Dream on by Aerosmith
Tabbed by Imran Sajjad and Mark Balfour
Note:This Tab is not copied from video. I didnt spend a lot of time testing it so it may have
mistakes and is inaccurate. If you find any please inform me at dal_roti13@hotmail.com . I may
have gotten a little mixed up with octaves and the articulation but it sounds good anyway. The
tabs for Piano, Guitar and Lead have been given. You can get bass and drum tabs from somwhere
else and do a band performance.
Tuning:
Lead : standard (EADGBe) for all higher tab riffs, fills 2,3,4 and solo
Rhythm : standard (EADGBe) for all chords and fill 1
Background: standard (EADGBe) for all lower tab riffs and fill 2
Chords used:
* E A D G B E
Fm x 8 10 10 9 8
Eb x 6 8 8 8 6
Db x 4 6 6 6 4
Fsus4 x 8 10 10 11 8
F7sus4 x 8 10 8 11 8
Articulation:
Hammer on:___h
Pull off:____p
Bend:________B
Slide:_______s
Vibrato:_____v
Mute string:_m
Hold note:___~
repeat note:_:
Fill 1:
e-|----------4-1--|
B-|------1-3------|
G-|----3----------|
D-|--3------------|
A-|---------------|
E-|---------------|
Fill 2:
e-|----------------1---1-------1-----8---4-----------1---1---1s8s1x--|
B-|--2p1-1-h2p1v-4---1---4p1h4---4s6---6---6-4h6-1-4---4---1---------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 3:
e-|--11s13--11s13--11s13---11s13--13-11-----------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------13-11-----------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------13--------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------15-13--------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------15-13--------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------15-13-12h13--|
Fill 4:
e-|---------------|----------------1--|----1---------1---1h4-4-4-4-4--|----6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8s1--|
B-|---------------|-------------------|--4---4-1-4-4---4--------------|--6---------6------------|
G-|---------------|----1-------1h3-3--|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|--3-1---1-1-3--|--1---3-1-3--------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A-|------3--------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
E-|---------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Intro:
e-|--4---4---3---3---4---4---3---3---4---4---6---6---8-8-8~--|
B-|----6---6---5---5---6---6---5---5---6---6---6---6---------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e-|----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-2-2~--|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Eb Fm Em Fm Fsus4 F7sus4 Fm
e-|------4---3---3---4---4---3---3---4---4---6---6---8-8-6-4--6-4-4-3-1--1--|
B-|--6-----6---5---5---6---6---5---5---6---6---6---6------------------------|
G-|----5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1--------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm Fm Fm
e-|-----------------------------------1-3-4-6-6p4-4p3-3p1-------------1s8~--|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1--2-1-------1-2-4---------------------6p4-4p2-2p1-------|
G-|-----------------------3-1-3---------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e-|-------------------1~----------------------------------------------------|
B-|--2~------4~-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/aerosmith/dream_on_tab.html ]
Verse 1:
Fm
e-|--4---4---3---3---4---4---3----|
B-|----6---6---5---5---6---6---5--|
G-|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|
| |
e-|-------------------------------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1--|
G-|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|
Repeat the above for all of Verse 1 and all the other clean verses and bridge
Bridge:
Fm Fm Eb
Isnt that the way...
Use the same chords for the next line.
Chorus Intro:
e-|----------4---4---5---5---6---6----|--666--|This is not a six-hundred
B-|-----------------------------------|-------|and sixty sixth fret but
G-|-----------------------------------|-------|3 six frets
D-|-----------------------------------|-------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-------|
| | |
e-|-----------------------------------|-------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1--|-------|
G-|-----------------------------------|-------|
D-|-----------------------------------|-------|
A-|-----------------------------------|-------|
E-|-----------------------------------|-------|
Chorus:
Fm Eb Db Eb Fm Eb Db Eb Fm
e-|---1---1-1------|--1---1---1---1----|--1-----1---1------|--1--------------------|
B-|-----4-----4-1--|----4---4---4---4--|----4-4---4---4-1--|----1-1-----------1----|
G-|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------3p1-1-3-3------|
D-|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------3--|
A-|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E-|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
There is no lead here. The person with it helps with the vocals.
Chorus Outro: Fill 1
e-|--4---4---3---3---4---4---3---3---4---4---6---6---8-8-8~--|
B-|----6---6---5---5---6---6---5---5---6---6---6---6---------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e-|----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-2-2~--|
G-|----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------------|
Play Verse 2 just like verse 1
Chorus Intro:
e-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|This part is actually
G-|-------------------|drum and bass but im
D-|-------------------|not using either so
A-|-------------------|i use a guitar substitute
E-|--2-2-2-0h2-0h2-2--|
Chorus:
Fm Eb Db Eb Fm Eb Db Eb
e-|-------------------|-------------------------|--8-x---8-x--------|--8-x---------8-x---------|
B-|-------------------|-------------------------|---------8:--------|---9:----------11:--------|
G-|-------------------|-------------------------|---10:-------------|--------------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| | | | |
e-|--4p3p1-3-3-4p3p1--|--4-1-1-1---1-1---1---1--|--4p3p1-3-3-4p3p1--|--4p3p1-4-4-3-4p3-3p1-3~--|
B-|-------------------|----------4-----4---4----|-------------------|--------------------------|
G-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E-|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
Chorus Outro:
Fm
e-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
B-|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
| |
e-|--------------------------------|
B-|--2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1---|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
away-ay...
Solo:
e-|---4-----4-----6-----6-----6-----8-----8-----8s13--|-8---8-----8-----------8--------------|
B-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---------|---6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-8-8s9p8h9--|
G-|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------|-----------------8--------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e-|---4-4-----4----6---6-----8-----8-----8s13--|--8---8------8------|
B-|-------6-----6--------6-----6-----6---------|----6---6--6---6-6--|
G-|-5-------5-----5--5-----5-----5-----5-------|--------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus]
Fill 2
Bridge, Verse, whatever:
Fm Eb Db Eb Fill 3
e-|----------------------------|
B-|----------------------------|
G-|----------------------------|
D-|-----------------1~---3~----|
A-|--1~---3~---4~--------------|
E-|----------------------------|
There is no lead here. The person with it helps with the vocals.
Play the rest like this. In the next line play fill 4 instead of fill 3 and
in the others just play a 'Fm' chord.
[Chorus]x2
[Chorus outro]
Outro:
Fm
e-|--3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
B-|--------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
| |
e-|--------------------------------|
B-|--2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1h2p1---|
G-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
