Natural Born Killer
Avenged Sevenfold
Nightmare
Tabbed by : fender4string
Tuning: Drop D
Another great song off a fantastic album. Have fun playing this one! It's
high energy. Enjoy and please remember to rate!
Thanks!
Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--R-------1--4--------R----1--4-----R---1--4-----R----1--4----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------1--4-------------------------1--4--|
D|---000-000-000-000-000-000------000-000-000-000-000-000-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------1--4-------------------------1--4--|
D|---00000000000000000000000------00000000000000000000000-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Just for fun here's how the guitar goes during the intro if you'd rather play that
than just triplets/sixteenths
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------5----4----5----1----0------1--4--|
D|--000---00---00---00---00---00---------|
Verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2X
D|-0--0000-3h0-5h0-7h0-6h0-5h0-3h0-000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------1--4--------------1--4-----|
D|-0-0000000000------0-0000000000----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-00000000000000-5h0-7h0-8h0-7h0-5h0-7h0-5h0-7h0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666-6--8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0000-3h0-5h0-7h0-6h0-5h0-3h0-000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666-6--8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0000-3h0-5h0-7h0-6h0-5h0-3h0-000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
Pre-Chorus "So this is the world you left behind..."
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8---10---8-----------------5---7-7--5----------|
A|-----8--------------------------5-----------------------|
D|-8--------------------8\----5--------------------5/-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8---10--8888------10-8------------------12-14--|
A|-----8--------------------------10----------------------|
D|-8---------------------10----------10--11---11----------|
Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--00--0--7--77--5-7-8--8--88--8\-5-55-5--0--00--0--7--77-5-7-8--88--8--5--5h7p5----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------66-66-66-66--6|
D|-0--00--0-7--77--5-7-8--8--88--8\-5-55-5--0--00--0-7--77-5-7-8--8h10p8--5--55-5----------------|
Verse (no variations)
Pre-Chorus
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8--10--8--------------5--7---7-5---------|
A|-----8---------------------5--------------5-------|
D|-8----------------8\---5-------------------5/-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------8--10h12h10-8h10p8----------10-8---------------12-14---|
A|-----8----------------------10------------10--------------------|
D|-8-------------------------------10----------10--11--11---------|
Chorus (no variations)
Bridge
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-66666-5-3-3333-1-0---| 10X (I think :D )
D|-5-55--0-1-11-1-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-66-66-66-66-6-6-----------------------|
D|--------------------1---1---1---1---1--|
Guitar Solo
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0000-3h0-5h0-7h0-6h0-5h0-3h0-000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0000-3h0-5h0-7h0-6h0-5h0-3h0-000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666-6--8---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--0000-3h0-5h0-7h0-6h0-5h0-3h0-000000--00000000000000000000000000000000--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-88-8-88-8-8-5-55-5-55-5-5-8-88-8-88-8-8-5-55-5-55-55555555----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-88-8-88-8h10p8-5-55-5-55-5-5-8-88-8-88-8-8-1010101010101010-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------|
Chorus (no variations)
Outro Chorus
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-00000000-77777777-88888888-55555555-00000000-77777777-88888888-55555555---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------55555555-77777777-88888888-1010101010101010--|
D|-00000000-22222222-33333333-55555555----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-66-66-66-66-6-6-----------------------|
D|--------------------1---1---1---1---1--|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Natural Born Killer |
Artist |
Avenged Sevenfold |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
8lks80dbMUQ |
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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).