• Song:

    Dreams

  • Artist:

    Cranberries

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~-------------4/6~--------------- | 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 A5 and B5 chords where suitable ( A~ & B~)
(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
E5      A~                  B~
 Oh my life is changing everyday
               E5
every possible way
E5          A~                           B~
 though my dreams, it's never quite as it seems
                  E5
never quite as it seems

(Guitar I - picking of Riff A)
E5                          A~
 I know I felt like this before
                            B~
but now I'm feeling it even more
                     E5
because it came from you

(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
E5                   A~
 Then I open up and see
                            B~
the person fumbling here is me
                   E5
a different way to be


[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, impossible to ignore
impossible to ignore
they'll come true, impossible not to do
impossible not to do

(Guitar I - picking of Riff A)
Now I tell you openly
you have my heart so don't hurt me
for what I couldn't find

(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
Talk to me amazing mind
so understanding and so kind
you're everything to me

Oh my life is changing everyday
every possible way
though my dreams, it's never quite as it seems
'cause you're a dream to me
dream to me

Coda
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(Guitars I & II)
Guitar I - picking of Riff A
Guitar II - chord strums with HEAVY tremelo/chorus/echo effect
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