The Great American Nightmare
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Afinação: D A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Rob Zombie The Great American Nightmare
Jaymz Straker gessle@hotmail.com
Song: "The Great American Nightmare"
(track 2 off the "Private Parts" soundtrack)
Artist: Rob Zombie and Howard Stern (White Zombie)
/ or \ = slide
^ = bend (bend will be stated above the note)
P.M. = palm muted
[D-tuned]
Beginning:
e|------|-----------------------------------------|
B|------|-----------------------------------------|
G|------|-----------------------------------------|
D|--10\-|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--5----0--6\\5--|
A|--10\-|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--5----0--6\\5--|
D|--10\-|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--5----0--6\\5--|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--3----0--6\\5--|
A|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--3----0--6\\5--|
D|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--3----0--6\\5--|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--5----0--6\\5--|
A|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--5----0--6\\5--|
D|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--5----0--6\\5--|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--3----0--6\\5--|
A|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--3----0--6\\5--|
D|--0--0--3---0-5---0-3---0--3----0--6\\5--|
Before vocals:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| play 4 times
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0-333----0-0--0-0--0-0----|
P.M..........................................|
Vocals:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0-|
P.M................................................................|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0-|
P.M................................................................|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|10\-0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0-|
P.M.............................................................|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0-|
P.M................................................................|
Chorus:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
After chorus: /\-both quick 1/2 step
^ ^
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------3------5------3------5------6--5--|
A|-5--5-------5------5------5------5-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
/\-both quick 1/2 step
^ ^
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------| play twice
D|-------3------5------6--5----3------3p5--|
A|-5--5-------5------5-------5------5------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
Second vocals:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| play 8 times
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0-333----0-0--0-0--0-0----|
P.M..........................................|
Chorus:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-9-10--9-10--9-11--|
A|-9-10--9-10--9-11--|
D|-9-10--9-10--9-11--|
Interlude:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| play
A|-9-10--9-10--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10----9-10--9-10--9-10--11--| twice
D|-9-10--9-10--9-10--9-10-9-10-9-10----9-10--9-10--9-10--11--|
P.M...................................................|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------3------5------3------5------6--5--|
A|-5--5-------5------5------5------5-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
/\-both quick 1/2 step
^ ^
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------| play twice
D|-------3------5------6--5----3------3p5--|
A|-5--5-------5------5-------5------5------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
Last verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| play 4 times
A|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0-333----0-0--0-0--0-0----|
P.M..........................................|
Last chorus:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-12----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
A|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
D|-7-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-0-10-0--10-10----9-10--9-10--9-10p12-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------10\\\\\\\--|
A|---------------------------10\\\\\\\--|
D|---------------------------10\\\\\\\--|
There you go! Most of it should be right, but, considering White
Zombie's high distortion and the fact that I don't have a guitar with me
while I tabbed this, there might be a couple mistakes (most probably the
interlude, if anything).
Send anything you feel like to gessle@hotmail.com
Till next time!!
How to play The Great American Nightmare
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.