Nightmares By The Sea chords

Jeff Buckley

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			ALBUM:	Sketches (For My Sweetheart, The Drunk) 
TABBED BY:   el sancco ([email protected]) 
 
 
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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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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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 
 
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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 ([email protected]) 
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