Jeff Buckley - Nightmares By The Sea guitar tab
BAND: Jeff Buckley
SONG: Nightmares By The Sea
ALBUM: Sketches (For My Sweetheart, The Drunk)
TABBED BY: el sancco (sancco@hotmail.com)
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,
so if you wish to use it, please email me for permission. Enjoy!
INTRO:
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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:
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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.
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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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Transcribed By SANCCO (sancco@hotmail.com)
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