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Nightmares By the Sea Guitar Tablature
BAND:        Jeff Buckley
SONG:        Nightmares By The Sea
ALBUM:	Sketches (For My Sweetheart, The Drunk)
TABBED BY:   el sancco (sancco@hotmail.com)


This is a great song by the late great, Jeff Buckley.  It's guitar a simple
song but requires two guitarists to play in it's entirety.  This is my tab, 
so if you wish to use it, please email me for permission.  Enjoy!


INTRO:
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E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------0---|
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3-------|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|



VERSE RIFF:
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E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------| PLAY
D|-----------------|-----------------|  x6
A|-0-----0-----0---|-3---3---3---3---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|



PRE-CHORUS:
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   Am                C
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-10----8---7--|-5---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   Am                C
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-10----8---7--|-1---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|

   Am                C
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-10----8---7--|-5-----(5)3-----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|



CHORUS: - I have tabbed guitar two above the power chords to save space.
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-6---/---4-------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-6---------------|-----------------|-6---/---4-------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-/8--------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-----------------|----10--10--10---|
B|-6---------------|---9-------9-----|
G|-----------------|-10---10---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---8-8---|



INTERLUDE:
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GUITAR 1 - Let ring.

E|-4-----4-----4---|-1-------4-------|-3-----3-----3---|-1-----3-----3---|
B|---3-4---3-4---3-|-----3-4---3-4-3-|---3-4---3-4---3-|-----3---3-4---3-|
G|-----------------|---1-------------|-----------------|---0-------------| PLAY
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  x2
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-4-----4---1-----|---4-----4-1-----|
B|---3-4---3-----4-|-3---4-3-------4-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


GUITAR 2 - Distortion.

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-8---------------|-(8)----/----5-/-|-12--------------|------12/13-/-12-| PLAY
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  x2
A|-6---------------|-(6)----/----3-/-|-10--------------|------10/11-/-10-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|------12/13-/-12-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|------10/11-/-10-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|



VERSE:
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GUITAR 1

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------0-0-|
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---6-0-0-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---6-----|


GUITAR 2

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| PLAY
D|-----------------|  x8
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3-3-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1-1-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|



CHORUS
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OUTRO:
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GUITAR 1

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|---8---8---4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|


GUITAR 2

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-/8--------------|---------8-/-9-/-|-8---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-/8--------------|---------8-/-9-/-|-8---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-10-(x7)---------|-10----10---10---|---------10---10-|
B|-------------8---|--8------------8-|------8----8--8/-|-7---------7-7---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-10--10-10---10--|------10-(x11)---|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---7-------7---7-|----9--9---------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-10---10---------|--------10-10/12-|-12--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



END:
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E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-33|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|




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Transcribed By SANCCO (sancco@hotmail.com)
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