Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare
Drop D
INTRO 0:34
Lead & Rhythm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0000000000--------0000000000--------0000000000--0000-0000-0000-|
********** ********** ********** **** **** ****
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-----------------------------------0-|
A|--------------------0-----------------------------------0-|
D|-0000-0000-0000-000-0----------------000000000000000000-0-|
**** **** **** *** ******************
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------3---5---5---7------------------------|
A|---------------------1---2---3---4------------------------|
D|-000000000000000000---------------------------------------|
******************
Lead guitar1 0:34
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----/7~7~-6~6~-5-5~-----------------5-7-8~----------------------------|
A|-5-5-----------------8-5-0-/5----4-7-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------/7---------------------------------------|
x3
Lead guitar2 (harmony)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----/10~10~-9~9~-8~8~-----------------8-10-11-------------------------|
G|-7-7-------------------10-7--7----7-9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7---/7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
x3
Lead guitar1 0:50
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------/7-5~-4-5/9~----|
D|-----/7~7~-6~6~-5-5~-----------------5-6-7-8~8~-7-6-5~-----------------|
A|-5-5-----------------8-5-0-/5----4-7-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------/7---------------------------------------|
x1
Lead guitar2 (harmony)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----/10~10~-9~9~-8~8~-----------------8-9-10-11~11~-10-9-8~-/15~13~---|
G|-7-7-------------------10-7---7----6-9---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------10---/7-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13/17~-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar 1:03
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/12~~----------------------|
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VERSE: 1:10
Lead & rhythm
e|------------------| e|---------------------------------|
B|------------------| B|---------------------------------|
G|------------------| G|---------------------------------|
D|------------------| X3 D|---------------------------------| Repeat all
A|----0-------------| A|---------------------------------| x2
D|-3b-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-6-0-5-0-6-3-0-3-6-0-5-0-6-3-0-3-
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PRE CHORUS: 1:25
Lead & Rhythm
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--------------------------|
D|-3b-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-5-0-6-3-0-3-6-0-5-0|
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e|-----------| |---------------------------------|
B|-----------| |---------------------------------|
G|-----------| |---------------------------------|
D|-----------| X2 |---------------------------------|
A|-----------| |---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-0-3---| |-6-0-5-0-6-3-0-3-6-0-5-0-6-3-0-3-|
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Lead guitar2: 1:25
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-6-6-5-5-----------7-7-6-6-5-5---| X2
A|-------------8-5-------------------8-|
D|-------------------------------------|
CHORUS: 1:42
Lead & Rhythm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3--3--------------------------------3--3---------------------------|
G|----2--2--------------------3--3--3-----2--2-------------------3--3--3-|
D|-0--0--0--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--5--5--5-3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-0--------3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--0--------3--3--3-3--3--3--1--1--1-|
D|-0-----------------3--3--3-----------0----------------3--3--3----------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar 2:00
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B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
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REPEAT VERSE (2:07)
REPEAT PRE CHORUS (2:22)
REPEAT CHORUS X2 (2:39)
SOLO: 3:16
Rhythm is underneath the solos
Lead guitar1 3:16
e|-/17-17-16-16-15-15-13--------------------10-12-13--/17-17-16-16-15-15-|
B|-----------------------15~-------------12------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------10-13---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------/12---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15--15~------------12-13-14-15~15-14-13-12~-/18~-17~-16-17/20~-----|
G|------14---------10-13-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------/12-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead guitar2 harmony 3:16
e|-13-13-12-12-11-11-10-----------------7-9-10~--/13-13-12-12-11-11-10---|
B|----------------------10~-----------9----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-10------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------/9-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10~----------8-9-10-11~11~-10-9-8~-/15~-13~-12-13/17~~------------|
G|---10--------7-10------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------/9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
LEAD BREAK: 3:32
e|-17~-------------------14-15-17-16~-------------------14-15-17-15~-----|
B|--------------14-15-17-----------------------14-15-17------------------|
G|-----14-15-17-----------------------14-15-17---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avenged_sevenfold/nightmare_tab_ver_5.html ]
e|-15b17r15-13~--17-13-------------17-13-----------------------------17--|
B|---------------------15-14-------------15--------------------15-17-----|
G|---------------------------15-14----------14-------14-15-14~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------12-15---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18-17~--15b17r15------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------15-/18-17-18-20-20b22~~------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead guitar1 3:47
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B|-15===/22\13===/20\12===/19\10101010-13131313-9999-8888-6666-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead guitar2 Harmony
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B|-12===/19\10===/17\9===/16\7777-10101010-6666-5555-3333----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead guitar1
e|----------------------------------13/20-17-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------18-17-18-17-----------------|
G|---------------------------9-10-9----------------------19-18-19~-18~---|
D|---------5-6-5-6-9-10-9-10---------------------------------------------|
A|-5-8-5-8---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Lead guitar1
e|--------------15-16-17-17~-16-15-----------------------15-16-17-18-17~-|
B|-15~-15-16-18--------------------18-16-15-15~-15-16-18-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead guitar1 4:02
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10~-10~-9~-8~---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------8-5-0-5~------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
\ /
\--------------/
bar dip then rise
Lead guitar2 harmony
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~-7~-6~-5~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------8-5-0-5~--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
\
\--------------/
bar dip then rise
RHYTHM GUITAR DURING SOLO 3:16
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------------------3---5---5---7----------|
A|-0----------------------------------------------1---2---3---4----------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:32
e|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|X3 |-3-3-5-5---5-5---7-7------------------|
A|-0-----3-0-0----3-0--------| |-1-1-2-2/3-3-3/4-4-4------------------|
D|-0--00-3-0-0-00-3-0-00-3b--| |--------------------------------------|
** ** **
3:47
e|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|X3 |-3-3-5-5---5-5---7-7------------------|
A|-0-----3-0-0----3-0--------| |-1-1-2-2/3-3-3/4-4-4------------------
D|-0--00-3-0-0-00-3-0-00-3b--| |--------------------------------------|
** ** **
4:02
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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4:09 "Fight! Not to fail..."
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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x2
Rhythm guitar 4:24
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1-----|
D|---------------------3~~-|
BREAKDOWN 4:28
Lead guitar1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10~-10~-9~-8~---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------8-5-0-5~------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
\ /
\--------------/
bar dip then rise
Lead guitar2 harmony
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~-7~-6~-5~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------8-5-0-5~--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
\
\--------------/
bar dip then rise
Rhythm during harmony 4:28
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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x1
Lead & rhythm 4:35 "Down. Feel the fire..."
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B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0--------0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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Lead & rhythm 4:50
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| X3
D|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|
A|-1--1--1--1--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4-
D|------------------------------------------------|
x1
Rhythm guitar 5:19
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
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CHORUS: 5:27
Lead & Rhythm, play the chorus twice this time.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3--3--------------------------------3--3---------------------------|
G|----2--2--------------------3--3--3-----2--2-------------------3--3--3-|
D|-0--0--0--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--5--5-5-3--3--3---3--3--3-|
A|-0--------3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--0--------3--3-3-3--3--3---1--1--1-|
D|-0-----------------3--3--3-----------0---------------3--3--3-----------|
x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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