Sweet Dreams - Roy Buchanan
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Sweet Dreams - Roy Buchanan
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Tabbed by: Vivek Ayer
Email: vrayer at gmail

Tuning: Normal


Notes: I have not tabbed the intricate details of Roy's bends and volume
changes as its time consuming, but this should give you a guide to learn
this beautiful tune.

Chords:

G G G G A7 A7 A7 A7 D D D D D7 D7 D7 D7

G G G G A7 A7 A7 A7 D D D D D7 D7 D7 D7

G G G G C C C C G G G G Em Em Em Em

G G C C G G D D G G C C G G D7 D7

Use volume knob on guitar to create fade-in affect on first few notes, by playing
note and then rolling up the volume knob.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5---7---7b(8)--7-b(8)r7-5----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6-----------6--7b(9)r7------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-5-----7--------------4-5-7----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------5--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/5--7--8-10-7b(8)--7 b(8)r7 5--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------6----------6-7b(9)r7-6-7--------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-5---7------------------4-5-7------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------5----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-7-7b(8)--8-8--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7------------------7b(9)r7--5--7b(9)---7b(9)r(7)b(9)r(7)---2b(4)r(2)p(0)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------3b(5)r(3)--3/8---3b(5)r(3)----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------2/h(4)---|
D|---0(2)tr-----Em pentatonic-blurb------------------------------------------|
A|--------------on first 3 frets---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2b(4)r(2)b(4)-0h(2)p0-----------5--4-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------5----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| tr trill
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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SWEET DREAMS - Roy Buchanan
(Don Gibson)
Roy Buchanan [1972]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard

Organ chords arranged for guitar


Intro

volume swell roll off
(D)
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----3-------------------|--(3)-------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|


swell roll off swell roll off

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----5-------------------|--7---------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|


Verse 1

swell co
G A7b13 A13 A7
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----7b8----(8)----(8)------7b8-|-r7p5\2--------------------------2-3b5-|
G|-------------------------------|--------2-0--(0)------(0)------2-------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|



D D9/C D7/B D7/A G
e|----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---(5)r3------(3)-----------|---------3/5-(5)/7-8b10-|-r8------(8)----7b8r7--|
G|-------------------------2--|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------4-5----|------------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------------|--5---------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|



A7b13 A7 D D9/C
e|----0--------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------3\2------------------------2-3b5r3p2-|-3--------(3)-------------|
G|----------2-0--(0)------(0)----2-----------|-----------------------2--|
D|-------------------------------------------|-------------------4-5----|
A|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|


co
D7/B D7/A G G7
e|---------------------------------------|------------------------3--3----|
B|-------------------3-5--(5)/7--(7)-7-7-|-b8------(8)--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---5------(5)--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


co slow mu
C G
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----3b5r3p1--3b5--------3b5-(5)r3-|-b5--r3--(3)----------------|
G|----------------------------------|----------------2b4r2--(0)--|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|


co
Em G C
e|--------------0-5p3p0--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------3---------0----------------------------3b5-(5)-|-r3--(3)/8\1----3b5r3--|
G|---------/4-------------2p0--------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---2p0h2--------------------2p0-------0h2p0h2--------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------2p0h2----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|



G D9 G C
e|------------------------3-------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---2b4r2p0----(0)-----0---2b4r2b4r2b4r2-----|-0h2p0--(0)--(0)---------5-5p4-|
D|------------------0h2-------------------5-0-|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------5/7-(7)------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|



G D
e|--------------------------3-5b7r5-(5)----|
B|----------------------3h5--------------7-|
G|---(4)h5p4-(4)---------------------------|
D|---------------5--(5)--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Verse 2


G
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---(7)b8--(8)--(8)--10b12r10b12r10b12r10p8\7-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

|-palm
mute-| mu co
A7
e|------------------------------------------------------3-5-----5-|
B|-----7-8-10-8-7-8-7-5-7-5-3h5p3\2-----------2-3---5b7-----5b7---|
G|---9------------------------------2-0-2-(4)---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


mu co co co trill cococo mu
D D7/C D13/C D7/A
e|--------------------------10----8----7-|-\5------2p0-----0-2--3-2-3-----5b7r5b7-|
B|---5-x-3--(3)h5b7----------------------|-----3h5-----3-3------------(3)---------|
G|----------------------/11----/9---/7---|--5-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


co ~~~~~~ co rpb co co
G A7
e|---r5b7-5b7---(7)---(7)----5b7r5b7-(7)r5-3--|--5----(5)b7------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------7-10b11-|
D|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

dual
bend pb bss
D D7/C
e|------------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
B|-----9b10-b10r9p7----------------------10----13p10-----------------------------|
G|---r10b11---------7-(7)------(7)-12b14-------------(12)13r12p10----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------12p10----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------12\10p8--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


ph ph
D7/B D7/A G
e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------3----|
B|-----------------3h5p3h5p3h5-3----(3)-7b8r7-|-(7)b8----(8)----(8)----8-----3-|
G|-----------2-4-5----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----10\-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


co slow mu
C G Em
e|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
B|---b5r3p1h3b5--------3b5r3-(3)-|-b5r3-(3)-(3)---------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------2b4r2-0-|-----------------------7-7--|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------|----2-0-2-(2)--(2)--x-------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------|-(0)------------------------|


co co
G Cadd9 C(2) G D G
e|---9b10-(10)--(10)--------10-8-|-7------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---8------------------3---|------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-----7--(7)--(7)--------5-|-4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------|----5---5--(5)----------|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------|------5-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|


Verse 3
wide vib
co co slow co ~~~~
G D G
e|------------------------------------|--------------------14b15--(15)--------------|
B|----------3h5/7------8--(8)b10r8b10-|-10b12--(12)---------------------15b17-16b17-|
G|------------------------------------|--------------11-12--------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|


pb co co co co co co
A7sus4 A7 D D7/C
e|--------------------------13/14-15-15-|-b17----17b20-(20)-15b17-15-14-15p14-
B|---(17)b20--------15-(15)-------------|-------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------

shake
~~~~ co co
D7/B D7/A
----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
--15-(15)-15-17-|-17b19r17p15----13-15-12-13-12-10----3h5p3/5h7-8b10-|
----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
----------------|----------------------------------------------------|


rpb ~~~ co
G
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---r8b10r8b10r8b10-(10)r8----7-8-10b12-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


co bss co
A7sus4 A7
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---r10p8-10-8-7-8-7-5-7---3-5-2-3-0---0--------------|
G|------------------------------------2----------1-1/2-|
D|-------------------------------------------0-4-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


co co co
D D7/C
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---3--------------3-1-3--3-5--5-7------3-|
G|-----2-(2)/5-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


co co rake rake rake rake rake rake rake rake
D7/B D7/A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3----5----7----8----10----12----13----15---17b19--|
G|---5b7---------------------x----x----x----x----x-----x-----x-----x------------|
D|-------7-5-5b6r5p3--------x----x----x----x----x-----x-----x-----x-------------|
A|-------------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


rpb ~~~ rpb rpb rpb rpb slow
G C
e|---------------17b19-(19)--(19)-(19)-(19)-|-(19)b20r17-15----(15)----------------|
B|---(20)-----------------------------------|------------------------15b17-(17)r15-|
G|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


mu co mu
G
e|--------12-15p12----12-(x)-(x)--12-15p12----12-----------------------------------|
B|---(15)----------15----------------------15----15p12----12-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------14----14p12-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14\12-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------(x)-|


ph co slow co
Em G C
e|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3b5r3-|-(3)----(3)/8--8--8------3b5r3--------|
G|------------2b4r2----------|-------------------------------2b4-0--|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|---0--12\3-----------------|--------------------------------------|



G
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----(0)---------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|



Intro (volume swells)

| | | | |


Verse 1

| G | A7b13 A13 A7 | D D9/C | D7/B D7/A |

| G | A7b13 A7 | D D9/C | D7/B D7/A |

| G | C | G | Em |

| G C | G D9 | G C | G D |


Verse 2

| G | A7 | D D7/C | D13/C D7/A |

| G | A7 | D D7/C | D7/B D7/A |

| G | C | G | Em |

| G Cadd9 C | G D | G C | G D |


Verse 3

| G | A7sus4 A7 | D D7/C | D7/B D7/A |

| G | A7sus4 A7 | D D7/C | D7/B D7/A |

| G | C | G | Em |

| G C | G |



Chords

G A13 A7 A7b13 D D9/C D7/B D7/A

3 x x x x x x x
3 7 5 8 7 7 7 7
4 6 4 11 7 9 7 5
5 5 5 11 7 7 9 7
5 x x 0 5 x x x
3 5 5 x x 8 7 5


G7 C D9 D7/C D13/C Cadd9 C(2) A7sus4

3 3 5 x 7 x x x
3 5 5 7 7 3 1 3
4 5 5 7 7 0 0 0
3 5 4 10 10 2 2 2
5 3 5 x x 3 3 0
3 x x 8 8 x x x



/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
b bend up
r release bend
mu mute
pb pre-bend
co cut off
bss bend slightly sharp
rpb re-pick bend
~~ vibrato
ph pinched harmonic


====================================================================== 12 April 2010
Song info
Sweet Dreams
Roy Buchanan
2001
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Electric Blues
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