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A Dream a Dream a Dream

Bert Jansch
Tab
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Song

Tabbed by Jamie Phillips (jamiephillips22@hotmail.com)

Artist: Bert Jansch

Track title: A Dream, a Dream, a Dream

Album: Rosemary Lane

Tuning: EADGBE

Capo: 1st Fret

This is one of Berts best love songs I think. It's a beautiful melody. The guitar part is

pretty east to play but there are a couple of points to watch out for. Firstly, the last

note of the 1st measure is played with the bottom of the 1st finger in preparation for

the barre in the 2nd measure. If you find it hard to sound the note on the D string with

the barre, like me with my skinny fingers, I've provided an alternative fingering at the

end. Bert definitely plays it barred though. Also, in the 7th measure you play the note

on the high E string with the bottom of the 1st finger, but not barred because you have

to leave the 3rd string open. It's pretty easy to get the hang of it though. This is in

4/4 but watch for the odd measure of 2/4 - the asterisks are a guide. :o)

Verse:

Beat:* * * * * * * * * *

E||----------------------2--|-------------|------------------------|
B||----------------0--------|-----5p-2----|--3-------------3-------|
G||----------0h-2-----------|-------------|----------0-------------|
D||-------0-----------0-----|--------2----|-------0-----------0----|
A||-------------------------|-------------|------------------------|
E||--3----------3-----------|--2----------|--3----------3----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E--1--------1h-3--1-------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----1-------------------|--3-------------3-------|-----0-----1-----3-------|
G--------1-----------1----|----------0-------------|--2----------------------|
D-------------------------|-------0-----------0----|--------0-----------0----|
A-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E--1-----------1----------|--3----------3----------|--2-----------2----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E-----------1-------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B--4--------------4-------|--1--------0-----1-------|----------------3-------|
G-----0-------------------|-----0-------------------|----------0-------------|
D--------3-----------3----|--------3-----------3----|-------2-----------2----|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E--1-----------1----------|--3-----------3----------|--3----------3----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B--3--------3-------------|--3-------------3-------|--3-------------0-----3--|
G-----0-----------0-------|----------0-------------|----------0h-2-----------|
D--------1-----------1----|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----|
A-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E--3-----------3----------|--3----------3----------|--3----------3-----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E-------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
B-----1-------|--0-------------0-------|--0-------------0--------|-------------|
G-------------|----------0-------------|----------0h-2-----------|-------------|
D-------------|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0--3--|-----2-------|
A--1-----0----|------------------------|-------------------------|--1-----0----|
E-------------|--3----------3----------|--3----------3-----------|-------------|

Ending:

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B----------------0-------|----------------0-----1--|----------------1-------|
G----------0-------------|----------0h-2-----------|----------0-------------|
D-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0-----|-------3-----------3----|
A------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
E--3----------3----------|--3----------3-----------|--3----------3----------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B--1--------1-------------|----------3-------------|--3--------3-------------|
G-----0-----------0-------|----------------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|
D--------3-----------3----|-------2-----------2----|--------2-----------2----|
A-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E--3-----------3----------|--3----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|

* * * * * * * *

E-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B--3--------3-------------|--3--------3-------------|--------3-------------|
G-----0-----------0-------|-----0-----------0-------|------0---------------|
D--------1-----------1----|--------1-----------1----|----0-----------------|
A-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
E--3-----------3----------|--3-----------3----------|--3-------------------|

Alternative fingering for 2nd bar:

E------------------|-----0-------||
B------------------|--------2----||
G------------------|-------------||
D------------------|--------2----||
A------------------|-------------||
E------------------|--2----------||

TAB guide: h = hammer on, p = pull off

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