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Dream On by Aerosmith - Guitar Chords

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            Following is Dream On arranged in simplified form for just one guitar.   If you want to
see each part broken out exactly like the record, go check the tab links.   I wasn't
happy with any of the existing chord sheets though.    For the following, capo up 3
to play with original (or transpose up 3 with buttons on the left).   Or pick a key to
be friendly to your singer.  See chord notes at the end.


[Intro] Dm/A Am   Dm6/A Am-9     Dm/A C/A Dm/A
       Dm   Am/C Dm6/B Am-9/Bb  Dm/A C/A Dm/A   (or just repeat first line with simpler bass)
       G    C  A/C#  Dm


[Verse]
Dm/A      Am    Dm6/A       Am-9 Dm/A          Am         Dm6/A         Am-9
   Every time I look in the mirror, all these lines on my face gettin' clearer
Dm/A  Am           Dm6/A Am-9 Dm/A     Am  Dm6/A        Am-9 
        The past is gone,      it went by, like dusk to dawn
Dm/B               Am   Dm/B                   Am              A-9
    Isn't that the way, everybody's got their dues in life to pay?

Dm       C             Bb                 C
I know, nobody knows, where it comes and where it goes
Dm           C                Bb                   C         Dm/A Am  Dm6/A Am-9   Dm/A C/A Dm/A
I know, it's everybody's sin, you got to lose to know how to win


[Bridge]
Dm/A     Am       Dm6/A           Am-9  Dm/A       Am          Dm6/A          Am-9
Half my life's in books' written pages, lived and learned from fools and from sages
Dm/A  Am            Dm6/A Am-9  Dm/A         Am   Dm6/A        Am-9
        You know its true,       all those things, come back to you


[Chorus]
Dm             C                   Bb                    C
Sing with me, sing for the years, sing for laughter 'n' sing for the tears
Dm                     C           
Sing with me, if it's just for today
 Bm-5               Bb                      A-9  
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
   

[Solo] ( Dm   G  C A/C# Dm ) x2


[Chorus]
Dm             C                   Bb                    C
Sing with me, sing for the years, sing for laughter 'n' sing for the tears
Dm                     C           
Sing with me, if it's just for today
 Bm-5               Bb                      A-9  
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away

Gm       Am        Bb            C                          Dm
 Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream yourself a dream come true
Gm       Am        Bb            C                           Dm
 Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream until your dream comes true
Gm       Am        Bb        C         Dm        Am/E      F         G   A-9
 Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on, ah


[Chorus]
Dm             C                   Bb                    C
Sing with me, sing for the years, sing for laughter 'n' sing for the tears
Dm                     C           
Sing with me, if it's just for today
 Bb                 C                       Dm
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
               C                   Bb                    C
Sing with me, sing for the years, sing for laughter 'n' sing for the tears
Dm                     C           
Sing with me, if it's just for today
 Bm-5               Bb                      A-9  
Maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away


Example chord fingering (intro) (also see capo notes above):

 Dm/A Am  Dm6/A   Am-9    (alt Am-9)     Dm/A  C/A  Dm/A     A-9....
e-------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
B--6---5----6------5---------5--------|---6-----8----10---|------------|
G--7---5----4------3---------3--------|---7-----9----10---|---3-2-3-2--|
D--7---7----7------7---------5--------|---7-----10---12---|---2--------|
A--0---0----0------0---------0--------|---0-----0----0----|---0--------|
E-------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|

* notes on above: 
  - chord names are approximate (see below)
  - yes you can do these chords if you use your pinky on the 7th
  - alternate fingering Am-9 is close and easier to play
  - for second part of intro, or skip the bass line and just redo above
  - for some chords, it's easier if you use your thumb for bass note

  Dm Am/C  Dm6/B  Am-9/Bb          Dm/B  Am      Bm-5
e-------------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
B--6---5----6-------5-----------|---6----5----|---3--------------------|
G--7---5----4-------3-----------|---7----5----|---4--------------------|
D--7---7----7-------7-----------|---7----7----|---3--------------------|
A--5----------------------------|--------7----|---2--------------------|
E------8----7-------6-----------|---7----5-----------------------------|


The above chord names are simplified so they fit on the lyric lines.   There
are no simple names for these and I'd recommend playing something like
the voicings above.  Here are more complete names for the chord
abbreviations used above:

Dm6/A   is really Asus2-11
Am-9    is really Am-9 (no 3rd, 5th or b7th)
Dm6/B   is  B7-5
Am-9/Bb is  BbM7-5
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