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Desecrate Through Reverence Guitar Tablature
Artist: Avenged Sevenfold
Title: Desecrate Through Reverence
Album: Waking The Fallen
Guitarists: Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm) and Synyster Gates (Lead)
Tabbed by: The Hampster Wheel

~ Let Ring
: Palm Mute
. Sticatto
/ Slide Up
 Slide Down
w Beng With Whammy Bar
* Artificial Harmonic

Intro:
Guitar 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-0---0-2---3---/8---7-6---7---3-----/5-----2-----/8---7--------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0~-----0-2~-----2-8~-----7-6~-----6-3~-----3-5~-----5-2~-----2-8---7-
A-0~-----0-2~-----2-8~-----7-6~-----6-3~-----3-5~-----5-2~-----2-8---7-
D-0~-----0-2~-----2-8~-----7-6~-----6-3~-----3-5~-----5-2~-----2-8---7-

Both Guitars:
e----
B----
G----
D-0~-
A-0~-
D-0~-

Intro Part 2:
Guitar 1 plays lead and rhythm, Guitar 2 plays rhythm only:
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G-:-:-:--------------------------------------------
D-0-0-0--------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0---8-0---7---0-8-5-5-8-7~-------------------------|
D-0-0-0-------8---8-------------------------------- Play |
                                                         |
e--------------------------------------------------  2x  |
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-:-:-:---:-:---:-------------------------7---9-10-
D-0-0-0---0-0---0-------------------7-------8------
A-0-0-0---0-0---0-8-0---7---0-7-8-5---7-8----------
D-0-0-0---0-0---0-----8---8------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-:-:-------------------------------------------------------:-:::---------:-:::-------------------
D-0-0-3-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-0-000---------0-000-------------------
A-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-0-000---------0-000-------------------
D-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-0-000-3b5r3b5-0-000-3b5r3b5-0-3-0-5-7-

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-:-:-------------------------------------------------7-6---:-:::---------:-:::---------:-:::-----
D-0-0-3-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-8-7-------7-0-000---------0-000---------0-000-----
A-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-:-------:-------0-000---------0-000---------0-000-----
D-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-------0-------0-000-3b5r3b5-0-000-5b7r5b7-0-000-5-7-

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-:-:-------------------------------------------------------:-:::---------:-:::-------------------
D-0-0-3-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-0-000---------0-000-------------------
A-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-0-000---------0-000-------------------
D-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-0-000-3b5r3b5-0-000-3b5r3b5-0-3-0-5-7-

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-:-:-------------------------------------------------7-6---
D-0-0-3-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-8-7-------7-
A-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-:-------:-------
D-0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-------0-------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0---Pick----0--Pick----0--Pick Slide..............----------------
A-0---Slide---0--Slide---0------------------------------------------
D-0-----------0----------0------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-:-:-:------------------------------:---:-
D-0-0-0----------------------------0-0---0-
A-0-0-0---8-0---7---0-8-5-5-8-7~---0-0---0-
D-0-0-0-------8---8----------------0-0---0-

Verse:
Both Guitars:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-------.---------------------------.-----.-----------------------
D-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---2-2-----------2-2-3-3-3---------|
A-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---2-2-----------2-2-3-3-3---      |
D-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---2-2-----------2-2-3-3-3--- Play |
                                                                        |
e-----------------------------------------------------------------  2x  |
B-----------------------------------------------------------------      |
G-:---:---:-:---:---:-:-:---:-:-:-:-:-:---:-:---:---:-:-:---:-:-:-------|
D-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-
A-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-
D-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-

e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-------.---------------------------.---------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2-----------------2-2-3-3-3-
A-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---*-------------2-2-3-3-3-
D-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---0w------------2-2-3-3-3-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-:---:---:-:---:---:-:-:---:-:-:-:-:-:---:-:---:---:-:-:---:-:-:-
D-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-
A-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-
D-0---0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-

e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-------.---------------------------.-----.---------------------
D-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---2-2-----------2-2-3-3-3-
A-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---2-2-----------2-2-3-3-3-
D-2-2-2-2-----------2-2-3-3-----2-2-2---2-2-----------2-2-3-3-3-

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---------------
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---------------
A-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---------------
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---3-2-0-5-6-7-

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---------------
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---------------
A-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---------------
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---8-7-5---7-8-

Chorus:
(Both Guitars)
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
A-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-----
D-8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---::::::::::::-
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---000000000000-
A-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---000000000000-
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---000000000000-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
A-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-----
D-8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.--.----.----
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0--0--0-0----
A-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0--0--0-0----
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0--0--0-0----

Repeat verse and chorus

Bridge:
Guitar 1:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10--7-9-10-9--5-7-9-7-----10-12--10--9---9--10--12-10----7--9--10--12--10--9-
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Play
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------  2x
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-10--6-8-10-8--5-6-8-6-----10-11--10--8---8--10--11-10----6--8--10--11--10--8-
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Play
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------  2x
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 3 (Overdubbed):
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------      |
                                                                                |
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------      |
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------      |
G------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play |
D-8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-----------  2x  |
A-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-0-----------      |
D-8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-----------      |
                                                                                |
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------      |
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-

Guitar 1:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-:-:---------:-:-----------------:-:----------------------------- Play
D-0-0---------0-0-----------------0-0-----------------------------  4x
A-0-0-8---7---0-0-10--8---7---8---0-0-8---7---10--8---7---8---3---
D-0-0---------0-0-----------------0-0-----------------------------

Guitar 2:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-:-:---------:-:-----------------:-:----------------------------- Play
D-0-0-7---5---0-0-8---7---5---7---0-0-7---5---8---7---5---7---2---  4x
A-0-0---------0-0-----------------0-0-----------------------------
D-0-0---------0-0-----------------0-0-----------------------------

Outro
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-7~------5~--------------------------:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-
D-7~------5~------0~--------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A-5~------3~------0~--------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-
D-----------------0~--------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

Guitar 1:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------|
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-      |
D------------------------------------------------------------------------- Play |
                                                                                |
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------  2x  |
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------      |
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-3~------------------------------6~------------------------------
G-2~------------------------------5~------------------------------
D-0~------------------------------3~------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
D-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
D--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
A--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2:
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-      |
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- Play |
                                                                        |
e-----------------------------------------------------------------  2x  |
B-----------------------------------------------------------------      |
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

e----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-0~------------------------------3~-----------------------------
A-0~------------------------------3~-----------------------------
D-0~------------------------------3~-----------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-

e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-

Both guitars:
e----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.---::::::---.---.--.----.---
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0--0--0-0---
A-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0--0--0-0---
D-0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0---000000-0-0---0--0--0-0---
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