WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy Bass | Ver. 3
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ALMOST EASY (Bassline)
As recorded by Avenged Sevenfold
(From the 2007 Album AVENGED SEVENFOLD)
Words and Music by Matthew Sanders, James Sullivan, Brian Haner, Jr., and Zachary Baker
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Q=174
6/4
Gtr I
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
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|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------|
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
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|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--|----------------------------||
4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1.
Q E E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
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|-5--------------|------------------------------o||
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2.
$
S S S S S S S S E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5-----||
Q S S E S S E S S E Q S S E S S E S S E
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Q S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----||
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q
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||o------5-----3--|-3-3-x-0-1--0-0-|-1--1-1-x-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-4--4--o||
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E E E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E Q E E +E E E E +E Q E Q E E
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|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3-3--|
Q E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0--0-|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
Q E E +E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----||
&
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E
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|-0-0-0-0-3s5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3--3-|
Q E E +E E E E +E Q E Q E E
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|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3-3---|
Q E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0--0-|
Q E E +E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----||
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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||o-5\------------6-|-4-----4-1-----4-|-5--------------|
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1. 2.
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0-0-0-0-7h8p7-0-0-0-0-8h10p8--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----||
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S
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E Q E +E Q E E Q E +E Q E
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|-3-5--6-(6)-6--6-|-3-5--6-(6)-6--6----||
6/4
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q
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||o-5-5---5-(5)-5-5--5-5-5-5-|-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3--|
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E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-5-5---5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------||
Q E E +E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-2-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--3-3-3--|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E Q
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|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--0-0-0----|
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Q E E +E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E
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|-1--1-1-(1)-1-1--1-1-3-5-|-8--8-8-(8)-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
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Q E E +E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E E Q Q E
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|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0--0--0----|
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E Q E +E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q E E E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0--0--0-|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-1-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-||
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4/4
Q Q H W W W
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S S S S E E H W S S S S E E Q E E E Q E Q Q
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0------|----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|----------------||
E E E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E Q E E +E E E E +E Q E Q E E
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|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3-3--|
Q E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0--0-|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-3s5-5-5--|
E E E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E Q E E +E E E E +E Q E Q E E
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|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3-3--|
Q E E +E E E E +E Q E E Q E
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-(0)-0--0-0-0--0-|
Q E E +E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----||
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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1. 2.
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E Q
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|-0-0-0-0-7h8p7-0-0-0-0-8h10p8--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-5----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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