I'm going to first give credit to those who helped me tab this and ofc Nobuo Eumatsu for
it.
Since this entire song is played via chord progressions I will also post a chord graph
each part.
NOTE: An x on the fretboard of chord graphs = a note change. In this song, for instance,
Indicates the pinkey fingers change to the third fret(on the e-string) in the main riff.
Main Riff
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ O _ _ _
| | | | | O
| | | O O |
| | | | | x
| | | | | |
| e 1 1 3 1 1 |
| b 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| g 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 0 |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ O _ _ _
| | | | O O
| | | O | |
| | | | | x
| | | | | |
| e 1 0 3 0 0 |
| b 1 1 1 1 1 2 |
| g 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 0 |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ O _ O _
| | | | | O
| | | O | |
| | | | | x
| | | | | |
| e 1 1 3 1 1 |
| b 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| g 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 0 |
| A |
| E |
This next part is difficult to coordinate. There is an easier alternative to this part,
I don't think it sounds as good. This alternative is second.
| e 3 1 0 1 3 |
| b |
| g 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 |
| D 0 |
| A |
| E |
Alternative
| e 3 1 0 1 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| g 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D 0 |
| A |
| E |
The main riff repeats again but instead of using the last riff you play this chord.
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ O O
O | | | | |
| | | O | |
| O O | | |
| | | | | |
Riff 2
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
3rd | | | | O |
| | O | | |
| | | | | |
| | | O | |
This first chord is really a ***** to get used to at first.
| e |
| b 3 3 |
| g 6 6 6 |
| D 0 4 4 4 |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | |
| | | | O |
| | | | | |
| | O O | |
| e |
| b 2 2 |
| g 4 4 4 |
| D 0 4 4 4 |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | |
| | | | O |
| | | O | |
| | O | | |
| e |
| b 2 2 |
| g 3 3 3 |
| D 0 4 4 4 |
| A |
| E |
Then it goes back to...
| e |
| b 2 2 |
| g 4 4 4 |
| D 0 4 4 4 |
| A |
| E |
Riff 3
Here is where I get an ere****n lmao jk
I would suggest playing the following chord with your index ring and middle because
need your pinkey to do changes on the e-String. (Although make the second note change with
index).
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
5th | | | | | O
| | | | | x
| | O O | |
| | | | | x
| e 5 5 5 8 6 5 |
| b |
| g 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | O O O
| | | | | |
(I suggest barring this chord)
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 |
| g 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
This next one is a bit of a stretch for your pinkey but whew does it sound beautiful.
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | |
| | | | O |
| | | O | O
| | | | | |
| | | | | x
| | | | | x
| e 3 3 3 6 5 3 |
| b 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| g 3 3 3 2 2 3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | O
| | | O | |
| | | | O |
| | | | | |
| e 1 1 1 1 1 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 |
| g 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
This next part is definitely the hardest. Not only is this chord a ***** to place, but
also requires a good pinkey stretch at the same time.
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
7th | | O | | |
| | | | | |
| O | | | |
| | | | O |
| | | | | x
| | | | | |
| | | | | x
| e |
| b 10 10 10 13 11 10 |
| g |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | O O O
| | | | | |
| | | | | x
| | | | | x
| e 3 3 6 5 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 |
| g 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | | O
| | | O | |
| | | x | |
| | | | | |
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
| | | | O O
| | | O | |
| | | | | x
| | | | | x
E_a_d_g_b_e
_ _ _ _ _ _
5th | | | | | O
| | | O | |
| | | x | |
| | | | | |
| e 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 5 5 |
| b 1 1 1 |
| g 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 7 6 7 6 7 6 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
Well there it is... The FULL and COMPLETE tab of The Nightmare Begins that everyone has
waiting for.
Let me now state that this was by no means a direct sheet music translation no matter
accurate it is. This was done entirely by ear and also visually. I simply watched and
to the videos named above and put together my best representation of the them.
(I don't even know how to read sheet music hahaha...)