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Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream tab by Simon & Garfunkel

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[Here's correct, easy to play transcription of Simon and Garfunkel's version
of song written by E. McCurdy in 1950. While this is not the song
I would recommend for total beginners, it is good for intermediate
guitar players to learn something new. I was searching for these online
and since I couldn't find very correct chords, I used John McGann's Original
Custom Transcription Service. The result is - this tab! If you have any
questions or if you want to talk about Simon and Garfunkel, Beatles or any
good music, write me an email! I think it will be interesting to see people
writing me 10 years from this moment on.]

Simon and Garfunkel
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream

Transcribed by John McGann

Play all notes / chords at equal length (song is in 3/4).
(Note that all the fancy single note playing is banjo, not guitar)

Intro

E -------------|
B -------------|
G -------------|
D -------------|
A -------------|
E -------------|

   E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-------------|
G -----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-------------|
D -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-------------|
A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0---2---4---|

   A                           E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-------------|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-------------|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-------------|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-----4---2---|-0-----------|-0-----------|

   B7                          E             C#m
E -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|-----4---4---|
B -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----5---5---|
G -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----1---1---|-----6---6---|
D -----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----2---2---|-----6---6---|
A -2-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-4-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|

   A             B             E
E -------------|-------------|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
                                                     Last

1st verse

   E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-------------|
G -----1---1---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|-------------|
D -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-------------|
A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E -0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0---2---4---|
   night    I   had       the   strangest     dream    I

   A             B             E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
   ever         dreamed  be  fore                    I

   B                           E             C#m
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|-----5---5---|
G -----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|-----6---6---|
D -----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|-----6---6---|
A -2-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-4-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
  dreamed  the   world  had     all       a-greed      to

   A6            B             E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|
D -----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|
    put    an    end     to    war         (end here, see last chord)

E -------------|
B -------------|
G -------------|
D -------------|
A -------------|
E -0---2---4---|
             I

   A                           E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
 dreamed   I       saw  a     mighty         room,  the

   A             B             E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|-------------|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|-------------|
D -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|-------------|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0---2---4---|
    room   was  filled with   men                   and the

   A                           E             G#m
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|-----4---4---|
G -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----1---1---|-----4---4---|
D -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----6---6---|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-----6---6---|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-4-----------|
  pa   per        they were        signing   said they'd

   A             B             E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|
   never         fight   a   - gain

End of 1st verse

 E
E -------------|
B -----0---0---|
G -----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|
A -------------|
E -0-----------|
         and

2nd verse
Play guitar the same as in 1st verse

Lyrics:
(And) when the papers all were signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful prayers were prayed
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

End of 2nd verse

E -------------|
B -------------|
G -------------|
D -------------|
A -------------|
E -0---2---4---|

Banjo solo

   A                           E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

   A             B             E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|

   A                           E             C#m
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----0---0---|-----5---5---|
G -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----1---1---|-----6---6---|
D -----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|-----6---6---|
A -0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-4-----------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|

   A             B             E
E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|
G -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----1---1---|-----1---1---|
D -----2---2---|-----4---4---|-----2---2---|-----2---2---|
A -0-----------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
E -------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
                                                     Last

Return to 1st verse till "end here"

Last chord
   E
E -0-----------|
B -0-----------|
G -1-----------|
D -2-----------|
A -2-----------|
E -0-----------|

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

Vocal line:

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|-------------0----|-0----------------|-------------0----|
D-|------------------|-------------2--0-|------------------|
A-|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
                Last   night       I--I   had         the

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|-------------1----|-1----------------|
G-|-0----------------|------------------|-------------2--0-|
D-|-------------2--0-|------------------|------------------|
A-|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    stran   -   ge-est dream       I      e     -     v--er

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|-------0-----2----|-0----------------|-------------0----|
D-|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|
A-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    dre - amed  be     fore-------------------------- I

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|-0----------------|-------------0----|-0----------------|
D-|-------------3----|-0----------------|-------------2--0-|
A-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    dreamed     the    world       had    all         a-

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-|----------------2-|-0-----2-----3----|-3--2--------0----|
A-|-3-----------|----|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    greed------    To  pu -  t     an     e--nd       to

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|-1----------------|
G-|------------------|------------------|-------------2--0-|
D-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A-|-3----------------|-------------3----|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    war--------------------------- I      dreamed     I--I

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|-------------1----|-1----------------|------------------|
G-|------------------|-------------0----|----------------0-|
D-|-3----------------|----------------3-|-2-----------|----|
A-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    saw         a      migh   -    t--y   room-------    The

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|-0-----------0----|-2-----------2----|-0----------------|
D-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    room        was    filled      with   men--------------

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|-------------1--1-|-1----------------|-------------1----|
G-|------------------|-------------2--0-|------------------|
D-|------------------|------------------|-3----------------|
A-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
   ------------And the pa    -     per-   they        were

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|-1----------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|-------------0----|-------------0----|-0-----0----------|
D-|----------------3-|-2----------------|------------------|
A-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    sign   -    ing-   said        They'd Ne -  ver

e-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-|-3-----2-----0----|------------------|------------------|
A-|------------------|-3----------------|-------------|----|
E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
    fi -  ght   a  -   gain--------------------------

The vocal line can be played even easier by sliding on A string:
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