DREAM ON As recorded by Aerosmith (From the 1973 Album AEROSMITH) Transcribed by Paul Bell Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'electric with slight distortion' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'electric with slight distortion' Intro Q=80 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E ||--4---4---3---3---|--4---4---3---3---|-4---4--6---6---| ||o-6---6---4---4---|--3---3---2---2---|-6---6--6---6---| ||----5---5---5---5-|-(5)----5---5---5-|---5------5---5-| ||------------------|------------------|----------------| ||o-----------------|------------------|----------------| ||------------------|------------------|----------------| 1. 2. E E E E H Q E +E E Q E Q Q E Q E |-8---8---8-----||--8--8-(8)-6-4--6-|----8--8\-6----| |-6---6---6----o||--6--6-(6)-6-6--6-|-9--9--9\-6--6-| |---5---5-------||------------------|---------------| |---------------||------------------|---------------| |--------------o||------------------|---------------| |---------------||------------------|---------------| E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T S |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-----------5h6s8-6h8s9-8h9s11-9h11p9-| |-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-|-6p5s3-5h6---------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------| T T T T T T T T T T T T S S Q +S E. |------------------------------------------| |-8h9p8s6-6h8p6s4-4h6p4s2-2p1s13--(13)\----| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| Verse 1 + 2 $ E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4---4---3---3---|-4--4---3---3---|-4---4---3---3---|-4---4---3---3----| |-6---6---4---4---|-3--3---2---2---|-6---6---4---4---|-3---3---2---2----| |---5---5---5---5-|------x---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| To Coda E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4---4---3---3---|-4--4--3---3---|-4---4---3---3---|-4---4---3---3----|| |-6---6---4---4---|-3--3--2---2---|-6---6---4---4---|-3---3---2---2----|| |---5---5---5---5-|---------5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5--|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4---4---3---3---|-4---4---3---3---|-----------------|------------------| |-6---6---6---5---|-6---6---6---6---|-----------------|------------------| |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Chorus 1 Gtr I Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |--------------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------| |-10-------10\-------------------|----------------------| |-10-------10\-------8-------8\--|-6------6S8-------8---| |--8--------8\-------6-------6\--|-4------4S6-------6---| |--------------------------------|----------------------| | | Gtr II | Q E. +S E E E +E E E E E E E E +E |-------------------------6-(6)\-|---------------6-(6)\-| |-------------------------6-(6)\-|------6--------6-(6)\-| |-10---10------(10)\-8----8-(8)\-|-6----6-6-8----8-(8)\-| |-10---10------(10)\-8----8-(8)\-|-6----6-6-6----8-(8)\-| |--8----8-------(8)\-6--6-6-(6)\-|-4--4-4-4-6--6-6-(6)\-| |--------------------------------|----------------------| E Q E Q. E Q. E E Q E |--------------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------6---------| |--------------------------------|-----------8---------| |-10-------10\-------8-------8\--|-6-----6S8------8----| |----8------8\-------6-------6\--|-4-----4S6-----------| |--------------------------------|---------------------| | | Q E. +S E E E +E Q E E E E E +E |-------------------------6-(6)\-|-------------6-(6)\--| |-------------------------6-(6)\-|-------------6-(6)\--| |-10---10------(10)\-8----8-(8)\-|-6---6---8---8-(8)\--| |-10---10------(10)\-8----8-(8)\-|-6---6---8---8-(8)\--| |--8----8-------(8)\-6--6-6-(6)\-|-4---4-4-6-6-6-(6)\--| |--------------------------------|---------------------| W H S S S S S S S S |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------1---| |-----------------|------------------------3-| |-----------------|----------------1-2h3-----| |-----------------|----------1-3-4-----------| | | E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-4---4---3---3---|--4---4---3-------3-------| |-6---6---4---4---|--3---3---2-------2-------| |---5---5---5---5-|-(5)----5-----5-------5---| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +W +W |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |-(3)--------------|-(3)-------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| | | E E Q E E E E E E E E H |--4----4--6---6---|--8----8---8-----|| |--6----6--6---6---|--6----6---6-----|| |-----5------5---5-|-----5---5-------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|| Chorus 2 & 3 & Q E. +S E E E +E ||------------------------6-(6)\-| ||o-----------------------6-(6)\-| ||---10---10----(10)\-8---8-(8)\-| ||---10---10----(10)\-8---8-(8)\-| ||o---8----8-----(8)\-6-6-6-(6)\-| ||-------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E ||----4----4----------3---3------| ||o---6----6----------4---4------| ||------5-----5---------5----5---| ||-------------------------------| ||o------------------------------| ||-------------------------------| ~ ~~~ E E E E E E E +E S S S S Q S S S S E +E |---------------6-(6)\-|-------------------------| |-------6-------6-(6)\-|-------------------------| |--6----6-6-8---8-(8)\-|-5----------5------------| |--6----6-6-6---8-(8)\-|---3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-(5)| |--4--4-4-4-6-6-6-(6)\-|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| | | ~ ~~~ | Q E E E E E E S S S S Q S S S S E +E |--4----4---3---3------|-------------------------| |--3----3---2---2------|-------------------------| |-(5)-----5---5----5---|-5----------5------------| |----------------------|---3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-(5)| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| 1. ~~ ~~ S S S S E. +S S S S S E. +S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-5--------------5-3-3-3-3--(x)-|---6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-|--6--5-6-5-6-5-6-5--|| |---6-6-6-6--(6)----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| | | ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | S S S S E. +S S S S S Q a W +W |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-5--------------5-3-3-3-3------|-3h5---------------|-(5)----------------|| |---6-6-6-6--(6)----------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|| Gtr I ~~~ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E |---4-----4-----6-----6-----6-----|-8-----8-----8s13-13------| |-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|---6-----6----------------| |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5--------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| E S S +S E. S E S +S E S E S S +S E S Q +E. +S |-8---8-(8)------6-------------|-----8-(8)--------------------| |---6-------6--6---6-(6)-6-----|-6-6-------8-8-8b9===(8)-(8)\-| |--------------------------(5)-|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S |---4---4-----4-----6-----6-----| |---------6-----6-----------6---| |-5---------5-----5-----5-----5-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| ~~~ S S S S S S S S Q. E E S S +S E. S E S +E E |-6-----8-----8s13-13----|-8---8-(8)------8-----------|| |---8-----6--------------|---6-------6--6---6-(6)-6--o|| |-----5-----5------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| |------------------------|---------------------------o|| |------------------------|----------------------------|| 2. Gtr I ~ ~~~ Q a +E E S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---5--5b6==(5)-5-8-8b9-------10-8----8-| |-----------------------10-10------10---| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | a W |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-3h5-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| ~~~~~ S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S a +E +E Q S S Q. E |-------------8------------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------8-11-8-------------------8---11b13==(11)r|=(11)-------------------| |-10b12==(10)----------10-8------8-10b11---8-------------|------------------------| |-----------------------------10-------------------------|----------3s5-5-----5/--| |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------8----------------------------|------------------------| | |~~~~~~~~ | +W Q E E Q E E |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|--------------5---5-5---| |-(5)----------------------------------------------------|---3----3-----5---5-5---| |--------------------------------------------------------|---1----1-1---3---3-3---| |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| | | Q E E H |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---6----6-6---8---------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---6----6-6---8---------| |--------------------------------------------------------|---4----4-4---6---------| |--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| ~~~~ ~~~~ Q. E Q E +E a +Q a +Q a +Q a +Q |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------8-(8)\-|-16b18-(16)--16b18-(16)--16b18-(16)--16b18-(16)--| |------------8-(8)\-|-------------------------------------------------| |-6-----6S8--8-(8)\-|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-3---3---3--3------|---------3-----------3-----------3-----------3---| |-3---3---3--3------|---------3-----------3-----------3-----------3---| |-1---1---1--1------|---------1-----------1-----------1-----------1---| a +S E S E S S S S S S S S E |----------------------------------------------------| |-16b18-(16)-16-13-----------------------------------| |------------------15-13b13.5------------------------| |-----------------------------15---13----------------| |-------------------------------------15-14-3--------| |---------------------------------------------16-13\-| | | Q E E H |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---------6---------6--6---------8-------------------| |---------6---------6--6---------8-------------------| |---------4---------4--4---------6-------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Q. S S Q. E Q. E Q. E S S S S S E S S S S S a S S S S |-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|-6-----6S8-----8-|----------------------------8-8-----| |-3-----3s5-5-----5S|=6-----6S8-----8-|-----------6---8-6---6-8s10-----10--| |-------------------|-----------------|-8-6---6-8---8-----8----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----8------------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W |-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------| |-3---3-----3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|------------------------------------| |-3---3-----3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|------------------------------------| |-1---1-----1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |----13-13-------13-13-15-13-15-15b17==15-15-15-15-(15)r\-| |-15-13-13-13-15-13-13-15-13-15-15b17==15-15-15-----------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| | | W |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| Q. E Q. E Q. S S Q. E |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |-3-----3--------|--------------------| |-1-----1-3----3-|-4-----4s6-6-----6--| |---------3----3-|-4-----4s6-6-----6--| | | Q E E H Q Q Q Q |----------------|--------------------| |----------------|--------------------| |-6---6-6-8------|--------------------| |-6---6-6-8------|-3---3-----3---3----| |-4---4-4-6------|-3---3-----3---3----| |----------------|-1---1-----1---1----| Q. S S Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|----------------15\-| |-/8----8s10-10----10-|-11----11S13--------| |-/8----8s10-10----10-|-11----11S13----13\-| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E H |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |--3----3-----5-----5-|--6-----6--8--------| |--1----1-----3-----3-|--4-----4--6--------| e e e e e e e e e e e e E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| | | W W |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Out-Chorus Q E. +S Q E. +S |-----------------------------------| |--9----9-------(9)\-----8-----(8)\-| |-10---10------(10)\-8---8-----(8)\-| |-10---10------(10)\-8---8-----(8)\-| |--8----8-------(8)\-6---6-----(6)\-| |-----------------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-10-------10\----------------------| |-10-------10\-------8------8\------| |--8--------8\-------6------6\------| |-----------------------------------| Q Q E E Q E E E +E E E E E |--------------6---|--------------------6----| |-6---6--------6---|-------9--(9)\------6----| |-6---6--------8---|-10---10-(10)\-8----8-8\-| |-6---6--------8---|-10---10-(10)\-8----8-8\-| |-4---4---6--6-6---|--8-8--8--(8)\-6--6-6-6\-| |------------------|-------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E E Q E Q. E |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------| |-6-----6S8------8-|-10-------10\--8------8\-| |-4-----4S6------6-|----8------8\--6------6\-| |------------------|-------------------------| Q. E E E Q E E E. +S E E E E Q E E E E E E |---------6---6------|--------------------6----|--------6---6---| |-6-----6-6---6------|-------9---(9)\-----6----|-6--6-6-6---6---| |-6-----6-8---8------|------10--(10)\-----8-8\-|-6--6-6-8---8---| |-6-----6-8---8------|-10---10--(10)\-8---8-8\-|-6--6-6-8---8---| |-4-----4-6-6-6------|--8-8--8---(8)\-6-6-6-6\-|-4--4-4-6-6-6---| |--------------------|-------------------------|----------------| | | Q E E E E E +E W W |-------------6-(6)\-|-------------------------|----------------| |-------------6-(6)\-|-------------------------|----------------| |-6---6---8---8-(8)\-|-------------------------|----------------| |-6---6---8---8-(8)\-|-------------------------|----------------| |-4---4-4-6-6-6-(6)\-|-------------------------|----------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|----------------| Gtrs I, II ~ ~ ~~ ~ S S S S E +E S S S S E +E S S S S E. +S S S S S Q |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-5--------------5--------------|-5--------------5-3-3-3-3--| |---3-3-3-3-(3)/---5-5-5-5-(5)/-|---6-6-6-6--(6)------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a W +W +W |------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|--------*| |-3h5--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----*| |------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|--------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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