Nightmares by the Sea Jeff Buckley
This is a great song by the late great, Jeff Buckley. It's guitar a simple
song but requires two guitarists to play in it's entirety. This is my tab,
INTRO:
------ E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-| E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-------------0---| A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3-------| E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
VERSE RIFF:
----------- E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| PLAY D|-----------------|-----------------| x6 A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
PRE-CHORUS:
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[Am] [C]
E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-10--\--8--\-7-\-|-5---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Am] [C]
E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-10--\--8--\-7-\-|-1---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Am] [C]
E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-10--\--8--\-7-\-|-5-----(5)\3-----| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|
CHORUS: - I have tabbed guitar two above the power chords to save space.
------- E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-6---/---4-------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---/---4-------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-/8--------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------|----10--10--10---| B|-6---------------|---9-------9-----| G|-----------------|-10---10---------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
INTERLUDE:
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GUITAR 1 - Let ring.
E|-4-----4-----4---|-1-------4-------|-3-----3-----3---|-1-----3-----3---| B|---3-4---3-4---3-|-----3-4---3-4-3-|---3-4---3-4---3-|-----3---3-4---3-| G|-----------------|---1-------------|-----------------|---0-------------| PLAY D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2 A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-4-----4---1-----|---4-----4-1-----| B|---3-4---3-----4-|-3---4-3-------4-| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2 - Distortion.
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-8---------------|-(8)----/----5-/-|-12--------------|------12/13-/-12-| PLAY D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2 A|-6---------------|-(6)----/----3-/-|-10--------------|------10/11-/-10-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|------12/13-/-12-| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|------10/11-/-10-| E|-----------------|-----------------|
VERSE:
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GUITAR 1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-------------0-0-| A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---6-0-0-| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---6-----|
GUITAR 2
E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| PLAY D|-----------------| x8 A|-----------------| E|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1-1-| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E|-----------------|-----------------|
CHORUS
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OUTRO:
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GUITAR 1
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|
GUITAR 2
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-/8--------------|---------8-/-9-/-|-8---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-/8--------------|---------8-/-9-/-|-8---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-10-(x7)---------|-10----10---10---|---------10---10-| B|-------------8---|--8------------8-|------8----8--8/-|-7---------7-7---| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-10--10-10---10--|------10-(x11)---|-----------------|-----------------| B|---7-------7---7-|----9--9---------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-10---10---------|--------10-10/12-|-12--------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
END:
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------| --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
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