Am G F e|-0-0-0-0h0--0--x-x----3-3-3-3h-3~-----------1~~~~------| B|-1-1-1-1h1--1--x-x----0-0-0-0h-0~-----------1~~~~------| G|-2-2-2-2h2--2--x-x----0-0-0-0h-0~-----------2~~~~------| D|-2-2-2-2h2--2--x-x----0-0-0-0h-0~-----------3~~~~------| A|-0-0-0-0h0--0--x-x----2-2-2-2h-2~-----------3~~~~------| E|-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x----3-3-3-3h-3~-----------1~~~~------| Guitar 7: e|---------------------------------------------| B|-----1----1----------1--------1---------1----| G|-------4----------------4---------------0----| D|---2--------2-----2--------------2------3----| A|-0-------------------------------------------| E|----------------3----------------------------| *There you have it. Make sure to check out the solo tab for this song on this site, that posted. Enjoy it.* Oh, and please rate it.