This is Avenged Sevenfold's "Afterlife" on the bass guitar. I saw some other tabs here
they were kind... of... close to it, but I think mine will clear things up for you.
rate what you think on it please.
Tuning:
DADG
Playing tool:
FINGERS!!! and thumb ( I dislike picks)
Play (_) parts last time.
After Violin part:
[Intro:]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-00-00-000000~--8-08-08-888888~--5-05-05-5555555~--1-01-01-111111~---(0)----|(2x)
[Pre Verse:]
( slap this part)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---3-05-06--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse1a:]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---585-585----------585-585----------------------------------------------------|
D------6---6--0--0--0---6---6--0--0--0--3~--5~--6~----(6~--5~--3~)--------------|(4x)
[Verse1b:](bass solo)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---00-8-7-01087-0-87-5--10-10-10101010--10-1010-1010--------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---00-8-7-01087-0-87-5--10-10-10101010--14-1414-1414--------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---00-8-7-01087-0-87-5--10-10-10101010--10-1010-1010-8-8-8--8--88--88888------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---10-10--11-11/11-11-11-11---------------------------------------------------|
[Pre chours:]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0-000000-3---3-3-3--8-888888-10---10-10-10--14-14-14-----------------------|(2x)
[Chours1:]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------33333333---------11111111---------33333333-55555555-11111111--------|
D---33333333---------00000000----------33333333----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---77777777-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse2a:]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---585-585----------585-585----------------------------------------------------|
D------6---6--0--0--0---6---6--0--0--0--3~--5~--6~----(6~--5~--3~)--------------|(4x)
[Verse2b:](bass solo)
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---00-8-7-01087-0-87-5--10-10-10101010--10-1010-1010--------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---00-8-7-01087-0-87-5--10-10-10101010--14-1414-1414--------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---00-8-7-01087-0-87-5--10-10-10101010--10-1010-1010-8-8-8--8--88--88888------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---10-10--11-11/11-11-11-11---------------------------------------------------|
[Pre chours:]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0-000000-3---3-3-3--8-888888-10---10-10-10--14-14-14-----------------------|(2x)
[Chours2:]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------33333333---------11111111---------33333333-55555555-11111313--------|
D---33333333---------00000000----------33333333----------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------775------------|
D---33333332----------------------------33333332-----------------------------|
A------------33333331-55555353-11111111----------33333331-5555---3-11111111--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---77777777-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge1 A:]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---000-000-000-000-888-888-888-888-555-555-555-555-111-111-111-111--------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---000-000-000-000-888-888-888-888-555-555-555-555-888-888-777-777---------------|
[Bridge1 B:]
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0~--0-23-8~--8-108--5~--5-55-8-88-7-78---------------------------------------|(4x)
[Solo A:]
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0-00-00-000000~--8-88-88-888888~--5-55-55-555555~--8-8888-7-7777--------------|
[Intro/Solo B:]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-00-00-000000~--8-08-08-888888~--5-05-05-5555555~--8-888-7-777777-----------|
[Solo C:]
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---000000000000-888888888888-555555555555-888888777777---------------------------|(2x)
[Bridge2 A:]
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---55555-----------33333-----------------------------------------------------|
D --------0~--0-0-0-------2~--2-2-2-------------------------------------------|(2x)
[Bridge2 B:]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---55555-----------33333------------------------------------------------------|
D---------00000-000-------22222-222--------------------------------------------|(2x)
[Bridge3:]
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0~-2~-3~-5~-3~~~---------------------------------------------------------|
[Chours3:]
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---33333332----------------------------33333357--------------------------------|
A------------33333131-55555753-11111111----------33337571-55557873-11111111-----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--33333333-------------------8888108108--33333333-----------------------------|
A-----------33333333-55555555----------------------33333333-55558783-11111111--|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---77777777-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------0~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
Bass Tabs |
|
Title |
Afterlife |
Artist |
Avenged Sevenfold |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
HIRNdveLnJI |
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- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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