Dream Demons Chords & Tabs
"DREAMDEMONS" by LAKE OF TEARS
from the album Headstones
transcribed by David Gagnon
tune all strings half step down for this transcription
(but maybe the band play it a whole step down so if you want
to, add +1 to each fret noted below)
PM.. = palm muting
s = stacato (play the note or the chord shortly)
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
p = pull off
INTRO: BASS BRIDGE:
E----------|
B----------|
G----------| G------------|
D6-------6-| D------------|
A6-------4-| A----------4-|
E4-------4-| E4---4-6-7---|
s
RIFF A:
"The hour..." "Outside it's..."
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----|
A4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-5-4-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----|
E2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-----0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-5-4-|
PM.| PM.| PM.| s PM.| PM.| PM.| s
CHORUS RYTHM I:
"And I...Will send the demons..."
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6-------|
A7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6-------|
E5---------------5-------5-------4---------------4-------4-------|
"And I...Will send all my minions..."
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6---7---|
A7---------------7-------7-------6---------------6-------6---7---|
E5---------------5-------5-------4---------------4-------4---5---|
CHORUS RYTHM II:
"Only evil..."
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G6-----------------------9---------------------------------------|
D6-----------------------9-------6-----------------------6---7---|
A4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
E--------------------------------4-----------------------4---5---|
"Evil demons..."
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
A4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
E2-----------------------5-------4-----------------------4---5---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G6-----------------------9---------------------------------------|
D6-----------------------9-------6-----------------------6---7---|
A4-----------------------7-------6-----------------------6---7---|
E--------------------------------4-----------------------4---5---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D4-----------------------7-------6----------------------|
A4-----------------------7-------6----------------------|
E2-----------------------5-------4----------------------|
play the bass bridge,
play the riff A twice,
play the chorus rythms I and II,
BRIDGE 1:
E--------|
B--------|
G9---8---|
D9---8---|
A7---6---|
E--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lake_of_tears/dream_demons_tab.html ]
RIFF B: first guitar: (heavy distortion)
|E----------------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G6---------------------------------------------------------------|
|D6-------------------------------7---------------6---------------|
|A4-------------------------------7---------------6---------------|
|E--------------------------------5---------------4---------------|
| |
| LEAD 1: second guitar: (accoustic) |
|E----------------------------------------------------------------|
|B----------------------------------------------------------------|
|D----------------------------------------------------------------|
|G----------------------------------------------------------------|
|D--6-7-6---6---6---6-4-6---6---6---------------------------------|
|A4-------4---4---4-------4---4-----7-9-7---7---7---6-7-6---4---4-|
|E--------------------------------5-------5---5---4-------4---4---|
play lead 1 with riff B,
then play lead 1 with riff C,
RIFF C: first guitar (heavy distortion)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------------|
D6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G6-------------------------------7---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A4-------------------------------7---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E--------------------------------5---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
PM.............|
RIFF D: first guitar (heavy distortion)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
D6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------|
G6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E--------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
PM..............................................................|
play lead 1 with riff D twice,
LEAD 2: second guitar (distortion with slight delay)
"You took my heart..."
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D11------------------------13-14-----------14-13------------14-13|
A--------------------------------12--------------11--------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
play lead 2 with riff D four times last time ending on a long G#,
play the following solo with chorus rythm II
SOLO: (with slight delay)
C# (rythm chords--->) EVII G# G# A F#
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G//6~~~~~6~~~~~6//13-11----11-13-11-13~~~~~/13-11----11-------11~~~~~|
D-----------------------14------------------------14----14-13--------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A G#
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G\----------------------------------------------------|
D-14-13-11~-------------------------------------------|
A----------14-14\\/12-11~~~/12-11-11~~12-11-9---------|
E----------------------------------------------12-11-\|
C# EVII G# G# A F# A G# G#
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
G---------------------/6-4-----/6-4---4-------------p---------------------|-|
D---464--------4676~~~-----7-6~-----7---7-6-4-----/7-6~~\--/7-6--6~/7-6-6~|-|
A467---764--467-----------------------------------------------------------|-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
play bass bridge,
play riff A,
play rythm I and II,
ENDING:
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G9-8-6-4-2-----4-6---------|
D9-8-6-4-2-----4-6---------|
A7-6-4-2-0-----2-4---------|fade out