Avenged Sevenfold – Paradigm (Guitar Tab)

Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords

Guitar 1 - Synyster Gates (Rhythm Left) Guitar 2 - Zachy Vengeance (Rhythm Right) Guitar 3 - Synyster's Leads & Solo (Center)
[Intro]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#|7-------------7-|6-------------6-|7-------------7-|6-----6-8-----8-|
C#|7-0-----------7-|6-0-----------6-|7-0-----------7-|6-0---6-8-0---8-|(x2)
G#|5-0-----------5-|4-0-----------4-|5-0-----------5-|4-0---4-6-0---6-|
C#|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0-------0-----|

(Guitar 3)
D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
C#|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--|
G#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C#|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--|(x2)
G#|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G#|------------5-----------|------------5-----------|------------4-----------|------------4-----------|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4---7-6-5-4-3-|4-4-4-4-4-4---7-6-5-4-3-|
   PM------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|(x4)
G#|------------5-----------|------------5-----------|------------1-0---------|------------1-0---------|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|1-1-1-1-1-1-----3-2-1-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-----3-2-1-0-|
   PM------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 3)
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A#|--------10------|8---------------|3---------------|--------6-------|3---------------|2---------------|
F#|--------12b14---|10b12-----------|5b7-------------|--------8b10----|5b7-------------|4b6-------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Chorus]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|(x2)
G#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|

D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|----------------8---------------|
C#|5-------5-------6-----------0---|
G#|5-------5-------6-----------0---|
C#|5-------5-------6-----------0---|

D#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-|
C#|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--|(x2)
G#|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|12--------------13--------------|
C#|x---------------x---------------|
G#|10--------------11--------------|
C#|--------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]
(Guitar 1 and 2)                    1st Ending                       2nd Ending
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|7---------------7-----------7---|6---------------6-----------6---|6---------------6-----------6---|
C#|7---0-------0---7---0-------7---|6---0-------0---6---0-------6---|6---0-------0---6---0---0---6---|
G#|5---0-------0---5---0-------5---|4---0-------0---4---0-------4---|4---0-------0---4---0---0---4---|
C#|----0-------0-------0-----------|4---0-------0---4---0-------4---|4---0-------0---4---0---0---4---|

(Guitar 3)
D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----|
F#|12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-|11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|(x2)
G#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
   hold after the first unison bend each time

[Verse 2]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G#|------------5-----------|------------5-----------|------------4-----------|------------4-----------|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4---7-6-5-4-3-|4-4-4-4-4-4---7-6-5-4-3-|
   PM------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|(x2)
G#|------------5-----------|------------5-----------|------------1-0---------|------------1-0---------|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|5-5-5-5-5-5---8-7-6-5-4-|1-1-1-1-1-1-----3-2-1-0-|1-1-1-1-1-1-----3-2-1-0-|
   PM------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|(x2)
G#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|

D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|----------------8---------------|
C#|5-------5-------6-----------0---|
G#|5-------5-------6-----------0---|
C#|5-------5-------6-----------0---|

D#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-|
C#|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--|(x2)
G#|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|
C#|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|12--------------13--------------|
C#|x---------------x---------------|
G#|10--------------11--------------|
C#|--------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus]
(Guitar 1 and 2)                    1st Ending                       2nd Ending
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|7---------------7-----------7---|6---------------6-----------6---|6---------------6-----------6---|
C#|7---0-------0---7---0-------7---|6---0-------0---6---0-------6---|6---0-------0---6---0---0---6---|(x2)
G#|5---0-------0---5---0-------5---|4---0-------0---4---0-------4---|4---0-------0---4---0---0---4---|
C#|----0-------0-------0-----------|4---0-------0---4---0-------4---|4---0-------0---4---0---0---4---|

(Guitar 3)
D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----|
F#|12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-|11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|(x3)
G#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|9-----9-----10----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----|
F#|12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-|11b13-11b13-------11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13-|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
   hold after the first unison bend each time

[Solo]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|----------------|------------------|
A#|----------------|------------------|
F#|----------------|------------------|
C#|----------------|------------------|(x4)
G#|----------------|------------------|
C#|5-------7-------|8-------10---12---|

(Guitar 3)
D#|--------6-10-9-6--------6-10-9-6--|-------6-10-8-6----------------------|
A#|8------8--------8-7~---7--------7-|6~----6--------8-6-5---6-5-6-8b11----|
F#|-7----7---------------7-----------|-----7-------------------------------|
C#|--8--8---------------8------------|----8--------------------------------|
G#|---10-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

D#|----------6-10-9-6--------6-10-9-6--|-------6-10-8-6----------------------|
A#|------------------8-7~---7--------7-|6~----6--------8-6-5---6-5-6-8b11----|
F#|-------7-8--------------7-----------|-----7-------------------------------|
C#|----5-8----------------8------------|----8--------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

                                P.H.
D#|--------6-10-9-6---------------------|---------6-10-8-6-------------------------|
A#|8------8--------8-7-6-5--------------|6~---------------8-6-5--------------------|
F#|-7----7----------------8-7-8-10------|-----7-10-------------8-7-6-5-------------|
C#|--8--8-------------------------------|----8------------------------8-7-6-5------|
G#|---10--------------------------------|------------------------------------8-7-6-|
C#|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------8-10-15p10-15p10-15-18/|22p18p17-15p10-----------------------15-18-22-18b22---|
A#|-------------------7-8-10-11-----------------------|------------------------------------15----------------|
F#|------------------7--------------------------------|--------------15p14p12-------------15-----------------|
C#|-------------5-7-8---------------------------------|----------------------12p8--------17------------------|
G#|5-3---------5--------------------------------------|--------------------------12p10--17-------------------|
C#|---8-7-5-7-8---------------------------------------|--------------------------------17--------------------|

(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|5-5--------5--4--3-------3-3-----|
C#|5-5--------5--4--3-------3-3-----|

(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|(x4)
G#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-|
   PM----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G#|7-----------------------------------8-----5-----|7-----------------------------------------------|
C#|7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-----5-----|7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
         PM---------------------------|                   PM---------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G#|0-----------6---5---3---0-----------6---5---3---|0-----------6---5---3---0-----------1---3---1---|
C#|0-----------6---5---3---0-----------6---5---3---|0-----------6---5---3---0-----------1---3---1---|

(Guitar 3)                           P.H.    P.H.         P.H.
D#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|13b15--------15-13-----------|-------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------14-12b16---|16--16~-16--16~-16--16~--16----12b14-10-12-|
C#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
                       bend 2.25 then hold

                                                                          P.H.
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|-pb14--13\--------------------------------|
F#|12br14-10---12br14-10---12br14-10---12br14-10---12br14-10---12b|14------------12-10-----------------------|
C#|---------12----------12----------12----------12----------12----|-------------------12-11-10---------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------12-11-10-8-----|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------10-12|

D#|----------------------------------------------------|--------13-16--------13-15--------13-16----20b22~----|
A#|--------------------------------------13-13------13-|15-13-15--------13-15--------13-15-------------------|
F#|-------------------------13b-----13-14------14-15---|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------10-12--12-15-----15--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------11-11--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
C#|15-12-15---15---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
                            bend 1/4

D#|15-16-20-16-15----------15-16-20-16-15----------15-16-20-16-15----|------15-16-20-16-15--20br23b22-------|
A#|-------------18--------18------------18--------18------------18---|-----18------------18-----------------|
F#|--------------17------17--------------17------17--------------17--|----17--------------------------------|
C#|---------------18p17h18----------------18p17h18----------------18p|17h18---------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                           P.H.
D#|17----16-17-18-17-16-17-17~-----15-18-17-15------|----------------------15/18-15-----------15-21b23-19b21-|
A#|-------------------------------------------17-14-|15-14---------------17-------17------14-17--------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----14--------14-18----------18-15-15------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|-------17-14--14------------------17--------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|-------------16-----------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|------------17------------------------------------------|

D#|22----------22~-22~-22~-|17--------17~-17~-17~-|13--------13~-13~-13~-|----------------|----------------|
A#|24b27-----pb27~-27~-27~-|19b22---pb22~-22~-22~-|15b18---pb18~-18~-18~-|15------8-------|3---------------|
F#|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|17b19---10b12---|5b7-------------|
C#|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|
G#|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|
C#|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|

[Bridge]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(x2)
G#|0-------0-------1-------1-------|3-------3-------1-------1--3--1-|
C#|0-------0-------1-------1-------|3-------3-------1-------1--3--1-|

D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|
G#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
C#|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|

(Guitar 3)
D#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G#|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
C#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G#|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
C#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
G#|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
C#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
C#|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
G#|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
C#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[Outro]
(Guitar 1 and 2)
D#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|(x2)
G#|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
C#|5-------5---5---|7-------7---7---|8-------8---8---|10-------12------|

D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------|
C#|5-------------------------------|
**************************************** x | Dead Note h | Hammer-On p | Pull-Off \ | Slide Down b | Bend br | Bend Release pb | Pre-Bend ~ | Vibrato PM | Palm Mute P.H. | Pinch Harmonic ****************************************