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Nightmare

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Step 1 / 264Position: 3

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Riff's at Guitar Solo
Key: F  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Dm-   xx0231
 Bb-   x13331
 F-    133211
 C-    x32010
 G-    320033
 Am-   x02210
 G/B-  x2x003
 A/C#- x476xx
[Intro]
Piano: Silence
e|----5--4--3--1--Dm-------5--4--3--1-|
B|-3--------------3---3-------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|----1Bb--0----|----1G/B--0----|----0C--1--3-|-6--5A/C#--3--5-|
B|----------3-|-0--------3-|-1----------|------------|
G|-3----------|------------|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Guitar 2: Distortion (This is exactly how Synyster Gates plays!!!)
e|------5--5-4--4-3-Dm-3-1--------------------|
B|-3--3------------------3-1-3--------0-1-2-|
G|------------------------------0-1-2-------|
D|------------------------------------------| x3
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------5--5-4--4-3-Dm-3-1--------------1-3-5-|
B|-3--3------------------3-1-3--------------|
G|------------------------------0-1-2-------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-6--Bb6-5-4-|-3G/B--10-|-8-C-8-|A/C#-12-|
B|----------|-------|------|----|
G|----------|-------|------|----|
D|----------|-------|------|----|
A|----------|-------|------|----|
E|----------|-------|------|----|
         Dm--- x4
Nightmare!!!!!!!!
(Now your nightmare
comes to life)
[Verse 1]
  FDragged ya down beDmlow
  Fdown to the devils Dmshow
  FTo be his guest forDmever
Fpeace of mind is less than never!
  FHate to twist your Dmmind
  Fbut God ain't on your Dmside
  FAn old acquaintance Dmsevered
Fburn the world your last endeavor!
  FFlesh is burning Dmyou can
sFmell it in the air cause
Dmmen like Fyou have such an
easy Dmsoul to sFteal! (Steal!)
  FSo stand in line while Dmthey
ink Fnumbers in your head
you're Dmnow a sFlave until
the end of Dmtime here!
FNothing stop the madness
turning haunting yearning
pull the trigger!
Guitar 2: Synyster Gates do this riff at "flesh is burning..."
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|---2-1-0---|
D|-0-------3-| x4
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
[Chorus 1]
  DmYou should have Cknown
  Fthe price of Bbevil
  Dmand it hurts to Cknow
that you beFlong here! BbYeah!
       Am(hold)
Ooooooooh It's your
        Dm--
fucking nightmare!
While your nightmare
comes to life!
[Verse 2]
  FCan't wake up and Dmsweat
  Fcause it ain't over Dmyet
  FStill dancing with your Dmdemons
Fvictim of your own creation!
  FBeyond the will to Dmfight
  Fwhere all that's wrong is Dmright
  Fwhere hate don't need a Dmreason
Floathing self-assassination!
  FYou've been lied to Dmjust
to Frape you of your site
and Dmnow they Fhave the nerve
to tell Dmyou how to Ffeel! (feel!)
  FSo sedated Dmas they Fmedicate
your brain and Dmwhile you sFlowly
go insane Dmthey tell ya
"FGiven with the best intentions
Guitar 2: Synyster Gates do this riff at "you've been lied..."
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|---2-1-0---|
D|-0-------3-| x4
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
[Chorus 2]
  DmYou should have Cknown
  Fthe price of Bbevil
  Dmand it hurts to Cknow
that you beFlong here! BbYeah!
  DmNo one to Ccall Feverybody to Bbfear
  DmYour tragic Cfate is looking Fso clear Bbyeah!
       Am(hold)             Dm---
Ooooooooh It's your fucking nightmare! hahahaha
Guitar 2: Synyster Gates Amazing Solo!!!!!!!
e|--------17--17-16--16-Dm15--15-13-----------------------|
B|-15--15-------------------------15-----------12-13-14-|
G|------------------------------------12-13-14----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------17--17-16--16-15--15Dm-13-----------------------------|
B|-15--15-------------------------15-13-15-----------12-13-14-|
G|------------------------------------------12-13-14----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------Bb--------|--G/B---13-|-12--C12-13-|-A/C#16--|
B|-15--15-14-13-|-12-----|-----------|-----|
G|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|
D|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|
A|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|
E|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|
in order for you to play this riff, he did is a
                           Dm(all the way)
e|-17--------------------16--------------------15---16--15--13-|
B|--------------------15--------------------15-----------------|
G|--------------14-15-----------------14-15--------------------|
D|-----12-14-15--------------12-14-15--------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-13----------13-15-13----------13-|
B|-------15----15----------15----15----|
G|----------14----------------14-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------17--16--17-|
B|--------10--11--10--15--18-------------|
G|-7--10---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-15--Bb17--13-|--G/B---13-|-12--C13--15-|A/C#-16-|
B|------------|-15-----|------------|----|
G|------------|--------|------------|----|
D|------------|--------|------------|----|
A|------------|--------|------------|----|
E|------------|--------|------------|----|
      Dm(all the way), tr = means trill
e|-10tr--13-8tr-15-7tr-10-5--8--4--3----|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
                not sure about this part
e|-----------------0-1-3-5-6-8-10-12-13-17-13----------|
B|-------------1-3----------------------------15----15-|
G|-------0-2-3-----------------------------------12----|
D|-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-13--12hBb13p12h13-|-15--13G/Bh15p13h15-|-----C13h15p13h15-|-A/C#16--15-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-13--------------|--------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
            Dm(all the way)
e|---------------------------17\10-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5----5-4--3--0------------------|
D|----0-----------3-0---0----------|
A|--------------------3------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
Dm(all the way)
Fight! (fight!)
           Bb(all the way)
e|-------10-13-10----------|-18--17-|
B|----11----------11----11-|--------|
G|-10----------------10----|--------|
D|-------------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------|--------|
E|-------------------------|--------|
            x3
      Dm(all the way)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-5----5-4--3--0---------|
D|----0-----------3-0---0-|
A|--------------------3---|
E|------------------------|
[Verse 4]
Dm(all the way)
Down! (down!)
[Bridge]
  BbAnd I know you hear their Cvoices
(calling from aBbbove)
And I know they may seem Creal
(these signals of Bblove)
Cchoices (some without apBbpeal)
They took for G/Bgranted your Csoul
         A/         C#  Dm---
and it's ours now to steal
[Chorus 3]
  DmYou should have Cknown
  Fthe price of Bbevil
  Dmand it hurts to Cknow
that you beFlong here! BbYeah!
  DmNo one to Ccall Feverybody to Bbfear
  DmYour tragic Cfate is looking Fso clear Bbyeah!
       Am(hold)             Dm---
Ooooooooh It's your fucking nightmare! hahahaha
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off

All chords in this song (10)

The story behind the song

"Nightmare" plunges into a dark narrative, exploring the torment of an individual condemned for their earthly transgressions. The song is delivered from the perspective of a resident of hell, who taunts the damned, emphasizing that their suffering is a direct consequence of their own actions. It marked the first single released by Avenged Sevenfold after the passing of their former drummer, making the themes of consequence and reckoning particularly poignant. It's a heavy metal journey through damnation and self-inflicted fate.

AI-written from these sources:Nightmare (Avenged Sevenfold song) — Wikipedia ↗Avenged Sevenfold — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Nightmare

by Avenged Sevenfold

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

A/C#

Riff's at Guitar Solo

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- xx0231

- x13331

- 133211

- x32010

- 320033

- x02210

G/B

- x2x003

A/C#

- x476xx

[Intro]

Piano: Silence

e|----5--4--3--1---------5--4--3--1-|

B|-3--------------3---3-------------|

G|----------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------| x2

A|----------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|

Bb G/B C A/C#

e|----1--0----|----1--0----|----0--1--3-|-6--5--3--5-|

B|----------3-|-0--------3-|-1----------|------------|

G|-3----------|------------|------------|------------|

D|------------|------------|------------|------------|

A|------------|------------|------------|------------|

E|------------|------------|------------|------------|

Guitar 2: Distortion (This is exactly how Synyster Gates plays!!!)

e|------5--5-4--4-3--3-1--------------------|

B|-3--3------------------3-1-3--------0-1-2-|

G|------------------------------0-1-2-------|

D|------------------------------------------| x3

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

e|------5--5-4--4-3--3-1--------------1-3-5-|

B|-3--3------------------3-1-3--------------|

G|------------------------------0-1-2-------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

Bb G/B C A/C#

e|-6--6-5-4-|-3--10-|-8--8-|-12-|

B|----------|-------|------|----|

G|----------|-------|------|----|

D|----------|-------|------|----|

A|----------|-------|------|----|

E|----------|-------|------|----|

--- x4

Nightmare!!!!!!!!

(Now your nightmare

comes to life)

[Verse 1]

F Dm

Dragged ya down below

F Dm

down to the devils show

F Dm

To be his guest forever

peace of mind is less than never!

F Dm

Hate to twist your mind

F Dm

but God ain't on your side

F Dm

An old acquaintance severed

burn the world your last endeavor!

F Dm

Flesh is burning you can

smell it in the air cause

Dm F

men like you have such an

Dm F

easy soul to steal! (Steal!)

F Dm

So stand in line while they

ink numbers in your head

Dm F

you're now a slave until

the end of time here!

Nothing stop the madness

turning haunting yearning

pull the trigger!

Guitar 2: Synyster Gates do this riff at "flesh is burning..."

e|-----------|

B|-----------|

G|---2-1-0---|

D|-0-------3-| x4

A|-----------|

E|-----------|

[Chorus 1]

Dm C

You should have known

F Bb

the price of evil

Dm C

and it hurts to know

F Bb

that you belong here! Yeah!

(hold)

Ooooooooh It's your

fucking nightmare!

While your nightmare

comes to life!

[Verse 2]

F Dm

Can't wake up and sweat

F Dm

cause it ain't over yet

F Dm

Still dancing with your demons

victim of your own creation!

F Dm

Beyond the will to fight

F Dm

where all that's wrong is right

F Dm

where hate don't need a reason

loathing self-assassination!

F Dm

You've been lied to just

to rape you of your site

Dm F

and now they have the nerve

Dm F

to tell you how to feel! (feel!)

F Dm F

So sedated as they medicate

Dm F

your brain and while you slowly

go insane they tell ya

"Given with the best intentions

Guitar 2: Synyster Gates do this riff at "you've been lied..."

e|-----------|

B|-----------|

G|---2-1-0---|

D|-0-------3-| x4

A|-----------|

E|-----------|

[Chorus 2]

Dm C

You should have known

F Bb

the price of evil

Dm C

and it hurts to know

F Bb

that you belong here! Yeah!

Dm C F Bb

No one to call everybody to fear

Dm C F Bb

Your tragic fate is looking so clear yeah!

Am Dm

(hold) ---

Ooooooooh It's your fucking nightmare! hahahaha

Guitar 2: Synyster Gates Amazing Solo!!!!!!!

e|--------17--17-16--16-15--15-13-----------------------|

B|-15--15-------------------------15-----------12-13-14-|

G|------------------------------------12-13-14----------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------17--17-16--16-15--15-13-----------------------------|

B|-15--15-------------------------15-13-15-----------12-13-14-|

G|------------------------------------------12-13-14----------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb G/B C A/C#

e|--------------|-----13-|-12--12-13-|-16--|

B|-15--15-14-13-|-12-----|-----------|-----|

G|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|

D|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|

A|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|

E|--------------|--------|-----------|-----|

in order for you to play this riff, he did is a

(all the way)

e|-17--------------------16--------------------15---16--15--13-|

B|--------------------15--------------------15-----------------|

G|--------------14-15-----------------14-15--------------------|

D|-----12-14-15--------------12-14-15--------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-13----------13-15-13----------13-|

B|-------15----15----------15----15----|

G|----------14----------------14-------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------17--16--17-|

B|--------10--11--10--15--18-------------|

G|-7--10---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|

Bb G/B C A/C#

e|-15--17--13-|-----13-|-12--13--15-|-16-|

B|------------|-15-----|------------|----|

G|------------|--------|------------|----|

D|------------|--------|------------|----|

A|------------|--------|------------|----|

E|------------|--------|------------|----|

Dm(all the way), tr = means trill

e|-10tr--13-8tr-15-7tr-10-5--8--4--3----|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

not sure about this part

e|-----------------0-1-3-5-6-8-10-12-13-17-13----------|

B|-------------1-3----------------------------15----15-|

G|-------0-2-3-----------------------------------12----|

D|-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bb G/B C A/C#

e|-13--12h13p12h13-|-15--13h15p13h15-|-----13h15p13h15-|-16--15-|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-13--------------|--------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|

(all the way)

e|---------------------------17\10-|

B|---------------------------------|

G|-5----5-4--3--0------------------|

D|----0-----------3-0---0----------|

A|--------------------3------------|

E|---------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

(all the way)

Fight! (fight!)

(all the way)

e|-------10-13-10----------|-18--17-|

B|----11----------11----11-|--------|

G|-10----------------10----|--------|

D|-------------------------|--------|

A|-------------------------|--------|

E|-------------------------|--------|

(all the way)

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|-5----5-4--3--0---------|

D|----0-----------3-0---0-|

A|--------------------3---|

E|------------------------|

[Verse 4]

(all the way)

Down! (down!)

[Bridge]

Bb C

And I know you hear their voices

(calling from above)

And I know they may seem real

(these signals of love)

C Bb

choices (some without appeal)

G/B C

They took for granted your soul

A C# Dm

/ ---

and it's ours now to steal

[Chorus 3]

Dm C

You should have known

F Bb

the price of evil

Dm C

and it hurts to know

F Bb

that you belong here! Yeah!

Dm C F Bb

No one to call everybody to fear

Dm C F Bb

Your tragic fate is looking so clear yeah!

Am Dm

(hold) ---

Ooooooooh It's your fucking nightmare! hahahaha

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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