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Bat Country Tab

by Avenged Sevenfold
ver5
ver5

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HEY THIS IS BAT COUNTRY BY AVENGED SEVENFOLD.
THIS SONG IS PLAYED IN DROP D TUNING.
THIS SONG HAS ABOUT A HARD DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
THIS SONG WAS TABBED BY BRAD RUNEVITCH.

b = bend up
< > = tap the number inbetween
x = palm mute
DWWB = Dive With Whammy Bar (dive bomb)
p = pull off
h = hammer on
prf = Play Really Fast
QS = quick stop with palm (needed)

Intro (with distortion)
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
-7------6-----0------------------------|
-5-x4---6-x3--0-x4---5-3-5-6-5-3-0-----|  x2
-0------6-----0------5-3-5-6-5-3-0-----|

Intro 2 (without distortion)
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
-7-------6-----0------------------------|
-5-x4----6-x3--0-x4--5-3-5-6-5-3-0------|  x2
-0-------6-----0-----5-3-5-6-5-3-0------|

Part 1
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-7---6---5---3---| x2
-5---6---5---3---|
-0---6---5---3---|

Part 2 (strum up and down)
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
-55555555---------------------------------------------|
-------------6666666666-0000000000000000--------------|  x2

Play this the last time
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------33333333-22222222-|
-55555555-------------------44444444-55555555-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
----------66666666-55555555----------------------------33333333-22222222-|

Chorus (Part 3)
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
-7-----xx--5-5-x-3-----5-----3-----x-5----2h3-----|
-5-x4--xx--5-5-x-3-x4--3-x8--3-x2--x-3------------|  x2
-0-----xx--5-5-x-3-----------3-----x--------------|

Part 4
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
-55555555---------------------------------------------|
-------------6666666666-0000000000000000--------------|  x4

Play this the last time (the 5th time)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------33333333-22222222-|
-55555555-------------------44444444-55555555-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
----------66666666-55555555----------------------------33333333-22222222-|

Chorus (Part 5)
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
-7-----xx--5-5-x-3-----5-----3-----x-5----2h3-----|
-5-x4--xx--5-5-x-3-x4--3-x8--3-x2--x-3------------|  x2
-0-----xx--5-5-x-3-----------3-----x--------------|


Part 6 (Guitar 1 = Synyster)
-----1-------------------------------------------------1----------|
---3--3-3-----3--------1--------0--------1--------3----1----1---1-|
--2-2--2----0--0-0---0--0-0---1--1-1---2--2-2---0--0-0-0--0--0-0--|
-0---------0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0--3-3-3--3---|  x2
----------2--------3--------2--------0--------2--------3----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 6 (Guitar 2 = Zacky)
-1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----1------|
-3-----3-----1-----0-----1-----3-----1------|
-2-x7--0-x7--0-x7--1-x7--2-x7--0-x7--0-x12--|
-0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3------| x2
-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3------|
--------------------------------------------|

Part 7 (before solo)
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-7---6---5---3---| x4
-5---6---5---3---|
-0---6---5---3---|

Part 8 (solo - first guitar = Synyster)
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-15-----10-----9----------------10h13-16~~~----------------------|
-17b~--12b~---11b~---10h11h12h13---------------------------------|
-------------------12--------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------0-DWWB-(DIVE BOMB)-|

---------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------6~-------------8~-----------10~-13b-13-<19>13p12p10-|
-7p5h7p5h7----5-7p5h7p5h7----7p5h7p5h7-------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|

---------------------17~-18-17-16-13-10-13-10-18-17-16-------------------|
-<21>15-<21>15p14h15--------------------------------------------14141414-|
-------------------------------------------------------13131313----------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(the notes right next to each other, strum up and down because its really fast)
-------15h17-10--------13--------12----15-------171817161718171617x8-12~-|
-15b---------------------101010----999---141414--------------------------|
-----15--------101010----------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-101112131211101112131211-121314151413121314151413--------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-141516171615141516171615-1718211817-------------171821b-|
------------------------------------18171820-------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------| (end of solo)
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|

Part 9 (guitar duette - or 1st guitar with harmonizer)
-17-13----------13-17-13----------13-16-12----------12-16-12----------12-|
------15------15--------15------15--------14------14--------14------14---|
--------14--14------------14--14------------13--13------------13--13-----|
----------15----------------15----------------14----------------14-------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-10~-10-12-13-20-18-17-18-17-13-15-12-13-15-18-17-9-10-12-17-13-10-12-13-20-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-18-17-18-17-13-15-12-13-15-18-17-9-10-12-17-13~~-18-15~~-|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------|

-17181715171817151718171517181715171817151718171517201715---15------|
---------------------------------------------------------18---17h18-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(2nd guitar part for solo and duette = Zacky)
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-7---6---5---------|  x2 (this is the part before the dive bomb)
-5---6---5---------|
-0---6---5--0-QS---|

------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------3-4-5-6-6-6----|
-55555555------------------------------3-4-5-6-6-6----|  x4
-------------66666666-00000000---------3-4-5-6-6-6----|

Play this the last time (the 5th time)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------33333333-22222222-|
-55555555-------------------44444444-55555555-77777777-33333333-22222222-|
----------66666666-55555555----------------------------33333333-22222222-|

(now either the 2nd guitarist[Zacky]joins the duette or does this)
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
------0-------5---------5-------2------2-|  x2
------0-------5----3333-3--0000-0-4444-4-|
-0000-0--5555-5--------------------------|

--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
-0--3-2-0--2--5-3-2-7-5-3-2-8-7-12-11-| (end of 2nd guitar part)
-0--3-2-0--2--5-3-2-7-5-3-2-8-7-12-11-|
-0--3-2-0--2--5-3-2-7-5-3-2-8-7-12-11-|

Part 10 (after the solo and duette)
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|  x4
-55555555---------------------------------------------|
-------------6666666666-0000000000000000--------------|

Part 11 (when he starts singing the thing that he speaks at the beginning)
        (when it says x32, it means strum up and down 32 times, or 16 beats)
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-0-2-3-----5-----5-------0---2-3-----5-----3-----2-----6-----|
-0-2-3-x16-3-x16-5-x14---0---2-3-x16-3-x16-1-x32-0-x16-4-x16-|
-0-2-3-----------5-------0---2-3-----------------------------|

Chorus (part 12)
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-7-----xx--5-x-3-----5-----3----x-5----2h3-|  x2
-5-x4--xx--5-x-3-x4--3-x8--3-x2-x-3-x2-----|
-0-----xx--5-x-3-----------3----x----------|

Part 13 (Guitar 1 = Synyster)
-----1-------------------------------------------------1----------|
---3--3-3-----3--------1--------0--------1--------3----1----1---1-|
--2-2--2----0--0-0---0--0-0---1--1-1---2--2-2---0--0-0-0--0--0-0--|
-0---------0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0---2-2--2---0-0--0--3-3-3--3---|  x4
----------2--------3--------2--------0--------2--------3----------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 13 (Guitar 2 = Zacky)
-1-----3-----0-----0-----0-----3-----1------|
-3-----3-----1-----0-----1-----3-----1------|
-2-x7--0-x7--0-x7--1-x7--2-x7--0-x7--0-x12--|
-0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3------| x4 (OR TILL THE END OF THE SONG)
-------2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3------|
--------------------------------------------|

(: OK THAT IS THE END OF THE SONG BAT COUNTRY. ONCE YOU LISTEN TO THE SONG AND PLAY THE 
THAT I JUST MADE, U WILL FIND THAT THEY ARE RIGHT. I LEARNED THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY SO I 
U HSOULD TOO! GOOD LUCK!!! :)
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zacky.v wrote on September 18 2007, 05:23 pm

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-777--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-777-6-6--0--0-0-0-(don't play this 2nd time)---------------------|x4
A|-5-5-555-6-6--0--0-0-0-5-3-5-6-5-3-0----------------------------------|
D|-0-0-000-6-6--0--0-0-0-5-3-5-6-5-3-0----------------------------------|

thats how the intro goes

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zacky.v wrote on September 18 2007, 05:25 pm

Both Guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-77-------------------55555555-------5-----------------------------|
D|-7-7-77----55---3-3-3-----55555555--33---5---2-3-----------------------|x2
A|-5-5-55-00-55-0-3-3-3-----33333333--33-0-3-0---------------------------|
D|-0-0-00-00-55-0-3-3-3---------------33-0-------------------------------|and thats how the chourus goes

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xXxA7X~Fan07xXx wrote on March 11 2009, 08:13 pm

This aint bad. Seems easy. I'm gonna give the rythm a shot.zacky.v's version of those two sections seems more accurate. zacky.v, is the rest of the tab a lil accurate atleast other than those two parts?

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