Dreams tab by The Cranberries

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@SONG: DREAMS

Music by: The Cranberries
Written by: N.Hogan & D.O'Riordan (1992)
From the album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Island/PLG 1993)
Transcription by: Will Seo ([email protected]) *see note at bottom

This song is very ethereal and magical. It's one of my favorite songs.
 -tremelo/echo/chorus effects are a must!

Introduction
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Guitar I (electric - strum with tremelo/chorus/echo effect)
 Chord progression : E MajorE A/A~ B/B~ E MajorE (see below for chord patterns)
 (slight background picking/strumming of additional guitar)

  E MajorE E E MajorE      A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA or A~'s  BB B BB or B~'s  E MajorE E E MajorE      E MajorE E MajorE
e|-0-0-0------------0-0-0------------2-2-2------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|
BB|-0-0-0------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|r
G+G|-1-1-1------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------1-1-1-----------1--1-|e
D MajorD|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------2-2-2-----------2--2-|s
A augmentedA|-2-2-2------------0-0-0------------2-2-2------------2-2-2-----------2--2-|t
E MajorE|-0-0-0----------------------------------------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|
    ^down beat    ^        ^        ^       ^

Guitar II (or keyboard played simultaneously with above guitar I)
 Note progression : G#G# G# F#F# G#G#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|r
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|e
D MajorD|-----6~---------------6~-------------6\4~-------------4/6~---------------|s
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|t
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar I (picking with clean chorus/tremelo effect)
 (the notes in parentheses are not actually played but playing them may help
 you out with the timing...)
Riff A augmentedA
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
G+G|------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
D MajorD|-(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------(0)---(0)---(0)-------(0)---(0)--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff A augmentedA (cont'd)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|v
BB|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|o n
G+G|------2-----2---------2-----2---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|c e
D MajorD|---------------------------------(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--|a x
A augmentedA|-(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)----------------------------------|l t
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|s

Use the different variations of the A augmentedA and BB chords where suitable (A~ & B~)
(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
E MajorE   A/A~         B/B~
 Oh my life is ....
        E MajorE
every ...
E MajorE     A/A~              B/B~
 though my dreams, it's ...
         E MajorE
never quite as it se....

(Guitar I - picking of Riff A augmentedA)
E MajorE             A/A~
 I know I felt ...
              B/B~
but now I'm feeling ...
           E MajorE
because it came ...


(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
E MajorE          A/A~
 Then I open ...
              B/B~
the person ...
          E MajorE
a different way ....


[O'Riordan chanting part]
Chords : G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
(Guitar I - play single chord strums with tremelo effect)


(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
I want more, ....

(Guitar I - picking of Riff A augmentedA)
Now I tell you openly....

(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
Talk to me amazing .....

Oh my life is changing everyday
every possible ....
Coda
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(Guitars I & II)
Guitar I - picking of Riff A augmentedA
Guitar II - chord strums with HEAVY tremelo/chorus/echo effect


Chord formations:

     E MajorE        A augmentedA        A~       C majorC
    o  oo     xo  o       oo     x o o
   1-III*II    1-IIIIII    5-*IIIII    1-IIII*I
    I**III     II***I     III*II     II*III
    IIIIII     IIIIII     I**III     I*IIII
     231       123      1342       32 1

     BB        B~       G+G        G+G
    x          oo      ooo       oo
   2-I*---*    7-*IIIII    1-IIIIII    1-IIIIII
    IIIIII     III*II     I*IIII  or   I*IIII
    II***I     I**III     *IIII*     *III**
     12341     1342      21  4     21 34

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* This transcription is not complete. Corrections or additions are welcome. *
* (i.e. names of A~ and B~ chords, effects/voicing ideas, bass lines?)    *
* Send feedback to : [email protected] (massive cranberries fan)    *
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