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 (wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu) *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 A/A~ B/B~ E (see below for chord patterns)
 (slight background picking/strumming of additional guitar)

  E E E      A A A or A~'s  B B B or B~'s  E E E      E E
e|-0-0-0------------0-0-0------------2-2-2------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|
B|-0-0-0------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|r
G|-1-1-1------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------1-1-1-----------1--1-|e
D|-2-2-2------------2-2-2------------4-4-4------------2-2-2-----------2--2-|s
A|-2-2-2------------0-0-0------------2-2-2------------2-2-2-----------2--2-|t
E|-0-0-0----------------------------------------------0-0-0-----------0--0-|
    ^down beat    ^        ^        ^       ^

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

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
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|
G|------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
D|-(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------(0)---(0)---(0)-------(0)---(0)--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff A (cont'd)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|v
B|----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0-|o n
G|------2-----2---------2-----2---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|c e
D|---------------------------------(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--|a x
A|-(2)---(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)----------------------------------|l t
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|s

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


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


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


[O'Riordan chanting part]
Chords : G C G C
(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)
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
Guitar II - chord strums with HEAVY tremelo/chorus/echo effect


Chord formations:

     E        A        A~       C
    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

     B        B~       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 : wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu (massive cranberries fan)    *
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