Don't Dream It's Over Tab

DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER As recorded by Crowded House (From the 1986 Album CROWDED HOUSE) Words and Music by Neil Finn Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Finn - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Finn - Electric Guitar ' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Neil Finn - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=82 Ebsus2 Bbm/Eb Bm7/EEbsus2 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr. w/ delay & chorus) E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E. S E E |----6--------6-----|----6-----------|----6--------6-----| |-6--6--------6-----|----6--------9--|-6--6--------6-----| |-8------8-8--8---8-|-6--6---6-8--6--|-8------8-8--8---8-| |-8------8-8------8-|-8------8-8--8--|-8------8-8------8-| |-6------6-6------6-|-6------6-6--6--|-6------6-6------6-| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|

1st - 3rd Verses $ Bbm/Eb Bm7/Eb Ebsus2 Cm E. S E E Q Q E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E |----6-----------||-----6--------6-----|----3--------3-----| |----6--------9--||o-6--6--------6-----|----4--------4-----| |-6--6---6-8--6--||--8------8-8--8---8-|-5--5---5-5--5---5-| |-8------8-8--8--||--8------8-8------8-|-5------5-5------5-| |-6------6-6--6--||o-6------6-6------6-|-3------3-3------3-| |----------------||--------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | W W W |----------------||--6-----------------|-------------------| |----------------||o-6-----------------|-------------------| |----------------||--8-----------------|-------------------| |----------------||--------------------|-------------------| |----------------||o-------------------|-------------------| |----------------||--------------------|-------------------| Ab G Gsus4 Ebsus2 E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E S S E E E E. S E E E. S E E |----4--------4-----|-----3-3----------------|-----6--------6-----| |----4--------4-----|-----3-3----------------|--6--6--------6-----| |----5--------5---5-|-----4-4---------5-5--x-|--8------8-8--8---8-| |-6------6-6------6-|--5--------5-x-x-5-5--x-|--8------8-8------8-| |-6------6-6------6-|--5--------5-x-x-5-5--x-|--6------6-6------6-| |-4------4-4------4-|--3--------3-x-x-3-3--x-|--------------------| | | ~~~ | W H Q E E +W |-------------------|---------------------!6-|-(6)----------------| |-------------------|---------------------!6-|-(6)----------------| |-------------------|-5:-----------------!8-|-(8)----------------| |-------------------|---------------------!8-|-(8)----------------| |-------------------|------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|--------------------| To Coda Cm Ab G E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E |----3--------3------|----4--------4-----|----3-------3-3-3---|| |----4--------4------|----4--------4-----|----3-------3-3-3---|| |-5--5---5-5--5---5--|----5--------5---5-|----4-------4-4-4---|| |-5------5-5------5--|-6------6-6------6-|-5------5-5-------5-|| |-3------3-3------3--|-6------6-6------6-|-5------5-5-------5-|| |--------------------|-4------4-4------4-|-3------3-3-------3-|| Chorus Ab Bb Eb Cm E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----| |---4-4-------6-6-----|---8-8-------4-4-----| |---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-| |-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------| Ab Bb Eb Cm E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----| |---4-4-------6-6-----|---8-8-------4-4-----| |---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-| |-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------| Ab Bb Eb Cm E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E E. S +S S E |----4--------------|---6-6-6----------------| |----4--------------|---6-6-8------4-(4)-----| |----5-----7--7---7-|-8-8-8-8-8-5--5-(5)-x-5-| |-6------6-8--8---8-|-8-------8-5--5-(5)-x-5-| |-6------6-8--8---8-|-6-------6-3--------x-3-| |-4------4-6--6---6-|------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| 1. Ab Bb E. S E E E S S E E E. S E E S S E E E |----4-------4-4-4---|----4------------------|| |----4-------4-4-4---|----4-----------------o|| |----5-------5-5-5---|----5---------7-7--7---|| |-6------6-6-------6-|-6------6-6-x-8-8--8---|| |-6------6-6-------6-|-6------6-6-x-8-8--8--o|| |-4------4-4-------4-|-4------4-4-x-6-6--6---|| | | W H Q E E |--------------------|------------------!6---|| |--------------------|------------------!6--o|| |--------------------|------------------!8---|| |--------------------|------------------!8---|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| Keyboard Solo 2. Ab Ebsus2 Cm Ab 2/4 4/4 E S S E E E. S E E E. S E E E S S +Q +E. S E E E. S Q +E. S E E |---4-4-----||----6--------6-----|---3-3-(3)--(3)-3-3---|----4-4--(4)-4-4----| |---4-4-----||-6--6--------6-----|---4-4-(4)--(4)-4-4---|----4-4--(4)-4-4----| |---5-5-----||-8--8---8-8--8---8-|-5-5-5-(5)--(5)-5-5-5-|----5-5--(5)-5-5----| |-6-------6-||-8------8-8------8-|-5------------------5-|-6---------------6--| |-6-------6-||-6------6-6------6-|-3--------------------|-6---------------6--| |-4-------4-||-------------------|----------------------|-4---------------4--| G Ebsus2 Cm E. S Q +E. S E E E S S Q +E S S E E E S S Q +E S S E E |----3-3--(3)-3-----|---6-6-6--(6)-6-6-6---|---3-3-3--(3)-3-3-3----| |----3-3--(3)-3-----|---6-6-6--(6)-6-6-6---|---4-4-4--(4)-4-4-4----| |----4-4--(4)-4-----|-8-8-8-8--(8)-8-8-8---|-5-5-5-5--(5)-5-5-5----| |-5-------------5-5-|-8--------------------|-5---------------------| |-5-------------5-5-|-6--------------------|-3---------------------| |-3-------------3-3-|----------------------|-----------------------| Guitar Solo Ab G Ab Eb Gtr III (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) E S S Q +E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E S S S S +S E S E E E E |---4-4-4--(4)-4-4---|----3-3------3-3---||---------------------------------| |---4-4-4--(4)-4-4---|----3-3------3-3---||----------11-(11)-9---------8-8--| |---5-5-5--(5)-5-5---|----4-4------4-4---||--------8-10-(10)-8--8----8-8-8--| |-6------------------|-5------5-5------5-||--8S10-10-----------10--8-8------| |-6------------------|-5------5-5------5-||-10S11-----------------10--------| |-4------------------|-3------3-3------3-||---------------------------------| Ab Eb S S S S +S E S E S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |----------11-(11)-9-----------------------| |--------8-10-(10)-8--8---10s12-10s8-------| |--8S10-10-----------10-8------------10----| |-10S11---------------------------------10-| |------------------------------------------| Ab Eb Db S S S S +S E S E E E E E S S +S E S S S E +E S S |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------11-(11)-9---------8-8-|----------------------9-(9)------| |--------8-10-(10)-8--8----8-8-8-|---------------8-8s10------------| |--8S10-10-----------10--8-8-----|------9-(9)-----------------8-9--| |-10S11-----------------10-------|---11-------11-------------------| |--------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| D.S. al Coda & Ab Gtr I W E. S E E E. S E E |---------------------------||----4--------4-----| |---------------------------||----4--------4-----| |---------------------------||----5--------5---5-| |---------------------------||-6------6-6------6-| |---------------------------||-6------6-6------6-| |---------------------------||-4------4-4------4-| | | Gtr III | E S S E S S E E E E W |---------------9-----------||-------------------| |--------9-9s11---11s13-11--||-------------------| |---8h10--------------------||-------------------| |-8-------------------------||-------------------| |---------------------------||-------------------| |---------------------------||-------------------| G E. S E E E S S E E |----3---------------3-3--3---|| |----3---------------3-3--3---|| |----4---------------4-4--4---|| |-5----------5---5----------5-|| |-5----------5---5----------5-|| |-3----------3---3----------3-|| | | Q S S E +E E Q |-----------16-(16)------15---|| |--------16---------15--------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| Chorus Ab Bb Eb Cm Gtr I E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----| |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4-----| |---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-| |-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------| Ab Bb Eb Cm E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----| |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4-----| |---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-| |-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------| Ab Bb Eb Cm Ab 2/4 E. S E E E. S E E E S S E E E. S +S S E E. S E E E S S E E E S S E E |----4--------------|---6-6-6----------------|----4-------4-4-4---|---4-4-----| |----4--------------|---6-6-8------4-(4)-----|----4-------4-4-4---|---4-4-----| |----5-----7--7---7-|-8-8-8-8-8-5--5-(5)-x-5-|----5-------5-5-5---|---5-5-----| |-6------6-8--8---8-|-8-------8-5--5-(5)-x-5-|-6------6-6-------6-|-6-------6-| |-6------6-8--8---8-|-6-------6-3--------x-3-|-6------6-6-------6-|-6-------6-| |-4------4-6--6---6-|------------------------|-4------4-4-------4-|-4-------4-| Bb Eb Cm 4/4 E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-----| |---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4-----| |---5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-----| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5-| |-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3-| |-4-------4-6-------6-|---------------------| Outro Ab Bb Eb Cm E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E 5x ||----4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------3-3-------|| ||o---4-4-------6-6-----|---6-6-------4-4------o|| ||----5-5-------7-7-----|---8-8-----5-5-5-------|| ||--6-------6-8-------8-|-8-------8-5-------5---|| ||o-6-------6-8-------8-|-6-------6-3-------3--o|| ||--4-------4-6-------6-|-----------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic n: - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths There is freedom within there is freedom without Try to catch a deluge in a paper cup There's a battle ahead many battles are lost But you'll never see the end of the road While you're traveling with me CHORUS: Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won't win Now I'm towing my car there's a hole in the roof my possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof in the paper today tales of war and of waste but you turn right over to the T.V. page CHORUS: Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won't win Now I'm walking again to the beat of a drum And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart Only shadows ahead barely clearing the roof Get to know the feeling of liberation and relief Hey now, Hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, Hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us You know they won't win Don't let them win Hey now, Hey now Hey now, Hey now Hey now, Hey now Don't let them win They come, They come Don't let them win Hey now, Hey now (yeah) Hey now, Hey now