NIGHTMARES BY THE SEA

(J. Buckley)


A partial and tentative tab by Michael Harris (8 June 1998).
For personal use only.  Please do not use or modify this tab
without acknowledgment.


Intro/verse:

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


F#m     C                   F#m       C
       "Don't know what she asked for"

[slide part for this is below]

E -----------------------------------------
B --10> 8> 7> 5---10> 8> 7> 1--- 10> 8> 7> 5--
G -----------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------


E -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6--------
A --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---6-[x16]--
E --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4--------

   "All      young     lovers          know why..."

E -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D --13----------------12----------------12-------
A --13----------------13----------------10-------
E --11----------------10----------------8-----

   "Nightmares...."

E -----------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------
G ---5---------3--------2----------------[or-1----
D ---5-[x8]----3-[x8]---0-[x16]--------6-----1--
A ---3---------1--------0--------------6-----3--
E -------------------------------------4-----1-]-

                                   "...you know damn well.."

Instrumental Break:

Basically variations on the following....

E -----------------------------------------
B ------4-----4-----6-----4-----6---------- [This is over
G ----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------  an Ab chord]
D --6-----6-----6-----6-----6--------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------
B ------4-----4-----6-----4-----4---------- [Over a Cmin
G ----7-----7-----7-----7-----7------------  chord]
D --5-----5-----5-----5-----5--------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------

...while I think another guitar does this...


E --[Ab]----[Cm]---------[Ab}-------[Cm]----------
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------
A ---6----3>10--10/11/10-->6---3>10--10/11/10--
E -----------------------------------------

E ----------------------|-------------------
B ----------------------|-------------------
G ----------------------|-------------------
D --5--3--6--13--12--12-|--10--8--7---6-------------------
A --5--5--6--13--13--10-|--10--8--7---6--------------------
E --3--6--4--11--10--8--|--8---6--5---4------------------

   "Stay with me...     ...rube is...."

And end on a G minor.