Cranberries : "Dreams" Guitar tabs

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From: wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu (William J Seo)

                                                                        ws'94  
@SONG: DREAMS                                                             
 
Music by: The Cranberries 
Written by: N.Hogan & D.O'Riordan (1992)
From the album: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Island/PLG 1993)
Transcription by: Will Seo (wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu) *see note at bottom

This song is very ethereal and magical.  It's one of my favorite songs.  
 -tremelo/echo/chorus effects are a must! 

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~-------------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 A and B chords where suitable (A~ & B~)
(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
E      A/A~                  B/B~
 Oh my life is ....
               E
every ...
E          A/A~                           B/B~
 though my dreams, it's ...
                  E
never quite as it se....


(Guitar I - picking of Riff A)
E                          A/A~
 I know I felt ...
                            B/B~
but now I'm feeling ...
                     E
because it came ...


(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
E                   A/A~
 Then I open ...
                            B/B~
the person ...
                   E
a different way ....


[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, ....

(Guitar I - picking of Riff A)
Now I tell you openly....

(Guitar I,II - chord strums with slight picking)
Talk to me amazing .....

Oh my life is changing everyday
every possible ....
Coda
----
(Guitars I & II)
Guitar I - picking of Riff A
Guitar II - chord strums with HEAVY tremelo/chorus/echo effect


Chord formations:

          E               A               A~              C
        o   oo          xo   o              oo          x  o o
      1-III*II        1-IIIIII        5-*IIIII        1-IIII*I
        I**III          II***I          III*II          II*III
        IIIIII          IIIIII          I**III          I*IIII
         231              123           1342             32 1

          B               B~              G               G
        x                   oo            ooo             oo
      2-I*---*        7-*IIIII        1-IIIIII        1-IIIIII
        IIIIII          III*II          I*IIII   or     I*IIII
        II***I          I**III          *IIII*          *III**
         12341          1342            21   4          21  34

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* This transcription is not complete.  Corrections or additions are welcome. *
* (i.e. names of A~ and B~ chords, effects/voicing ideas, bass lines?)       *
* Send feedback to : wseo@mail.sas.upenn.edu (massive cranberries fan)       *
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