Artist—Avenged Sevenfold
Song—Second Heartbeat
Instrument—Bass Guitar
                             Tabbed BY A.H.R.Jr.


This sounds completely correct to me. The bass line prettymuch follows the
guitar part. Tune to drop—D tuning(low to high: D A D G). I'm pretty sure this
is played with a pick. You should be able to figure out how to articulate all
of the notes from listening to the song. I call a lot of the parts bridges cuz
I don't know what else to call them.

Intro(bass enters at 0:07):
|————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————(drums build up|
|8—8————————7—7———into main riff)|

Main Riff(the 7h8p7 is a sixteenth—note trill, not eighth notes like the rest):
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————7—0—8—0—10—0—8—0—7h8p7——————————10—0—8—0—7———————7—0—8—0——————|(3x)
|0—0—0—0————————————————————————10———8—8——————————————7—7—————————10———|

|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————7—0—8—0—10—0—8—0—7h8p7——————————————————————————————————————|(1x)
|0—0—0—0————————————————————————10———8—8—————————7—7—————————————————|

Verse:
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|5———5—5———————————15—1513—1312—12/13————————————————————10—10/12—128—87—|
|————————x—x—0——————————————————————————8———8—8—x—x—10———————————————————————|
( I'll try  she said as she walked away,  Try not to lose you. ...)  (2x)

|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————7/—|
|12—12—12—12—12———0—0—0—0—0———0—0—5—7—8—8—8—8—8———10—10—10—10—10———10—10————|

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
——————————————————————15—1513—1312—12/13————————————————————10—10/12—128—|
—12———12—12—x—x—0——————————————————————————8———8—8—x—x—10———————————————————|

————|
————|
87—|
————|

Bridge(or whatever you wanna call it)
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|(8x)
|0—0————————00000———————————————|

Chorus(half—time feel, the 2h3 are 32nd notes, the 2h3p2 are sixteenth notes):
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————2h3—2h3p2—————————————————————————————————————|
|5—(5)———————————3———3—3————————————5—3——————————————————————————————————|
|————————0———0—2————————————————————————3—————3———3—3—8———8—8—8—8—8888——8|

|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|5—(5)———————————3———3—3—3—3—3333——3——————————————————————————————————|
|————————0———0—2————————————————————3—(3)———3———3—3—3—5—5———3—————————|

|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|——————————————————————————2h3—2h3p2—————————————————————————————————————————|
|5—(5)———————————3———3—3————————————5—3——————————————————————————————————————|
|————————0———0—2————————————————————————3—————3———3—3—8———8—8—8—8/2020202020—|
(those are 20s, not 2s and 0s)
————————|
————————|
————————|
202020—|

|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|5—(5)———————————3———3—3—3—3—3333——3——————————————————————————————————|
|————————0———0—2————————————————————3—(3)———3———3—3—3—5—5———3—————————|

Bridge #2 Part 1: Harmony Riff(still half time feel):
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|323—————————————032—————————————————————————————323———————|
|————————535—————————————534———0———1—4—3—1—0———————————————|
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

Bridge #2: Part 2:(prettymuch the main riff again, end half time feel):
|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|—————————(while lead guitar plays main riff alone:————————————————————————|
|———————————bass follows backing guitar)———————————————————————————————————|
|0—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————0—0—————|

|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
|————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|(then play
|————————————————————————————8—8—————————7—7—————————————————| main riff 4x)

Bridge #2: Part 3:(half time feel again):
|——————|      |———————————————————————————|
|——————|      |———————————————————————————|
|——————|(8x)  |———————————————————————————|(2x)
|0—0—0—|      |0—12—11—0—10—9—8—0—7—0—6—5—|

Bridge #2: Part 4:(end half time feel)   (this riff is half time feel again)
|———————————————————————————————|      |———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|      |———————————————————————————————————|
|———————————————————————————————|(12x) |———————————————————————————————————|
|0—0————————00000———————————————|      |0—6^———0—5^———0—5^———0—3—0—5———2———|

End of Bridge #2. Now, just go back to the chorus again. Let the last note of the
chorus ring for a little bit, then for the outro, just repeat the first bridge riff
8x through, and end on the first two notes of the riff. That's it, so enjoy.

About Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold is an American rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. Consisting of M. Shadows (vocals), Synyster Gates (lead guitar), Zacky Vengeance (rhythm guitar) and Johnny Christ (bass), the band achieved mainstream success with their 2005 album City of Evil, which includes singles such as "Burn It Down", "Bat Country," "Beast and the Harlot" and "Seize the Day." The band's success followed with their self-titled album, that includes singles such as "Critical Acclaim", "Almost Easy", "Afterlife", "Scream" and "Dear God".

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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Avenged Sevenfold — Second Heartbeat (ver 4) bass tabs