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Critical Acclaim Tab

by Avenged Sevenfold
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Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author the_messenger66 [a] 1,322. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
We have an official Critical Acclaim tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Song: Critical Acclaim
Band: Avenged Sevenfold
Album: Avenged Sevenfold
Tuning: Drop D
 
Yes, the full version. Best of what I can do. Stuff and been closer looked and changed
the sample version i put up, so pay attention.
 
*Thanks to inftalablefish for the Gtr II part on the opening Riff.*
 
Organ Part
|-1------0~----------------0----1~-------------0~-----------------0---1~----|
|-3------1--1---1~---------1----3~-------------1--1---1~----------1---3~----|
|-2------2----0~-------3---2----2~-------------2----0~--------3---2---2~----|
|-0------2~------------3---2----0~-------------2~-------------3---2---0~----|
|----------------------1--------------------------------------1-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar III 2x
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5------------------------3----------5--------------7---------|
|-0--------------5------------------------3----------5--------------7---------|
|-0--------------3------------------------1----------3--------------5---------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
 
Guitar I
|-/13-10-----/13-12~---15h17p15-13-12-----/12b13------12v-------10h12p10-------|
|--------10---------------------------13---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar II
|-/15b-13----/21-20----------------------/15b---------15--------13h15p13-------|
|---------15-----------17h18p17-15-13------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------14---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18v~----(Keep on going for a while)--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17v-----(Pick when necessary)--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre-Verse
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------19b--------19b----------19b--------19b----------19b--------19b----------21b--|
|----------20b--------20b----------20b--------20b----------20b--------20b----------22b--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00000000-----000000-----00000000-----000000-----00000000-----000000-----00000000------|
  PM|-----     ------     --------     ------     --------     ------     --------
Verse
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------0-1-0---0-------------------0--3/0---0----0-1-0---0------------------0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0----------------00-0--3/0---0----0-1-0---0---------------00-0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0----------------00-0--3/0---0----0-1-0---0---------------00-0--3/0-------|
                                  PM                                       PM
 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------0-1-0---0-------------------0--3/0---0----0-1-0---0------------------0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0----------------00-0--3/0---0----0-1-0---0---------------00-0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0----------------00-0--3/0---0----0-1-0---0---------------00-0--3/0-------|
                                  PM                                       PM
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------0-1-0---0----------0-0--3/0---0-1-0---0----------0-0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0---0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0---0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0-------|
                   PM| - -                       - - - -
 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0------0-1-0---0----------0-0--3/0---0-1-0---0----------0-0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0---0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0-------|
|-0------0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0---0-1-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0--3/0-------|
                   PM| - -                       - - - -
 
Guitar II (at the end of the Verse)
|--17----------16-----------------------------------13b--------------|
|-----18----------18-------------------------------------------------|
|--------19----------19-----14----12-------------14------------------|
|-----------19----------19-----15----15-12----15---------------------|
|------------------------------------------12------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus
Guitar III
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-0------3------7------6-----------------------|
|-0------3------7------6-----------------------|
|-0------3------7------6-----------------------|
 
Guitar IV
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------8------12----11----------------------|
|-0-------x------x-----x---------12-14-15-12---|
|-0-------6------10----9-----------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------|
 
The 12, 14, 15, 12, is a small riff that you can barely hear, but it’s there
 
 
“How does it feel?...”
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-0--------------1-0--------1-0--------------1-0--------1-0--------------1-0----|
|-1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0----|
|-1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0----|
          PM|-----                    --------                    ----------------|
 
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------0----1-0----------0----1-0-------1-3-1~---------------|
|-0000-0-00-1-0-----0000-0-00-1-0----00-1-3-1~---------------|
|-0000-0-00-1-0-----0000-0-00-1-0----00-1-3-1~---------------|
  PM|-   --         ----   --        ------------------------|
 
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------19b--------19b--------21b-------|
|---------21b--------21b--------22b-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-00000000----000000----00000000----------|
  PM|-----    ------    ------------------|
 
Repeat Verse
 
Repeat Chorus
 
Repeat “How Does it Feel?...” Part
 
Interlude
Guitar III
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7------8-------------7------6------2-------------6------7------3---|
|-7------8------3------7------6------2------6------6------7------3---|
|-5------6------3------5------4------0------6------4------5------1---|
|-0-------------3---------------------------6------------------------|
 
Lead Guitar (2nd time with no vocals)
|--------------------------------15-14-------------------------------|
|-15-13----------13----------13--------15----13-15---13-11-----------|
|-------15-12bv-----12-14-15--------------12---------------14-10bv---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------13-12-13-/18b----15p14-/17b-|
|-------------16b18d16-15-----------13b16d13-15-16-13bv--14--16-17----------------------------|
|----------17-------------14----14------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-15-16-------------------15---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar III
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-0--------------1-0--------1-0--------------1-0--------1-0--------------1-0----|
|-1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0----|
|-1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0--------1-0-----00000000-1-0----|
          PM|-----                    --------                    ----------------|
 
Harmony Riff
Guitar I
|-2-3-5-3-2-3-5-3~-5p3p2/~------7-8-10-8-7-8-10-8---10p8p7/~-----------|
|----------------|Here Syn goes-----------------|here he does the same-|
|----------------|-2h3h5p3p2-------------------------------------------|
|----------------| instead of holding 3--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar II
|-----2-------2------2---------------7-------7-----7-------------------|
|-3-4---4-3-4---4~----h4p3/~-----8-9---9-8-9---9----h9p8/~-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|-12-13-15-13-12-13-15--151312151312151312151312151312151312-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------12*-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|-------12----------12-------------------------------------------------|
|-13-14----14-13-14-----171413171413171413171413171413171413-12*-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|-8-9-11-9-8-9-11-9-10-12-13-/17-13-12-10h12h13-17/18~------/--20b21/---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|------8---------8-------------12----------------12-/17~----/--19b20/---|
|-9-10---10-9-10---10-11-13-14----14-13-12h13h14------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar III During Riff
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-0-----------1-0-----------1-0-----------1-0------------------------|
|-1-0----000000-1-0----000000-1-0----000000-1-0----000000--------------|
|-1-0----000000-1-0----000000-1-0----000000-1-0----000000--------------|
         PM|---        ------        ------        --------------------|
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----------5-4-----------5-4-----------5-4------------------------|
|-5-4----444444-5-4----444444-5-4----444444-5-4----444444--------------|
|-5-4----444444-5-4----444444-5-4----444444-5-4----444444--------------|
         PM|---        ------        ------        --------------------|
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-6-----------7-6-----------7-6-----------7-6------------------------|
|-7-6----555555-7-6----555555-7-6----555555-7-6----555555--------------|
|-7-6----555555-7-6----555555-7-6----555555-7-6----555555--------------|
         PM|---        ------        ------        --------------------|
 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-10-----------------11-10-----------------11-10-----------------11-10------------------|
|-11-10----101010101010-11-10----101010101010-11-10----101010101010-11-10----101010101010--|
|-11-10----101010101010-11-10----101010101010-11-10----101010101010-11-10----101010101010--|
           PM|---------          ------------          ------------          --------------|
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7----------|
|-8-7----666666-8-7----666666-8-7----666666-8-7----666666-8-7----------|
|-8-7----666666-8-7----666666-8-7----666666-8-7----666666-8-7----------|
         PM|---        ------        ------        --------------------|
 
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-000000000000000-----|
|-000000000000000-----|
  PM|-----------------|
 
Repeat Verse
 
Repeat Chorus
 
Outro
Guitar I
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7-9-10-10-9-7-9---/5-----/7-9-10--/6----/6-7-9-10-----|
|-3--3-5-7-3-5---/2----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar II
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------8-10-12-12-10-8-10---/7--8-10-12--/8----/7-8-10-12----|
|-5--5-7-8-5-7---/3----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar III
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----------3-------------------7-----------------------6-------------------|
|-0----------3-------------------7-----------------------6-------------------|
|-0----------3-------------------7-----------------------6-------------------|
 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18b~---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17b~---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000000000000000000----------------------------------------|
|-00000000000000000000000000000----------------------------------------|
  PM|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
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5 comments
A7X420
great tab..but are u sure the part during Syn's solo is correct? 13 13 12-14-15
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Reaper2212
awesome tab dude!!!
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LP GD
intro of ur harmony for Syn i just tabbed this out. Its on the G string ill give u taht starts on 11 ill give u that now tabb it out :)
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