Fiction tab by Avenged Sevenfold

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Chords (how i voice them)
-chord-EADGBE
-C-----X32010
-Csus2-X35533
-Dm----XX0231
-Em----022000
-F-----133211
-Fm----133111

For the intro ,to simulate piano backing, i just barre
a Cmaj chord and play a bass note or 2 in between the
main melody notes. Melody notes have = around them incase
you just wanna play them by themselves. Heres what it
kind of looks like.

intro
e|--------=8=-------=8=------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------=11=-------=9=-------------=8=----=9=-----=8=----|
G+G|---------------------------------=9=---------------------------|
D MajorD|------10-----------------------10------10------10-----10---10--|
A augmentedA|---10------10----------10---10------10------10-----10--------10|
E MajorE|-8-------------------8-----------------------------------------|

Here are the various piano fills on guitar in between
lyric phrases. This was made assuming that the guitarrist
is also singing so any piano fills done while singing
arent here.

Fill1 (barre an FF and take the index finger off)
e|---------------0-0-0-|
BB|-0-0-0--3-3-3--1-1-1-|
G+G|-0-0-0--2-2-2--------|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|

Fill2 (the top notes of G,F, and E minorEm)
e|-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-|
BB|-3-3-3--1-1-1--0-|
G+G|-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-|
D MajorD|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------|

Fill3 (F,G,F,F)
e|-1-1--3-3--1-1--1-|
BB|-1-1--3-3--1-1--1-|
G+G|-2-2--4-4--2-2--2-|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|

Fill4 (F,Em,Dm,C)
e|-1-1--0-0---------|
BB|-1-1--0-0--3-3--1-|
G+G|-2-2--0-0--2-2--0-|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|

Fill5 (G,F,Em,Em)
e|-3-3--1-1--0-0--0-|
BB|-3-3--1-1--0-0--0-|
G+G|-4-4--2-2--0-0--0-|
D MajorD|------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|
E MajorE|------------------|

For the instrumental section, its basically a descending bass line with a
slightly alternating melody. Kind of hard to hear but i think this is it.
The bass notes are in ='s. I added 2 octaves of bass notes in case you can
make that stretch. Just pick and choose which bass note you feel most
comfortable with.

Instrumental Section
e|------3-4-3-----3-4-3-----3-4-3------3-4-3--|
BB|----4---------3---------4----------3--------|
G+G|-=5=-------=4=-------=2=-------=0=----------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-=3=-------=2=-------=0=--------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------=3=----------|

e|------3-4-3------3-4-3-----3-4-3-----3-4-3--|
BB|----4----------4---------3---------3--------|
G+G|--------------------------------=0=---------|
D MajorD|-=3=--------=2=-------=3=-------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-=1=--------=0=-------=1=-------=3=---------|

e|--------5-3--------5-3-------7-5---3-5-10-12|
BB|------5----------3---------5----------------|
G+G|-=5=5-------=4=4---------5------=0=---------|
D MajorD|----------------------=7=-------------------|
A augmentedA|-=3=--------=2=-------=0=-------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------=5=-------=3=---------|

e|-----5-------3----1--0----------------------|
BB|-----6-------3----1--0--3--1---0--3---------|
G+G|-----5-------0----2--0--2--0---0--0---------|
D MajorD|-=3=-----=2=-----=3=-2--0--2---2--0---------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------2---------|
E MajorE|-=1=-----=0=---------------------=3=--------|


-Intro x8 then (Fill1), Repeat x2 more and (Fill1) again-

C majorC
Now I think I understand
               FF (Fill2)
How this world can overcome a man
C majorC
Like a friend we saw it through
               FF
In the end I gave my life for you

Intro x2 then Fill1

C majorC
Gave you all I had to give
                FF (Fill4)
Found a place for me to rest my head
C majorC
While I may be hard to find
                   FF  (Fill5)
Heard there's peace just on the other side


-Chorus- (use barre chords and arppegiate)
F minorFm
Not that I could
   Csus2Csus2
Or that I would
   F minorFm
Let it burn
   Csus2Csus2
Under my skin
   F minorFm
Let it burn


-Intro x2 then Fill1-


C majorC
Left this life to set me free
               FF  (Fill2)
Took a piece of you inside of me
C majorC
All this hurt can finally fade
               FF  (Fill3)
Promise me you'll never feel afraid


-Chorus-
F minorFm
Not that I could
   Csus2Csus2
Or that I would
   F minorFm
Let it burn
   Csus2Csus2
Under my skin
   F minorFm
Let it burn


-Instrumental Section-


-Outro-(play around with pinky on high strings for added melody)
C majorC           G+G
 I hope its worth it, here on the highway, yeah
DmDm               G+G
 I know youll find your own way when Im not with you

C majorC            G+G
 So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
DmDm               G+G
 I hope youll find your own way when Im not with you tonight

C majorC          G+G
 I hope its worth it, whats left behind me, yeah
DmDm               G+G
 I know youll find your own way when Im not with you

C majorC         G+G
 So tell everybody, the ones who walk beside me, yeah
DmDm               G+G               C majorC
 I know youll find your own way when Im not with you tonight

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