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Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece of Heaven - Guitar Tab

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About A Little Piece of Heaven

A Little Piece of Heaven is a heavy metal track by Avenged Sevenfold from their self-titled fourth album. Written by drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, it features dual lead vocals between Sullivan and M. Shadows. Despite never being released as a single, it stands as one of the band's most popular songs and offers electric guitarists an opportunity to explore complex heavy metal arrangements.

  • The song was written by drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, an unusual songwriting credit within the band.
  • Features dueling lead vocals between The Rev and M. Shadows, creating a distinctive vocal dynamic.
  • An animated music video was released in December 2007, enhancing the song's popularity beyond radio play.

How to Play A Little Piece of Heaven

Tuning: Drop D · Key: F minor · Tempo: 60 BPM

The drop D tuning lets you fret the low power chords with a single finger, which is central to the heavier riffing here. At 60 bpm the slow tempo leaves every note exposed, so timing, vibrato, and dynamics matter more than raw speed.

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 60 BPM.

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Zacky Vengeance pairs the JCM800 with his Schecter for a grittier, more classic crunch on rhythm duties, cutting through the mix with natural breakup without relying solely on high-gain saturation.

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Synyster Gates uses this wah to add expressive dynamics to his lead passages, allowing him to shape the midrange of his high-output bridge pickup for singing, vocal-like solo tones.

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ISP Decimator Noise Gate

The ISP Decimator tames the high-gain hum inherent to Avenged Sevenfold's aggressive drop-tuned rhythms and sustain-heavy leads, keeping the signal clean without sacrificing the thick distortion tone.

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Synyster Gates deploys this analog delay to add ambience and spaciousness to his solos, complementing his Sustainiac-driven feedback passages with lush, tape-like modulation for dynamic lead work.

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