Avalon Chords
by Slash
Avalon by Slash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning: Eb
Riff:
eb|-------------------------------------3---|
Bb|-------------------------------------3---|
Gb|-2---------2---------2---------2-x-x-0---|
Db|-0-3p2p0---0-3-2p0---0-3p2p0---0-x-x-0---|
Ab|---------3---------3---------3-------2---| x3
Eb|-------------------------------------3---|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---------2---------5~-5~---------------|
Db|-0-3p2p0---0-3-2p0---3~-2~-5~-5~---------|
Ab|---------3---------3-------3~-2~---------| x1
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Verse:
eb|-------------------------------3---------|
Bb|-------------------------------3---------|
Gb|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---------------------|
Db|-0---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-3s5-----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------| x4
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bridge:
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-5-5-5h7-----5h7-----5h7-----------------|
Ab|-3-2-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-------------| x2
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
eb|-----3~----------------------------------|
Bb|-----3~----------------------------------|
Gb|-----0~-5~-5~----------------------------|
Db|-5-5-0~-3~-2~-5~-5~----------------------|
Ab|-3-2-2~-------3~-2~----------------------| x1
Eb|-----3~----------------------------------|
Pre-Solo:
eb|-------------------------------------2---|
Bb|-------------------------------------3---|
Gb|---------------------------------x-x-2---|
Db|-2---------2---------2---------2-x-x-0---|
Ab|-0-3p2p0---0-3-2p0---0-3p2p0---0-x-x-----| x3
Eb|---------3---------3---------3-----------|
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------5~-5~---------------|
Db|-2---------2---------3~-2~-5~-5~---------|
Ab|-0-3p2p0---0-3-2p0---------3~-2~---------| x1
Eb|---------3---------3---------------------|
Solo:
Currently tabbing, but it'll take a while, so bear with me! The chords mirror the
verse/bridge progression, so you can improvise around D and A minor pentatonic scales.
Solo II:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9h10p9\7h9p7-----7h9---7~-9h10p9\7h9p7-----10-7---------------------------|
Db|--------------9p7-----9-----------------9p7--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------10h12p10------------------|
Gb|-9h10p9\7h9p7-----7h9---7~-9h10p9\7h9p7-----9/11---------------------------|
Db|--------------9p7-----9-----------------9p7--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|--------------------------------------12b13r12p10-12p10-------10h12p10----10-|
Bb|-12b13r12p10-12p10-----------10h12p10-------------------12p10----------12----|
Gb|-------------------11\9-9h11-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-pb13r12p10----pb13r12p10----pb13r12p10----pb13r12p10------------------------|
Bb|------------12------------12------------12------------12---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-10--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----13-10----13-10-------------------------------10~-------------------------|
Gb|----------12-------12-10-12b14r12p10-12p10-------10b11~----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------12\10-----------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Structure:
Riff
Verse
Bridge
Chorus (Riff)
Verse
Bridge
Chorus (Riff)
Pre-Solo
Solo (coming soon!)
Riff
Chorus (Riff)
Solo II
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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