Nightmare tab by Avenged Sevenfold

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Piano Intro (Clean):
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|----10---9---8--------------10---9---8-----|
G+G|-7--------------10--7~---7-------------10--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|X2

e|----------------------------------6--5---5-|
BB|---6--5--3----6--5--3----5--6--8-------8---|
G+G|-3----------4----------5-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3b--0-0-0--3-0-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|
D MajorD|-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 augmentedA string)
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-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|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+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 MajorD|-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 augmentedA|-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 MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|10-10-10-10-10-\3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-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|--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------|continued->
A augmentedA|-3b-0----------------3b-0----------------3b-0-----------------|
D MajorD|-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|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-|X2
PM:*******************************

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

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3b--0-0-0--3-0-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|-3-0-0--3-0-0--3-0-|
D MajorD|-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 MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-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:******************************** fast picking
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17--18--20-(20br)~~--|-15--15/18\13---13/20\12--12/18\10/13-13\10\9\6~-|
G+G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

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

e|------------------15-16-17-18~--18-17-16-15--------------------------------|
BB|-(15)/18--15-17-18-------------------------19-18--17~---------15-16-17-15~-|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------15-16-17-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Bridge: Both Guitars

e|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
BB|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---------0------|-0-------0-------0----|-0-------0-------0----|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-|
D MajorD|-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~-|
BB|--------------------------------14-15-14---------14-15-18-------------------|
G+G|-----------14-15-14--------14-15---------15-14-15---------------------------|
D MajorD|------14-15--------15-14-15-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-13-17----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/10-(10)-9~--8~--(8)\7--7----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------8-5-8----------|w.bar
D MajorD|

Guitar 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3------------|
D MajorD|-3-------3-------3-------3----|---3-------3-------3------------|
A augmentedA|-1-------1-------1-------1----|---1-------1-------1------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------3~~------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-/7~~---(7)\3/7--6~-5~-3----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------5-0-5-(5)~~----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Back to Bridge: Both guitars

e|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
BB|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D MajorD|-0---------0------|-0-------0-------0----|-0-------0-------0----|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-|
D MajorD|-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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3------3----3------3|-3---3---3----3/|-5----5---5----5|-5----5--5---5\-|
D MajorD|-3------3----3------3|-3---3---3----3/|-5----5---5----5|-5----5--5---5\-|
A augmentedA|-1------1----1------1|-1---1---1----1/|-3----3---3----3|-3----3--3---3\-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-3----3-----4-----4-----5-----5-----6----6----6----6|
D MajorD|-3----3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----7----7----7----7|
A augmentedA|-1----1-----2-----2-----3-----3-----4----4----4----4|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+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 MajorD|-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 augmentedA|-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 MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------REPEATS X2-------||---------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------||---------------------------|
G+G|10-10-10-10-10-\3-3-3-3-3-3--||---------------------------|
D MajorD|-x--x--x--x--x-\x-x-x-x-x-x--||---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8--8--8--8--8-\1-1-1-1-1-1--||--3--0-0--3--0-0--3--0-3---|
D MajorD|-----------------------------||--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
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