Nightmare Bass Tab - Avenged Sevenfold

Intro 0:33
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|o-------------------------------------------------o|
A|o-------------------------------------------------o|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------------------|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|o-------------------------------------------------|
A|o-------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------o|
A|-------------------------------------------------o|
D|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

Rest

1:08
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
D|-3-/-12------12--\---|
   4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------3---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-3-------3---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-3-------3---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3--|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

1:24
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---0---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---|
    1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-3---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3--|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

1:39 Pre Chorus
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 

1:41 Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3-----------3-------------------1-------1-1-1-3-|
D|-0-----------0-------------------3-----------3-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5---3-------3-5-3-0-----------------1---------------|
D|---------------------------------3-----------3-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------------------------------3-/-12--|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

2:07 Verse
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------3---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-3-------3---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
    1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-3-------3---0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3--|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---3---0---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---|
    1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|-3---0---0---3---0---0---3---0---6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3--|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

2:36 Pre Chorus
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-6-3-5-3-5-3-0-3-|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 

2:38 Chorus
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|o-----------------3---3---3---3-------------------1---1---1---1-3-|
D|--0-----------0-------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-----------------3---3---3-5-3-0-----------------1---1---1---1---o|
D|-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3--------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Rest

3:15 Interlude
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D|o-------------------------------------------------|
A|o-------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------o|
A|-------------------------------------------------o|
D|-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 

Solo
G|o|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|-|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|x3
D|o|--0-----------0-0-3---0-------0-------0-0-3---0-------0-0-3--------|
      1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

4:01
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|x3
D|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------3-----------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|x3
D|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

4:49 Bridge
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----1-1-----1-1---1---1-0-1---3-----3-3-----3-3---3---3-5-3-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7---5-------|
A|-1-----1-1-----1-1---1---1-0-1-2-3-----3-3-----3-3---------8-7-5-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5-------|
A|-1-----1-1-----1-1---1---1-0-1-2-3-----3-3-----3-3---3-----8-7-7-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----1-1-----1-2-----2-2-----2-3-3---3-3-3---3-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Pre Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------/-12\-|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

5:26 Outro Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---3---3---3-------------------1---1---1---1-3-|
D|-0-----------0-------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------3---3---3-5-3-0-----------------1---1---1-1-1-1-|
D|-0---0---0---0-------------------3---3---3---3-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------1-3---3---3-5-3-0-----------------1-------1---1-3-|
D|-0-----------0-------------------3-----------3-------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-5-8-7---3-------3-5-3-0-----------------1-------1-------|
D|---------------------------------3-------3-----------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
D|---------------------------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Tabbed by Dave Vucko

Bass Tabs
Title	Nightmare
Artist	Avenged Sevenfold
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	94bGzWyHbu0

Interactive Bass Tab Guide

Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.

Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.

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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide

1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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