Dear God Tab A7X

"Dear God" --- Avenged Sevenfold

---

***December 28, 2009: R.I.P. Jimmy "The R.E.V." Sullivan. You will be missed. **** Key: G Major (G A B C D E F# G) Chords: G5 D E5 D5 C B7 Cadd9 Gadd9

D	3 2 0 0 2 0 3
A	3 3 0 3 1 4 3 0
F	0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2
C	0 0 2 0 2 4 2 x
G	x 2 3 2 3 0
D	3 0 3

Legend: ... = palm mute h = hammer on p = pull off b = bend 1 = whole step bend .5 = half step bend pb = pre bend h/ = one pick p\ = one pick ~~ = vibrato \ = slide down / = slide up Guitar 1:

D	3 0 0 0 0 3
A	3 0h1p0 3 0 3 3 1h3 1 0 0
F	0 2 0 2 2h4p2p0 0 x 4 4 0 0 2 2
C	0 4 2h/4 4h5p4 2 4 0 2 2 0 0
G	2 2 2 3
D	3 0 3

Guitar 1 Continued:

D	2 2
A	3 3 3 3 3 3
F	2 2 0 0 2h4p2p0 2 0 0
C	0 2 4 4 2 0
G
D

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitar 1:

D	3 0 0 0 0 3
A	3 0h1p0 3 0 3 3 1h3 1 0 0
F	0 2 0 2 2h4p2p0 0 x 4 4 0 0 2 2
C	0 4 2h/4 4h5p4 2 4 0 2 2 0 0
G	2 2 2 3
D	3 0 3

Guitar 1 Continued:

D	2 2
A	3 3 0 3
F	2 2 0 2
C	0 2 2h4
G
D

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Verse 1:

"On a lonely road..." Guitar 1:

D	3 3 2 0 0 0
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 1h3 1
F	0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0
C	0 0 0 2 2h/4 2 4 0 2 2
G	2 2 3
D	3 0

Guitar 1 continued:

D	3 2 2 3 3 2
A	0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	2 2 2 0 0 2h4p2p0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
C	0 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
G
D	3 3

Guitar 1 continued:

D	0 0 0 3 2 2
A	3 3 0 1h3 1 0 0 3 3 0 3 3
F	0 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2p0
C	2 2h/4 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 4
G	2 2 3
D	0 3

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chorus:

"Dear God..." Guitar 1: Play these chords: G5 D Em D5 Guitar 2:

D	3 0 0
A	3 3 3 3 0 0 3
F	0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
C	0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
G	x 2
D	2 0

Guitar 3:

D
A
F	0 2 2 0 2
C	0 0 2 0
G
C	5 5\ 0 2 0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chorus Continued

Guitar 1: Play these chords: C G5 D Guitar 2:

D	3
A	1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
C	2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G	3 3 x
D	3 3

Guitar 3:

D
A	3
F	0 0 2 2 2p0
C	2 0 0 0 0
G	3
C	5 0

Play the whole chorus twice in all, then play the part below VVV.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Cause I'm lonely..." Guitar 1: Play these chords: C D B7 Em D5 C Cadd9~ Guitar 2:

D	3 3
A	1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	0 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
C	2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 x
G	3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
D

Guitar 3:

D	3~
A	3~
F	0 2 0 0 0 0~
C	2 0 4 1 4 2 0 2 2
G	3 2 3
C

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Verse 2:

"There's nothing here..." Guitar 1:

D	3 3 2 0 0 0
A	3 3 3 3 3 3 1h3 1
F	0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0
C	0 0 0 2 2h/4 2 4 0 2 2
G	2 2 3
D	3 0

Guitar 1 continued:

D	3 2 2 3 3 2
A	0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	2 2 2 0 0 2h4p2p0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
C	0 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
G
D	3 3

Guitar 1 continued:

D	0 0 0 3 2 2
A	3 3 0 1h3 1 0 0 3 3 0 3 3
F	0 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2p0
C	2 2h/4 2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 4
G	2 2 3
D	0 3

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chorus 2:

"Dear God..." Guitar 1: Play these chords: G5 D Em D5 Guitar 2:

D	3 0 0
A	3 3 3 3 0 0 3
F	0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
C	0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
G	x 2
D	2 0

Guitar 3:

D
A
F	0 2 2 0 2
C	0 0 2 0
G
C	5 5\ 0 2 0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chorus Continued

Guitar 1: Play these chords: C G5 D Guitar 2:

D	3
A	1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
C	2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G	3 3 x
D	3 3

Guitar 3:

D
A	3
F	0 0 2 2 2p0
C	2 0 0 0 0
G	3
C	5 0

Play the whole chorus twice in all, then play the part below VVV.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Cause I'm lonely..." Guitar 1: Play these chords: C D B7 Em D5 C Cadd9~ Gadd9~~ Guitar 2:

D	3 3~ 3~
A	1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3~ 0~
F	0 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0~ 2~
C	2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 x 0~
G	3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 x~
D	3~

Guitar 3:

D	3~ 3~
A	3~ 3~
F	0 2 0 0 0 0~ 0~
C	2 0 4 1 4 2 0 2 2 0~
G	3 2 3 x
C	5~

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Bridge:

"Well some search..." Guitar 4:

D
A
F	11 12 11 11 12 7 9 7p5
C	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 9 7
G	7 6 3 5
C	5 5 5 4~~~

.... . . ... . ... . . ... . Guitar 5:

D
A
F	9 9 8 8 5 5
C	x x x x x x 7
G	7 7 6 6 3 3 5
C	5 5 5 5 4~~~

... **Now Guitar 4 plays his part 4 times in all, and Guitar 5 plays his 3 times for this part: "Before long, they waste away..." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "I gave in..." Guitar 5:

D
A
F	9 9 8 8 5 5
C	x x x x x x
G	7 7 6 6 3 3
C	5 5 4 4 4 4

... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitar 4: "And how I miss someone..."

D	3 3 0 2h3 3 2 0
A	1 1 1 1 3 3
F	2 2 2
C	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
G	0 0
C

... . . ... . . ... . . . . Guitar 5:

D
A
F	9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7\
C	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7\
G	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
D

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitar 1:

D	3 3~~~~3 2 2h3 0
A	3 3~~~~ 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3h5p3 3
F	0 0~~~~ 0 2 x 0 x 0 4
C	2p0 0 x 2 x 2h/4 2 4 4
G	0 2 2
D

Guitar 1 Continued:

D	3~~~3 2 2h3 0h2
A	1h3 1 3~~~ 3 3 3 3
F	x 0 0 0 x 0 0~~~ 0 2 2 2
C	x 2 x x 0 0 0 0
G	0 3 x 0 0
D	3

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chorus 3:

"Dear God..." Guitar 1: Play these chords: G5 D Em D5 Guitar 2:

D	3 0 0
A	3 3 3 3 0 0 3
F	0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
C	0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
G	x 2
D	2 0

Guitar 3:

D
A
F	0 2 2 0 2
C	0 0 2 0
G
C	5 5\ 0 2 0

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Chorus Continued

Guitar 1: Play these chords: C G5 D Guitar 2:

D	3
A	1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
C	2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G	3 3 x
D	3 3

Guitar 3:

D
A	3
F	0 0 2 2 2p0
C	2 0 0 0 0
G	3
C	5 0

Play the whole chorus twice in all, then play the part below VVV.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Cause I'm lonely..." Guitar 1: Play these chords: C D B7 Em D5 C Cadd9~ Guitar 2:

D	3 3
A	1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3
F	0 0 2 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0
C	2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 x
G	3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
D

Guitar 3:

D	3~
A	3~
F	0 2 0 0 0 0~
C	2 0 4 1 4 2 0 2 2
G	3 2 3
C

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Interlude:

"Again..." Guitar 1: Listen for the rhythm of each chord:

D	0 2 0 3
A	0 0 1 3 3
F	0 2 0 0 2
C	2 1 2 0 0
G	2 3 x x
D	0 3 2

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Guitar solo:

Guitar 1: Listen for the rhythm of each chord: Play this for the rest of the song.

D	0 2 0 3
A	0 0 1 3 3
F	0 2 0 0 2
C	2 1 2 0 0
G	2 3 x x
D	0 3 2

Guitar 4: Play this for the rest of the song.

D
A
F	11 12 11 11 12 7 9 7p5
C	9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 9 7
G	7 6 3 5
C	5 5 5 4~~~

.... . . ... . ... . . ... . Guitar 5: Play this for the resst of the song.

D
A
F	9 9 8 8 5 5
C	x x x x x x 7
G	7 7 6 6 3 3 5
C	5 5 5 5 4~~~

... Guitar 6: Syn 1 1_______ 1 1______ 1___

D
A	15b 15b (15)p12 14b 14b (14)p12 13 13 13b (13) 12
F	12
C	12p\10 9 10 9
G	10
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1___ 1____ 1___

D
A	8b (8)p7~~~~~8b (8) 8~~~~13 13h15 13 12
F	9 12 12pb (12)p11
C	9 12
G	10
D	12~~

Guitar 6: Syn 1 1__ 1 1__ 1______ .5_____

D
A	12b~~~~~
F	14b 14b (14)p12 12~~~14 14b 14b (14)p12 12~~~~ /14b 14 (14)p12 14
C	14 14
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1_______________ 1___ 1___ 1____ 1___ 1_________

D	12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 15b 15 15~~~
A	13b~~~~~~~~13~~~~~(13) 15b~~~ 15 15b~~~ 15 15b~~~~ 15 15b~~~ 15
F
C
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1 1__ .5________

D	15 17b 17b (17) 17
A	15 15 20 16b~~~~~~~~
F	/16
C
G
D

Guitar 7: This is the slide guitar that duels against Syn. 1____ 1__

D	15b (15) 15~~~~~/20 19h/22 19p17
A	12 16h/17~~~~~17h/20 19~~~~~ 20 22b
F
C
G
D

Guitar 7: Slide Guitar 1__

D	22 22 23 23 17h/24~~~~ /17h/19p\17 17h/19p\17 17
A	22b 22h24 22h24 20 20
F
C
G
D

Guitar 7: Slide Guitar

D
A	17~~~15 15/h17 15 16 \12 12
F	16 16 14 14 14 12 12
C	14 14 12
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn .5 1__ 1__ 1__

D
A	15
F	14 14 14pb 14pb 14p12 14b (14)p12 12 14b~~(14)p12 12
C	14 12~~~~ 14 14
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1__ 1__ 1__ 1 1___

D
A	15b 15b~~~12
F	14b~~(14)p12 12 14b (14)p12 12 14b (14)p12 12 14 15 17 12
C	14 14 14
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1__ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1_____

D	12 12 12 15 14 14 17 15 15 /18b~~~~~
A	12 12 15b 15b 18b 17b 17b 20b 18b 18b
F	14 12 14b
C
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1____ 1____ 1 1 1 1 1 1_____

D	17b (17) 15 17 12 12 12 15 14 14 17
A	15b (15) 15b 15b 18b~~~~~17b 17b 20b~~~~~(20)
F
C
G
D

Guitar 6: Syn 1 1 1____ 1 1

D	15 15 12 10 12 /14
A	18b 18b 15b~~~~(15) 13b 15b
F	17p\14~~~~12
C
G
D

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ending Guitar 8:

D	12 /15
A	10 12\ 10\ 13 12\8 17 15 13 15
F	9h/12~~~~~ 8h/11~~~~~12 9h/12
C
G
D

Guitar 9:

D
A	13 /17 15p\12 13 12 12
F	7h/9~~~~~11 12\ 9 11\ 12 14
C	10h/13~~~~~~ 12h/14
G
D

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Guitar 8 continued:

D	12 /15
A	10 12\ 10\ 13 12 12 13
F	9h/12~~~~~ 8h/11~~~~12 9h/12 11~~~ 9
C
G
D

Guitar 9 continued:

D
A	13 15h/17 15 15 17
F	7h/9~~~~~/9h/11 12\ 5h/8~~~~~9 11\ 12 17p\14~~~ 12
C	12h/14
G
D