Old Mans Dream Chords & Tabs
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo picking <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
RIFF 1 (2 TIMES)
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|-7--5--3----------|-5--3--2----------|-7--5--3----------|-5--3--2-----2--3--2-|
|-5--3--1----------|-3--1--0----------|-5--3--1----------|-3--1--0-----0--1--0-|
RIFF 1A (2 TIMES)
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|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-2"-------|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-----2--3--2-|
|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-0"-------|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-----0--1--0-|
RIFF 2 (2 TIMES)
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|-2-3-2---2-3-2---2-3-3/7---7-5-2--|-2-3-2---2-3-5---5-3-2---2-3-2--|
|-0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-1/5---5-3-0--|-0-1-0---0-1-3---3-1-0---0-1-0--|
VERSE (W/ RIFF 2, 2 TIMES)
GUITAR 2 *
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|-5-6-5---5-6-5---5-6-6/10-10-8-5--|-5-6-5---5-6-8---8-6-5---5-6-5--|
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(* THE SECOND TIME IN THIS POINT PASS TO RIFF 1A)
RIFF 1A (2 TIMES)
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|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-2"-------|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-----2--3--2-|
|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-0"-------|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-----0--1--0-|
FIG 1 W/ KEYBOARDS (2 TIMES)
GUITAR 1
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|-12-10-9----------9-12-----------12-9----------9-12-----------|
|-10--8-7-7"-------7-10-10"-------10-7-7"-------7-10-10"-------|
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|GUITAR 2 ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
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|-12-10-9----------9-12-----------12-9----------9-12-----------|
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GUITAR 1
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|-10-9-7----------7-10-----------10-7-----------7-10-----------|
|--8-7-5-5"-------5--8-8"---------8-5-5"--------5--8-8"--------|
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|GUITAR 2 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
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|-10-9-7----------7-10-----------10-7-----------7-10-----------|
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RIFF 1A (2 TIMES)
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|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-2"-------|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-----2--3--2-|
|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-0"-------|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-----0--1--0-|
RIFF 2 (4 TIMES)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/old_mans_child/old_mans_dream_tab.html ]
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|-2-3-2---2-3-2---2-3-3/7---7-5-2--|-2-3-2---2-3-5---5-3-2---2-3-2--|
|-0-1-0---0-1-0---0-1-1/5---5-3-0--|-0-1-0---0-1-3---3-1-0---0-1-0--|
FIG 2 (8 TIMES)
GUITAR 1 W/ TREMOLO PICKING ~~~~~~~
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|--8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---------|
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|GUITAR 2 ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
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|-(8)----------7---------------8---------------7---------|
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FIG 1 W/ KEYBOARDS (4 TIMES)
GUITAR 1
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|-12-10-9----------9-12-----------12-9----------9-12-----------|
|-10--8-7-7"-------7-10-10"-------10-7-7"-------7-10-10"-------|
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|GUITAR 2 ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
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|-12-10-9----------9-12-----------12-9----------9-12-----------|
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GUITAR 1
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|-10-9-7----------7-10-----------10-7-----------7-10-----------|
|--8-7-5-5"-------5--8-8"---------8-5-5"--------5--8-8"--------|
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|GUITAR 2 ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~
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|-10-9-7----------7-10-----------10-7-----------7-10-----------|
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RIFF 1 (2 TIMES)
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|-7--5--3----------|-5--3--2----------|-7--5--3----------|-5--3--2-----2--3--2-|
|-5--3--1----------|-3--1--0----------|-5--3--1----------|-3--1--0-----0--1--0-|
RIFF 1A (2 TIMES)
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|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-2"-------|-7--5--3-3"-------|-5--3--2-----2--3--2-|
|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-0"-------|-5--3--1-1"-------|-3--1--0-----0--1--0-|
FIG 2 (FADE OUT)
GUITAR 1 W/ TREMOLO PICKING ~~~~~~~
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|--8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---8---7---------|
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|GUITAR 2 ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
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|-(8)----------7---------------8---------------7---------|
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W/ ACUSTIC GUITAR
INTRO
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|-6-/--8--8----4-/-6-6-6---6------6-/--8---8---------|
|-8-/-10-10----6-/-8-8---8---8----8-/-10-10---6------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------|
MAIN PART (4 ITMES)
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|-----3---3-----3-5-3---3---1---0-0-0h1-1--|
|---2---2-----2----------------------------|
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|-0---------0---------0---0---0---0-0-0-0--|
OUTRO
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|-4-4--4"-------3"-------6"-------5"-------|
|-1--1-1"-------1"-------3"-------3"-------|
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MAIN PART (4 TIMES)
OUTRO
MAIN PART (4 TIMES)
OUTRO
MAIN PART (2 TIMES, THE THIRD ONE SLOWLY)
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