• Song:

    Dont Dream Its Over

  • Artist:

    Crowded House

  • Album:

    Recurring Dream: The Ve...

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D TUNING (especially for 12 string)


Don't dream it's over  (Tuning in Standard D - DGCFAD)


Intro X2  (strumming pattern should come fairly easily)

Fadd9...................... x8101088  X2
F7sus2..................... x810888   X2
F74..................... x810898   X1

Main verse
Fadd9...................... x8101088   X2
Dm...........................x57765       X2
Bb.............................688766      X2
A7.............................575655      X2
A4 ............................557655....(just two downstrokes 1st run)

on the second main verse run before the chorus.. just hold the A7 chord an extra bar 
instead of hitting the A4 chord twice.

Chorus X2

Hey now.........................Bb........................688766
Hey now .........................C.........................81010988
Don't............................. C5........................81010xxx
Dream..........................C4.....................88810108
It's................................Dm7/A ..................557565
O-..............................Dmadd9/A...............557965 (alt 557555)
ver ...............................Dm/A.....................557765

on 3rd time

wall ..................................F/A......................587565
between..........................Dm74/A.........557585
us....................................Dm/A....................557565

Just hold.............................Bb.........................688766
for "You know they won't win"
until verse starts over


SOLO BREAK  has a slight variation



first 2 bars same chords as main verse
while the organ does the whiter shade of pale thing

then two bars simple riffs

E--------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------13--11------10---10-------10------|
G -------10--12----------12-------10-------10------|
D ---12---------------------------10-------10------|
A -------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------|

end that riff with Fadd9 chord x8101088

 then this slight variation


E---------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------13--11------10--- -----------------|
G -------10--12----------12-------12--12-10-10------|
D ---12--------------------------- 12--14-10-10-----|
A --------------------------------------------8-----|
E --------------------------------------------------|


then one more time with first riff slight mod

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------13--11------10-----------------------|
G -------10--12----------12-------12--10----10--------|
D ---12-----------------------------------12----12----|
A ----------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------|


but this last time, substitute the end chord with Bb X68886



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LYRICS......

There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the 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

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 TV page

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 release

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

Well, don't let them win
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win
Don't let them win, yeah


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HOPE YOU LIKE THIS!!!!

I did this without any other reference..
because I wasn't satisfied with what I found for reference
when I first went about learning this.

I felt inspired to learn this song when my nephew Darius passed away..

I always thought this song was perfect for encouraging people who need hope.

I wanted to find comfort in learning it..
but sorry to all those who have posted so far..

it just hasn't been close enough for me...
or just lacked enough feeling.

It's a gorgeous song.

I did minor embellishments in the chorus..
a slight bit.. I just colored it a bit more..
and I definitely covered a lot more than I found
when I tabbed this out.

Just my interpretation..  I hope you find it useful..

Also... I play a lot of 12 string dropped a step in D.
I will try to make most my tabs with both..
but I want to build a network of other 12 stringers out there..
especially that appreciate the extra stuff the D tuning offers.

Any comments whatsoever.. don't hesitate.. .

I will never take offense to comments or suggestions..
I do this to try to help others and myself play better and have more fun.
I'm not saying I'm 100% right..  I think I figured that part out,
then I had some more fun with it using a few embellishments.
but I like this better than anything else I've seen.
 And if you haven't figured it out yet..

No tab.. absolutely no tab.. is 100% right.
I'm sure any artist would appreciate any new interpretation rather
than being stolen from or carbon copied anyway..
But it's actually pretty dang close.
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