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Monday, February 6, 2012
Seize the Day
Seize the Day by Avenged Sevenfold
Since I first heard it, I knew this song was something incredibly special. Every element has a somber yet epic musicality to it. It is one of a handful of songs in the Ax7 library that I could probably write a book about. But what is special about it? Well, I don't think you need me to tell you. For those who haven't yet had their fair share of this musical masterpiece, I am sharing here everything you need about that song.
Seize the Day music video
Here is a quick quote from M. Shadows about the video:
"We wanted to do a more emotional video this time", Shadows explained. "We have a lot of strippers and stuff like that in our other videos, so we wanted to be much more serious. It's about taking the people you love and holding them close. You make some mistakes in life and that can all be taken away from you in two minutes, so you have to think twice about your actions. It's about seizing the day and keeping those you love close and not messing up."
And here is the actual video:
Wasn't that awesome? The guitar solo is SOOO beautiful!!
Seize the Day lyrics
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
These's streets we traveled on will undergo our same lost past
I found you here, now please just stay for a while
I can move on with you around
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
I'll do anything for a smile, holding you 'til our time is done
We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
(a melody, a memory, or just one PICTURE)
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death?
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
(a melody, a memory, or just one PICTURE)
Seize the day or die regretting the time You lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trials in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real
(guitar solo)
So what if I never hold you, yeah, or kiss your lips again? Whooooah
So I never want to leave you and the memories OF us to see
I beg don't leave me
Seize the day or die regretting the time You lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trials in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
(I stand here alone
Falling away from you, no chance to get back home) x2
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
Seize the Day guitar tab
Since I first heard it, I knew this song was something incredibly special. Every element has a somber yet epic musicality to it. It is one of a handful of songs in the Ax7 library that I could probably write a book about. But what is special about it? Well, I don't think you need me to tell you. For those who haven't yet had their fair share of this musical masterpiece, I am sharing here everything you need about that song.
Seize the Day music video
Here is a quick quote from M. Shadows about the video:
"We wanted to do a more emotional video this time", Shadows explained. "We have a lot of strippers and stuff like that in our other videos, so we wanted to be much more serious. It's about taking the people you love and holding them close. You make some mistakes in life and that can all be taken away from you in two minutes, so you have to think twice about your actions. It's about seizing the day and keeping those you love close and not messing up."
And here is the actual video:
Seize the Day lyrics
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
These's streets we traveled on will undergo our same lost past
I found you here, now please just stay for a while
I can move on with you around
I hand you my mortal life, but will it be forever?
I'll do anything for a smile, holding you 'til our time is done
We both know the day will come, but I don't want to leave you
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
(a melody, a memory, or just one PICTURE)
Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Newborn life replacing all of us, changing this fable we live in
No longer needed here so where do we go?
Will you take a journey tonight, follow me past the walls of death?
But girl, what if there is no eternal life?
I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time
But I'm too young to worry
(a melody, a memory, or just one PICTURE)
Seize the day or die regretting the time You lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trials in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real
(guitar solo)
So what if I never hold you, yeah, or kiss your lips again? Whooooah
So I never want to leave you and the memories OF us to see
I beg don't leave me
Seize the day or die regretting the time You lost
It's empty and cold without you here, too many people to ache over
Trials in life, questions of us existing here
Don't wanna die alone without you here
Please tell me what we have is real
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
(I stand here alone
Falling away from you, no chance to get back home) x2
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
(Silence, you lost me-- no chance for one more day)
Seize the Day guitar tab
Band- Avenged Sevenfold
Song- Seize The Day
Tuning: Standard
Guitar I Acoustic
Guitar II Lead Electric
Guitar III Backing Electric
Guitar IIII Other Backing Electric
Intro
Guitar I: Srumming
e|--1---------------3--------3--------3-------3-------1----------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3--------3--------3-------3-------3----------------------|
G|--2-------3-------0--------0--------0-------0-------2----------------------|
D|--0-------3-------0--------0--------0-------0-------0----------------------|
A|----------1-------x--------x--------x-------x------------------------------|
E|------------------3--------3--------3-------3------------------------------|
e|-------3------------------------1------------------------------------------|
B|-------3-------1-----------1----3------------------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0-----------0----2------------------------------------------|
D|-------0-------2------3----2----0------------------------------------------|
A|-------x-------3------3----3-----------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-2-3--------------1----------------------------------------------------|
e|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3------1-----------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0------0-----------0----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0------2-------3---2----------------------------------------------------|
A|---x------3-------3---3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------------1--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5p3h5-3---2---0------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1/3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18-17----15--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------12b\----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/7b--10b-10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar I: Strumming
e|---1-----3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----3----------1------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-----0----------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0-----3----2------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------x-----3----3------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-----1-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|-----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-3-------3-----3--3--------6-----------8----6---5-----------------|
G|---2-----2------0---------0-------5-----5---5------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------3---------6--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----1--------------3------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-3-------3-----3--3--------6-----------------1--------------------|
G|---2-----2------0---------0-------5-----5---5-------0-----0--0-------------|
D|--0-----------------------------3---------6-------2---------2--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
Guitar I: Strumming
e|-------3------------------------1--------------------------[Let Ring]------|
B|-------3-------1-----------1----3------------------------------3-----------|
G|-------0-------0-----------0----2------------------------------3-----------|
D|-------0-------2------3----2----0------------------------------3-----------|
A|-------x-------3------3----3-----------------------------------1-----------|
E|-1-1-2-3--------------1----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar I: Srumming
e|--1---------------3--------3--------3-------3-------1----------------------|
B|--3-------3-------3--------3--------3-------3-------3----------------------|
G|--2-------3-------0--------0--------0-------0-------2----------------------|
D|--0-------3-------0--------0--------0-------0-------0----------------------|
A|----------1-------x--------x--------x-------x------------------------------|
E|------------------3--------3--------3-------3------------------------------|
***Play Verse***
***Play Pre-Chorus***
***Play Chorus***
Guitar Solo
e|--11h12p11--15----------------12(13)-13-13h15-12b----12-13-13b------------------|
B|----------12--12----------------------------------15-----------15p13h15-----13h15b|
G|----------------12-15-15p14-14-----------------------------------------14-15------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------13---18-17-18-17--18b--17-17-15-15b-13-15-17b-------------------|
B|-------15----15-----------18-----------------------------15-13-15-13-15----|
G|-14-15---15----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18-15----------------------------------------------------15---------------|
G|------17-14-12----14-12-------------------------------15----15-14h15-------|
D|---------------14-------15-12-12-----------12-/15-15----15-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------12-13-15---------17---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b-16b-16b--15p13h15----12-13--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15------15--15--11-13-15---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------13*-------------------------------------|
B|---15\13-13\11-11-10-11-10-11-10-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------10-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I: Strumming
e|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-------3------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0-------2------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3------2-------0------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------3--------------1--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
Guitar I: Strumming
e|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-------3------3--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------0-------2------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|--3------2-------0------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------3--------------1--------------------------------------------------|
E|--1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------[Let Ring]--------------|
G|---9--10-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----9--10-12----10------------------|
D|---x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----x--x—-x-----x-------------------|
A|---7--8--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----7--8--10----8-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
***Play Chorus***
Outro
Guitar III: Palm Muted
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13b-13p12p10-13b--------------------12-12b--12-11-12-13-13b-15-17-17b----|
G|---------------------14---14-12-14-15--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
First two notes are vibrato bending up and down. The 10b is a slow bend.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---14b-----9b---9-10-10b-----------------10-9-9h10p9-7---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fast Alternate Picking
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-------------18-------------17--------------18--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro Part II
Guitar 1: Strumming
e|--3----------------------PLAY A SECOND TIME THEN...|-----------------------|
B|--3-------------1------3---------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--0-------------2------3---------------------------|-------3---------------|
D|--0------3------2------3---------------------------|---0-3-----------------|
A|--x------3------0------1---------------------------|-1-------1-------------|
E|--3------1-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Guitar II: CRAZY SWEEPING
e|--18-13-------------13-18-13--------------13-17-12-------------12-17-------------12-|
B|--------14--------14--------14----------14--------13----------13----14---------14---|
G|----------15----15------------15------15------------14------14--------15-----15-----|
D|-----------15--15---------------15--15----------------14--14-----------15--15-------|
A|-------------16-------------------16--------------------15---------------16---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12---------------12-15-12---------------12-13-10--------------10--|
B|-------13----------13---------13----------13--------11----------11----|
G|---------12------12-------------12------12------------10------10------|
D|-----------14--14-----------------14--14----------------12--12--------|
A|-------------15---------------------15--------------------13----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--13-10---------15-12---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------11------------13------DO IT AGAIN THEN...|--15--17--18--------------|
G|---------10------------12-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------12------------14---------------------|--FAST ALTERNATE PICKING--|
A|-------------13------------15-------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Guitar III: Open
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar III: Open
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2-2-2-2-------3-----------3-----------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----3---3----0--3-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0----1-------1--------1---------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar IIII
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--15-15-15-15--14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-----------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x------------------------|
A|--13-13-13-13--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
More Seize the Day Videos
Seize the Day live
Seize the Day live at the Uproar Festival
Seize the Day live in Jakarta
There you have it. I hope you all appreciated my appreciation of this epic song. Tell me what your thoughts are and what other songs deserve such appreciation.
Friday, January 13, 2012
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