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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
------------

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

   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramA augmentedA or A~'s    Chord diagramBB Chord diagramBB Chord diagramBB or B~'s    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE           Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE
e|-0-0-0------------0-0-0------------2-2-2------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|
Chord diagramBB|-0-0-0------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|r
Chord diagramG+G|-1-1-1------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------1-1-1-----------1--1-|e
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------2-2-2-----------2--2-|s
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2-2-2------------0-0-0------------2-2-2------------2-2-2-----------2--2-|t
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0-0-0----------------------------------------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|
       ^down beat       ^                ^                ^              ^

Guitar II (or keyboard played simultaneously with above guitar I)
 Note progression : Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramG#G# Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramG#G#
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|r
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|e
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----6~---------------6~-------------6\4~-------------4/6~---------------|s
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|t
Chord diagramE 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 Chord diagramA augmentedA
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
Chord diagramG+G|------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------(0)---(0)---(0)-------(0)---(0)--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff Chord diagramA augmentedA (cont'd)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|v
Chord diagramBB|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|o n
Chord diagramG+G|------2-----2---------2-----2---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|c e
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--|a x
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)----------------------------------|l t
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|s

Use the different variations of the Chord diagramA augmentedA and Chord diagramBB chords where suitable (A~ & B~)
(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
Chord diagramE MajorE      A/A~                  B/B~
 Oh my life is ....
               Chord diagramE MajorE
every ...
Chord diagramE MajorE          A/A~                           B/B~
 though my dreams, it's ...
                  Chord diagramE MajorE
never quite as it se....
(Guitar I - picking of Riff Chord diagramA augmentedA)
Chord diagramE MajorE                          A/A~
 I know I felt ...
                            B/B~
but now I'm feeling ...
                     Chord diagramE MajorE
because it came ...


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


[O'Riordan chanting part]
Chords : Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramC 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 Chord diagramA 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
----
(Guitars I & II)
Guitar I - picking of Riff Chord diagramA augmentedA
Guitar II - chord strums with HEAVY tremelo/chorus/echo effect


Chord formations:

          Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA augmentedA               A~              Chord diagramC 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

          Chord diagramBB               B~              Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramG+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

******************************************************************************
* 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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