Dream On Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 Ver 6 Ver 7 Ver 8 Ver 9 
	

Aerosmith Tabs:

Dream On by: Aerosmith
Tab by: Aaron Meredith
Standard tuning: (E-A-D-G-B-e)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
b = bend
~ = let ring
Intro:
e|-4---4---3---3---4--4---3---3----4--4---6--6---8---8---8--|
B|-6---6---4---4---3--3---2---2----6--6---6--6---6---6---6--|
G|---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5--5---5---5----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4--4---3---3--4---4---3--3---4---4---6---6---8---8---6-4--6--8--8--8-6---|
B|-6--6---4---4--3---3---2--2---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6--6--9--9--8-6--6|
G|---5--5---5--5---5---5--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----5--5--7--7-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------5-6/8-6-8/9-8-9/11-9h11p9-8h9p8-6h8p6-4h6p4-2\1/13
G|6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-3-5/6-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
E|-4---4---3---3---|-4---4---3---3---|
B|-6---6---4---4---|-3---3---2---2---|
G|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|x4
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse cont:
E|-4---4---3---3---|-4---4---3---3---|
B|-6---6---6---5---|-3---3---2---2---|
G|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
Bridge:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-|x2
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-10~--10~--8~---8~--6~---6~--8~---8~-----|x2
D|-10~--10~--8~---8~--6~---6~--8~---8~-----|
A|--8~---8~--6~---6~--4~---4~--6~---6~-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
REPEAT VERSE: (w/ Riff 1)
Riff 1:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------------1------------|
D|-----------------3~~~~~-----|
A|--------1-2-3---------------|
E|-1-3-4----------------------|
REPEAT CHORUS: (w/ Riff 2)
Riff 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|-5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------|---------|
D|---3-3--3~---------5-5--5~---------6-6--6~---------8-8-8-8~---|---8/10~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
REPEAT BRIDGE:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-|x2
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Solo progression:
e|---4-----4------6------6-----6------8-----8-----8/---13~~-----|
B|-----6-----6------6------6-----6------6-----6-----------------|
G|-5-----5-----5------5------5-----5------5-----5---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-----8-----------8--------------------8----------------------|
B|-----6-----6-----6-----6---6------6---6---6---8----8b~~--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----4----4-----4-----6-----6-------8-----8-----8/---13~~-------|
B|----6------6-----6-----------6-------6-----6-------------------|
G|-5-----------5-----5-----5-----5-------5-----5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-----8---------|---8-------------|
B|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6---6\----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
REPEAT CHORUS: (w/ Riff 2 & 3)
Riff 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------|
D|---3-3--3~---------5-5--5~---------6-6--6~---------8-8-8-8~---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------8~-----------8-9----8-10-p8-----8-|
D|-8/10~~-------------10---------10----------10---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--------8--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------8-11-p8---------------------------8-11b~--|
G|-10b~~-------------10-8--10p8------8-10-10b----------|
D|------------------------------10---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"Dream on....." (played with riff 4)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------(----------Riff 4-here--------)--|
G|-3~--3-5~--5-6~--6-8~--8\----------------------------------|
D|-3~--3-5~--5-6~--6-8~--8\--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
A|-1~--1-3~--3-4~--4-6~--6\--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Riff 4:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b~~--------16b~~--------16b~~-------16b~~-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-16b-16----13--------------------------------------|
G|--------------15----13-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------15-----13-------------------|
A|---------------------------------15-14-13-11-------|
E|---------------------------------------------13\---|
"Dream on....." (played with riff 5)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------(---------Riff 5 here--------)---|
G|-3---3-5---5-6---6-8---8\----------------------------------|
D|-3---3-5---5-6---6-8---8\--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
A|-1---1-3---3-4---4-6---6\--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|---------------------------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
Riff 5:
e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------4-4---|-4-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
B|-----------------|-------------4-----|-6-4-4---6-----6-|---(bend^^^^^^)--|
G|-----------1-----|-3-1---1-3/5-----5-|-------5---------|-----------------|
D|-3-1---1-3-----3-|-----3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----3-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Dream on....."
e|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
G|-3---3-5---5-6---6-8---8\---------------------------|-------------|
D|-3---3-5---5-6---6-8---8\--3---3-5---5-6---6-8---8--|---10--------|
A|-1---1-3---3-4---4-6---6\--3---3-5---5-6---6-8---8--|---10-(x16)--|
E|-1---1-3---3-4---4-6---6\--1---1-3---3-4---4-6---6--|----8--------|
REPEAT CHORUS: (w/ riff 2)
Riff 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|-5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------|---------|
D|---3-3--3~---------5-5--5~---------6-6--6~---------8-8-8-8~---|---8/10~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------|

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/a/aerosmith/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Albert Wanna Be	#1 by Albert Piccolomini at Sep 25, 2007 at 9:10 PM EST
	this song is absolutely priceless, anyone who says less has no appreciation for classic rock, let alone meanings in songs. it's kind of sad but is a good lesson that everyone learns in life. I do agree, this is the best Aerosmith song...

No Picture Jimmy Wanna Be	#2 by Jimmy Rogers at Sep 25, 2007 at 10:47 PM EST
	You know what..... For a second, I almost didn't recognize Steven Tyler's voice.... He sounds so much different when he was younger... You can always notice him when he gets to the "screaming" part though... Great song... They have so many top quality songs, how can you choose?

No Picture jack and lee Wanna Be	#3 by jack and lee at Sep 26, 2007 at 8:05 PM EST
	This is the greatest Aerosmith song ever...defintley my favourite one. Aerosmiths older songs are so much better than the newer ones like "Jaded". This song rocks! In fact, I think it was the first Aerosmith song I ever heard... Did you know that part of this song has been put it a song on Eminems new CD.... it's actually kinda cool, but it sounds better by itself. AEROSMITH ROCKS! :)

No Picture Andy Average	#4 by Andy Quinton at Sep 28, 2007 at 1:16 PM EST
	OMG i never thought train was good, but i got a new respect for their singer after they performed this on MTV Icon... of course Aerosmith does it better, but even Tyler said he was awesome..

No Picture matt Wanna Be	#5 by matt sims at Sep 28, 2007 at 5:13 PM EST
	sing for the moment by eminem samples this song...and it actually works

No Picture Dimebag Cris Average	#6 by Dimebag Cris at Sep 28, 2007 at 5:31 PM EST
	This is the best Aerosmith song ever. There is such an emotion in Steven's voice that it sends chills down my spine.

No Picture Bramhald Average	#7 by Bramhald Of The 6th Realm at Sep 29, 2007 at 2:15 PM EST
	There are way to many great Aerosmith songs to comment on, but this has to be one of the best and my favorite, so i chose to comment on it. In regards to Aerosmith as a band, the song was written when they were going through a tough time, albums weren't selling, there music wasen't getting heard, so Steven wrote it telling them to "dream on". To me it means, to not live in the past, live your life to the fullest, what goes around comes around. I think the song holds many different meanings for many different people. Oh and Please don't give any credit to Eminem ...Aerosmith is the best band ever!!!

No Picture Lucas Average	#8 by Lucas Gracia at Oct 1, 2007 at 3:58 AM EST
	but what does it all mean>??

No Picture Jake Average	#9 by Jake Staley at Oct 1, 2007 at 2:00 PM EST
	this is aerosmiths best song i think, and i think its about growing up and going through the tough times so u can get to the better times.

No Picture J_ROC Lead Player	#10 by J_ROC at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:26 AM EST
	One of Aerosmith best song ever ! Check out cover version by Y.J Malmsteen and Dio on vocals it kick ass !

No Picture ToeJam Rhythm Player	#11 by ToeJam at Oct 2, 2007 at 11:39 PM EST
	this song totally kicks ass, I love Aerosmith

No Picture max Average	#12 by max zigman at Oct 3, 2007 at 2:01 AM EST
	I think this song is about the pressures, hardships, and obsticles you have to overcome when you are in a band and are famous.

No Picture eric Rhythm Player	#13 by eric johnson at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:36 AM EST
	This is the absolute BEST Aerosmith song! Aerosmith kicks ass!

No Picture Tyler Average	#14 by Tyler at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:27 PM EST
	tihs song sunds like Led zepplin but is one off the best songs Aerosmth done

No Picture RJ Average	#15 by RJ Rehmann at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:13 PM EST
	i only can say one thing: U r the number ONE aerosmith!!

No Picture william Average	#16 by william at Oct 4, 2007 at 1:40 AM EST
	It's when the band was going through some hard times and Steven Tyler wrote it to let out his stress. I believe that's what it is about.

No Picture victim o Average	#17 by victim of the down at Oct 4, 2007 at 6:39 AM EST
	i think its about growing older but not feeling older and about the past staying in the past and then the second verse i think is about learning from other ppls mistakes and what goes around comes around... its a very friendly song i could listen to aerosmith in my darkest hour and they would make it seem like the best day of my life!!