DREAM ON (Bassline) As recorded by Aerosmith (From the 1993 Album AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS ) Words and Music by Steven Tyler Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Standard' Intro Moderately Slow Rock Q=80 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|-4----4-2----2-|-1----1-0----0-| |------------|---------------|---------------| |------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. S S Q. E E Q E H E Q E |-----------------|---------------|--------------| |-4----4-4----4-4-|-4----4-4-4--4-|--------------| |-----------------|---------------|-2----2-2--2--| |-----------------|---------------|--------------| Q. E Q. E W +W |---------------|----------|--------|| |-2----2-3----3-|-4--------|-(4)----|| |---------------|----------|--------|| |---------------|----------|--------|| 1st Verse W H. E S S W ||-----------|---------------|------| ||o-4--------|---------------|-4----| ||o----------|-----------2-4-|------| ||-----------|-2-------------|------| 1. 2. H. E S S H. E. S Q. E Q. E |----------------||--------------|----------------| |---------------o||--------------|----------------| |-----------2-4-o||--------------|-6----6-4----4--| |-2--------------||-2----------6-|----------------| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-6----6-5----5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-4----4-2----2-|-0----0-2----2-|-4----4-2----2-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E W Wx2 |---------------|----------|--------| |-0----0-2----2-|-4--------|--------| |---------------|----------|--------| |---------------|----------|--------| 2nd Verse W W H. E S S |----------||-----------|----------------| |----------||o-4--------|----------------| |----------||o----------|-----------2-4--| |-2--------||-----------|-2--------------| 1. 2. W H. E S S Q. E E E E S S |----------|----------------||------------------|| |-4--------|---------------o||------------------|| |----------|-----------2-4-o||------4-------4-5-|| |----------|-2--------------||-2------2-4-5-----|| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q S S S S Q. E Q. E |---------------|-------------------|---------------| |-4----4-2----2-|-0----0-2----2---2-|-4----4-2----2-| |---------------|-------------------|---------------| |---------------|-------------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-1----1-0----0-|-----------------|-----------------|| |---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Interlude Q. E Q. S S H H Q. E Q. E |-----------------|-----------|----------------| |-4----4-4----4-4-|-4---------|-2----2-3----3--| |-----------------|-----------|----------------| |-----------------|------2----|----------------| H H Q. E Q. S S H H |-----------|-----------------|-----------| |-4---------|-4----4-4----4-4-|-4---------| |-----------|-----------------|-----------| |------2----|-----------------|------2----| Chorus H H Q. E Q. E Q. E Q S S S S |-----------||---------------|-------------------| |-2----3----||-4----4-2----2-|-0----0-2--2---2-3-| |-----------||---------------|-------------4-----| |-----------||---------------|-------------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-4----4-2----2-|-1----1-0----0-|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------------|---------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-----------------|---------------|---------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------2----3-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2----2-4----4-|-5----5--------| |-----------------|---------------|---------------| q q q S S S S Q Q Q Q Q. E Q. E |------------------|-------------|---------------| |-4--4--4--4-------|-4--4--4--4--|---------------| |------------4-5-0-|-------------|-2----2-4----4-| |-2--2--2--2-------|-2--2--2--2--|---------------| Q. E Q. E S S S S S E. S S S S S E. |---------------|-----------2------------2--| |--------2----2-|-4-2---2-4----4-2---2-4----| |-5----5--------|-----4------------4--------| |---------------|---------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S a S S S E |------------------11-11-11-9s11-11-11-11--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/--------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E |---------------|-------------|---------------| |---------------|--------2----|---------------| |-2----2-4----4-|-5----5------|---------------| |---------------|-------------|-2----2-4----4-| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------2----2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-5----5--------|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 3x Q. E Q. E ||----------------|-2--------------||---------------| ||o-4----4-2----2-|-0----0-2----2-o||-4----4-2----2-| ||o---------------|---------------o||---------------| ||----------------|----------------||---------------| Q. E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1----1-0----|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-------------|-----------------|-----------------| W +W |----------|--------*| |----------|--------*| |-4--------|-(4)----*| |----------|--------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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