Michael Schenker Group - Nightmare (Unplugged Live) guitar tab
Nightmare - MSG (from the unplugged live)
Transcribed by John Roland.
tuning 1 tone lower
RIFF A (intro)
Dm A#
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|
G|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|---3---3---------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G Em9 A7
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0-------|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|---------3-------|
G|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
Dm A#
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|
G|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|---3---3---------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G Em9 A7 End RIFF A
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0~------||
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---3~------||
G|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0-0~------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2~------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
RIFF B (couplet)
Dm A#
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|
G|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|---3---3---------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm A#
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|
G|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|---3---3---------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G Em9 A7
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0-------|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|---------3-------|
G|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
Dm A#
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|
G|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|---3---3---------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm A#
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|
G|---2---2---------|---2---2---------|---3---3---------|---3---3---------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G Em9 A7 End RIFF B
e|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0^1^0---|---------0-------||
B|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|-----3---3-------||
G|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0---------|---0---0-0-------||
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
RIFF C (pre-refrain)
Dm A# C
e|---------0-----1-|---------0---1---|---------3-------|---------5-------|
B|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|-----5-----5---5-|
G|---2---2-----2---|---2---2---------|---3---3-----3---|---5---5-----5---|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm A# C End RIFF C
e|---------0-----1-|---------0---1---|---------3-------|---------5-------||
B|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|-----5-----5---5-||
G|---2---2-----2---|---2---2---------|---3---3-----3---|---5---5-----5---||
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-3---------------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
RIFF D (refrain 1)
F C Dm A# D
e|---------1-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|-----------1---1-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----------------|
G|-2---2-------2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2---|-----3-------5---|
D|-3-3---3---------|-----------------|-0---------------|---3---3---5---5-|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1-------3-------|
E|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm C Dm A# D fin RIFF D
e|---------1-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|-----------------||
B|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----------------||
G|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----1---|-----3-------5---||
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---3---3---5---5-||
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1-------3-------||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
RIFF E (refrain 2)
F C Dm A# D
e|---------1-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|-----------1---1-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----------------|
G|-2---2-------2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----2---|-----3-------5---|
D|-3-3---3---------|-----------------|-0---------------|---3---3---5---5-|
A|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1-------3-------|
E|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm C Dm A# D
e|---------1-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----------------|
G|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----1---|-----3-------5---|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---3---3---5---5-|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm C Dm A# D fin RIFF E
e|---------1-------|---------0-------|---------1-------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|-----------------|
G|---2---2-----2---|---0---0-----0---|---2---2-----1---|-----3-------5---|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|---3---3---5---5-|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Structure
1 RIFF A - Intro
1 RIFF B - 2 verses
1 RIFF C - prechorus
1 RIFF D - chorus 1
1/2 RIFF A - Bridge
1/2 RIFF B - 1 verse
1 RIFF C - prechorus
1 RIFF E - chorus 2
1/2 RIFF A - (bridge) now comes micheal solo
1/2 RIFF C - (prechorus)
1 RIFF D - (chorus 1)
1 RIFF C - prechorus
1 RIFF E - chorus 2
(Finish on a dm)
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if it can help someone here is the little lead from the intro-bridge part
(listen for th rythm, very easy)
e|-5-----10-------13--------17------|-6-6-6----10-10-10-----13-13-13----17-17-17----|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-15^17^15-------------------------|-0--1--0---------/(5)--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
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It was hard work (about 4 hours !). Hope it would help someone, if so mail me
john.roland@univ-savoie.fr
(error - suggestions - comments welcome)
