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Bat Country Tab

by Avenged Sevenfold
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Author havoc_fma [a] 77.
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                        Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
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...This is my first, well...SECOND tab I've submitted...(first one got rejected =/)
This is off A7X's new album, City of Evil, and it's called Bat Country.
 
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
 
* - The time indicates exactly when the riff begins...They are there to be used as a
reference point so that nobody gets lost. (For all you n00bs...no offense.)
 
 
[Riff A]
(Intro)
 
"He who makes a beast out of himself..."   (00:00)
 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7----7-7---------------------------------|
D|--7-7----7-7-6-6--0---0-0-0------------------|
A|--5-5----5-5-6-6--0---0-0-0------------------|
E|-------------6-6--0---0-0-0-5p3p0-5p3p0-0----|(x4)
 
(First two times, a "phaser" effect is used...)
 
[Riff B]
(Pre-Verse)
 
"Caught here in a fiery blaze..."   (00:15)
 
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|----7~-------------|---7~-------------|
D|----7~-6~-5~-3~----|---7~-6~-5~-3~----|
A|----5~-6~-5~-3~----|---5~-6~-5~-3~----|
E|-------6~-5~-3~----|------6~-5~-3~----|
 
[Riff C]
(Verse 1)
 
"I trie-ie-ied to drive all through the night..."                         (00:23)
 
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--55555555---------------------------|-55555555-----------------------------|
E|----------66666666-00000000000000000-|---------66666666-0000000000000000----|
                    .................                    ................
 
"No oasis here to see, the sand is singing deathless words to me..."      (00:30)
 
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--55555555-----------------444444444-|-55555555-77777777--------------------|
E|----------66666666-55555555----------|------------------33333333-22222222---|
 
[Riff D]
(Chorus)
 
"Can't you help me as I'm starting to burn?..."               (00:38)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-7---------------------5--5--5--5----------5-----------|
D|--7--7--7-7-0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0-5--5--5--5-0--3-3-0-5-----------|
A|--5--5--5-5-0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0-3--3--3--3-0--3-3-0-3-5--7-7h8--|
E|------------0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0------------0--3-3-0-------------|(x2)
              . .      .      . .            .      .
 
[Riff E] (Verse 2) [2x]
 
"As Ie-ie-ie adjust to my new sights..."
 
(00:53)
 
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--55555555---------------------------|-55555555-----------------------------|
E|----------66666666-00000000000000000-|---------66666666-0000000000000000----|
                    .................                    ................
 
"Mental fiction follows me; Show me what it's like to be set free..."     (01:09)
 
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--55555555-----------------444444444-|-55555555-77777777--------------------|
E|----------66666666-55555555----------|------------------33333333-22222222---|
 
[Riff F]
(Chorus...again)
 
"Can't you help me as I'm starting to burn?..."               (01:17)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-7---------------------5--5--5--5----------5-----------|
D|--7--7--7-7-0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0-5--5--5--5-0--3-3-0-5-----------|
A|--5--5--5-5-0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0-3--3--3--3-0--3-3-0-3-5--7-7h8--|
E|------------0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0------------0--3-3-0-------------|(x2)
              . .      .      . .            .      .
 
[Riff G] (Clean Part)
 
"So sorry you're not here..."                                            (01:32)
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---T_T---Sorry-fellas...Haven't-figured-out-THIS-part-yet-:(---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Riff H]
(Extended Pre-Verse)
 
"Caught here in a fiery blaze..."   (02:02)
 
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|----7~-------------|---7~-------------|
D|----7~-6~-5~-3~----|---7~-6~-5~-3~----|
A|----5~-6~-5~-3~----|---5~-6~-5~-3~----|
E|-------6~-5~-3~----|------6~-5~-3~----|
 
(Solo Begins here)                  (02:18)
 
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|----7~-------------|---7~-------------|
D|----7~-6~-5~-0x----|---7~-6~-5~-0x----|
A|----5~-6~-5~-0x----|---5~-6~-5~-0x----|
E|-------6~-5~-0x----|------6~-5~-0x----|
 
[Riff 1]
(While the solo gets CRAZIER...)
                                     (02:26)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--55555555-----------------------------|
E|----------66666666-00000000-0h3h4/6666-|(x4)
                    ........    
 
[Riff J]
(The solo is at its CRAZIEST...)
                                                                            (02:41)
e|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------0x--|
A|--55555555-----------------444444444-|-55555555-77777777------------------0x--|
E|----------66666666-55555555----------|------------------33333333-22222222-0x--|
 
[Riff K]
(Solo continues...) [2x]
 
(2:53)
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-5-5-5-5~-----------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0~----5-5-5-5-5~-----5-5-5-5-5~----2-2-2-2-2~-2-2-2-2-2~----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0~----5-5-5-5-5~-----3-3-3-3-3~----0-0-0-0-0~-4-4-4-4-4~----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0~----5-5-5-5-5~--------------------------------------------------|
   . . . .       . . . .        . . . .       . . . .    . . . .
 
[Riff L]
(Solo's about to end...I think...=\)
                      (03:08)
 
e|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--0~-5-3-2~---5~-9-7-5--|-Haven't-figured-this--|
A|--0~-3-1-0~---5~-7-5-3--|---Out-either...=\-----|
E|--0~----------5~--------|-----------------------|
       . .         . .
 
[Riff M]
(Slightly Modified Verse)
 
"Sometimes I don't know why...We'd rather live than die..."               (03:16)
 
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--55555555---------------------------|-55555555-----------------------------|
E|----------66666666-00000000000000000-|---------66666666-0000000000000000----|
                     .................                    ................
 
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--55555555---------------------------|-55555555-----------------------------------------|
E|----------66666666-00000000000000000-|---------66666666-0000000000000000000000000000000-|
                     .................                    (PM'd...all of it)
                                                          [Play really fast,
                                                         to the sound of the
                                                           snare drum...]      
 
[Riff N]
(...Some random, yet cool, riff)
 
"I'll make a beast out of myself..."                    (03:30)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------555555555555555----------------------|
D|-0-2-33333333333333--555555555555555-555555555555555-0~---|
A|-0-2-33333333333333--333333333333333-555555555555555-0~---|
E|-0-2-33333333333333------------------555555555555555-0~---|
(Listen for strumming)
                                                                                              (03:37)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------555555555555555-33333333333333333333333333-------------------------|
D|---------0-2-333333333333333-555555555555555-33333333333333333333333333-22222222222-22222222222-|
A|---------0-2-333333333333333-333333333333333-11111111111111111111111111-00000000000-44444444444-|
E|-000000000-2-333333333333333--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ........
(Snare drum
 again...)
 
[Riff O]
(Chorus...again)
 
"Can't you help me as I'm starting to burn?..."               (03:50)
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|(x2)
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-7---------------------5--5--5--5----------5-----------|
D|--7--7--7-7-0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0-5--5--5--5-0--3-3-0-5-----------|
A|--5--5--5-5-0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0-3--3--3--3-0--3-3-0-3-5--7-7h8--|
E|------------0-0--5-5-0-3~---0-0------------0--3-3-0-------------|
              . .      .      . .            .      .
 
Riff P (Clean Part and Outro)
 
"So sorry you're not here..."                (04:06)
 
 
Well that's it...I think it's 99% accurate and it's very well written...er, typed...
Please support the band by buying their new album...
Have fun!...Oh, and here are the lyrics...just for the hell of it...
 
 
 
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| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
| h   Hammer-on
| .   Staccato
| x   Dead note
| /   Slide up
| PM  Palm mute
 
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16 comments
lespaulmaniac2
dude your solo was WAY off.when he plays the first solo, its really high pitched and fast.you had it so he was shredding on the a and low e strings!
+1
sk8bum353
"here are the lyrics, just for the hell of it" .......where? Still, good tab though
+1
sk8bum353
"here are the lyrics, just for the hell of it" .......where? Still, good tab though
+1