• Song:

    Nightmare

  • Artist:

    Avenged Sevenfold

Piano Intro (Clean):
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----10---9---8--------------10---9---8-----|
G|-7--------------10--7~---7-------------10--|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|X2

e|----------------------------------6--5---5-|
B|---6--5--3----6--5--3----5--6--8-------8---|
G|-3----------4----------5-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

INTRO: Lead Guitar 1 (dist.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------(8)/10~--10-9~--9-8~-8----------------------------8-10-11---|
G|-7~---7~-----------------------10--7---7~--(7)\-------6-9-----------|
D|-------------------------------------7----------(5)/7---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|X4
As soon as the last repeat ends go straight to this:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-11~--11-10-9-8~--(8)/15---13-(14)/17~--20b~~~-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar 2 (dist.)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------(5)/7~--7-6~--6-5~--5----------------------------5-7-8-------|
A|-5---5-----------------------8--5----5~--5\--------4-7--------------|
D|-----------------------------------7---------(5)/7------------------|X4
As soon as the last repeat ends go straight to this:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7~--6-5-4~--(4)/10~--9~--(9)\---(6)/12~~--(12)\--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:
Guitar 1&2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|continued->
A|-3b-0----------------3b-0----------------3b-0-----------------|
D|-3b-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---3b-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---3b-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
      PM:***********      PM:*************    PM:*************
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-|X2
PM:*******************************
Pre-chorus: Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----(5)/12---11~--10~--8--------(5)/12--11~--10--8~-|
D|---------------------------12~-----------------------|x2

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3b--0-0-0--3-0-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|
D|-3b--0-0-0--3-0-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|
     PM:****    ***     ***    ***    *     ***    ***    *
I'm just going to tab what string is going to be played for more space
(this is only guitar 2 right after guitar 1 plays that 8th fret on A string)
A|---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-|

Then Pre-chorus repeats again but this time GUITAR 1 also
plays those bunch of notes right above this
AFTER GUITAR 2 PLAYS IT FIRST!
then chorus starts..

CHORUS: Guitar 1&2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-/10-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3-3-/7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x-/x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-/x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-/8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|10-10-10-10-10-\3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-1----3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
D--------------------------------3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
                                PM: * *     * *     *
Back to VERSE: Guitar 1&2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|continued->
A|-3b-0----------------3b-0----------------3b-0-----------------|
D|-3b-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---3b-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---3b-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
      PM:***********      PM:*************    PM:*************
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-|X2
PM:*******************************

Pre-chorus: Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----(5)/12---11~--10~--8--------(5)/12--11~--10--8~-|
D|---------------------------12~-----------------------|x2

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3b--0-0-0--3-0-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|
D|-3b--0-0-0--3-0-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|
     PM:****    ***     ***    ***    *     ***    ***    *
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-| Guitar 1 this part right after G.2
PM:********************************  <---finishes that too!

Chorus: Both guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-/10-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3-3-/7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x-/x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-/x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-/8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------REPEATS X2-------||---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------||---------------------------|
G|10-10-10-10-10-\3-3-3-3-3-3--||---------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-x--||---------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-1--||--3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
D|-----------------------------||--3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
                                PM: * *     * *     *
SOLO: Guitar 1

e|-(10)/17--17-16--16-15--15-13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------15--15~-(15)\------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------14----------------------12-13-12~--(12)\-|
D|-------------------------------------------(7)/12-14-15-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-(6)/15--13~~--12-13-(13)/17~-------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|

e|-17~~----------------------------13-15--15~--15b----|
B|----------------------14-15-17-17-------------------|
G|-----------14-14-15-17------------------------------|
D|-------x-17-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-13---17-13----------17-13---------------------------17-18~--------------|
B|-----------15-14----------15--------------------15-18-------20b-(20)--18-|
G|----------------15-14-------14--------14-15~~-14--------------------19---|
D|------------------------------15-12-15-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|
                      --->fast picking
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--17--18--20-(20br)~~--|-15--15/18\13---13/20\12--12/18\10/13-13\10\9\6~-|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------10-(13)/-\20-17------------------------|
B|------------------------------10---------------20-19-18-17-----18~-17~-|
G|------------------9-10-9-10-10----------------------------19-14--------|
D|---7---7/9-10-9-10-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-8---8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------15-16-17-18~--18-17-16-15--------------------------------|
B|-(15)/18--15-17-18-------------------------19-18--17~---------15-16-17-15~-|
G|------------------------------------------------------15-16-17-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~-------------------------------------------------|
D|----(7)/10~--(10)\-7/10---9~---8~--7-----------------|
A|------------------------------------8-5-8-(8b)^w/bar-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: Both Guitars

e|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-0---------0------|-0-------0-------0----|-0-------0-------0----|
A|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--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-|X2
   PM:*****     ***      ***     ***     *      ***     ***     *

Interlude: Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------------------------------15-16-17-18-18-17~-|
B|--------------------------------14-15-14---------14-15-18-------------------|
G|-----------14-15-14--------14-15---------15-14-15---------------------------|
D|------14-15--------15-14-15-------------------------------------------------|
A|-13-17----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-/10-(10)-9~--8~--(8)\7--7----------------|
A|---------------------------8-5-8----------|w.bar
D|

Guitar 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3------------|
D|-3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3------------|
A|-1-------1-------1-------1----|---1-------1-------1------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------3~~------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/7~~---(7)\3/7--6~-5~-3----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-0-5-(5)~~----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Back to Bridge: Both guitars

e|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-0---------0------|-0-------0-------0----|-0-------0-------0----|
A|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--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-|X2
   PM:*****     ***      ***     ***     *      ***     ***     *

Interlude#2: Both Guitars

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3------3----3------3|-3---3---3----3/|-5----5---5----5|-5----5--5---5\-|
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\-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-3----3-----4-----4-----5-----5-----6----6----6----6|
D|-3----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7----7----7----7|
A|-1----1-----2-----2-----3-----3-----4----4----4----4|
D|----------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-/10-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3-3-/7-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x\x-x-x-x-x-/x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-/x-x-x-x-x/x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-/8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-/5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------REPEATS X2-------||---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------||---------------------------|
G|10-10-10-10-10-\3-3-3-3-3-3--||---------------------------|
D|-x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-x--||---------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-1--||--3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
D|-----------------------------||--3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
                                PM: * *     * *     *
Well that's the whole song :D took me an awful amount of time -__-
If you guys have have any corrections or questions message me or email me at 
watchalookinat1@hotmail.com hope you guys like it A7X!
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