"Dreamin" by Nils
Tuning: Standard
tabbed by jjhand
I tabbed this for JimBonJovi by request, and used his intro tab. Please rate this so others
will check it out. For anyone into Smooth Jazz Guitar, this is off of Nils' second album
"Ready to Play".
Use really warm tone with some reverb
Main theme Intro:
(0:08) (0:13) (0:21)
E|---------|-15\--------| --------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------|------------| --------10--10b11--10-----|-----------------------------|
G|-12------|------------| -----12----------------12-|-----------------------------|
D|---------|------------| --12----------------------|--/10--8-10--8-10/12--8------|rest
A|---------|------------| --------------------------|------------------------8/10~|
E|---------|------------| --------------------------|-----------------------------|
Keyboards in bckgrnd
(0:38)
e|-------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
B|--------10--10b11--10----|-13b15----|-10-10b11r10--------------|
G|-----12---------------12-|----------|-------------12-10-10/12~-| rest 4 beats
D|--12---------------------|----------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------10-11-10-|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|--------12----------|-10-10/12~-------------|----------10-------|
D|------12------------|--------------12\10--8-|-10/12-------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------13----| rest 4 beats
E|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
Part 1:
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|-6/8\6--6/8\6--6/8-|
G|--------------------------|--------10-----12---------|-----------|-5/7\5--5/7\5--5/7-|
D|--------8-10---11p10p8-10-|-8-10/12----------12\10-8-|-10/12-----|-------------------|
A|-----10-------------------|--------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|-------------------|
(1:01)
E|----------------------|-------------------|----------------13------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------11-13-|-13b15r13b15~-----13b15r13-11-|-13----15p13p11\---|
G|-----10-10/12---12-10-|-10/12----12-------|------------------------------|-------------------|
D|---12-----------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
(1:10)
e|----13\10-11------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------13/15-------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------12-10-|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|-12\10-8-10--12\8-10~-------8-|-10h12p8h10--8-10-8-10/12-|
A|------------------------|------------------------8h10--|-----------10-------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-------------------------10-13p10-| final note plays
B|---------11--------11-13----------| during next line
G|-10-10/12--10/12------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Main Theme 2 (1:22) - Rhythm guitar
e|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
G|---12-14-/15---14---12-|-----5---3---5--3--5/7--|----------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|-8--5-----------|rest
A|---10-12-/13---12---10-|-----3---1---3--1--3/5--|----------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-6--3-----------|
|
| Lead
e|-13b15-----------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--b14r13-11-13-11-13/15-|-11-------------|---11\10------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|----10/12-------|--------10----10-10-10/12-|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------12--------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
Rhythm
e|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------------|--15------------------------|----15---------------|
G|---12-14-/15---14---12-|----------------------------|-/15--14\12~---------|
D|-----------------------|--12------------------------|---------------------| rest
A|---------/13---12---10-|----------------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|
|
|Lead
e|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----10-----------
B|-----------------------|--13b15~--------13b15r13-11-|-13----10/11~-----
G|---12-14-14b15-14---12-|----------------------------|------------------ continue on
D|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------ next line
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------
Lead continued
e-13b15r13~------------------------|
B-------------13b14r13-11----11/13-|
G-------------------------12-------|
D----------------------------------| END Main Theme
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
Part 2, Lead continues (1:43)
e|-------------------------|----------------------15---|----------------15-17-|
B|-------------11-13-13p11-|-13b15-13b15------8/15--15-|-18b20----------------|
G|--------10/12------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
e|-17b18--b18r17p15-18b20-------|-20b22--b22--b22------b22r20p18-|-20------20/22-18---15-17-|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-17b18------b18r17p15-|-18b20------18p15-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------18p15------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------17--15------|-15--15--15----15--------|
D|----------------------|------------------------17--17p15-|------------17-----17\15-|
A|----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
e|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------15-|-----------------------|--------------------------15--|
G|----------------------|-15-15-15----15-----15-|-17b19r17~--------------------|
D|-15----------15h17----|----------17------17---|---------------------15/17----|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|
(2:14)
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-15--15--15----15--------|------------------------------|--------------------|
D|------------17-----17\15-|-15---------------15----------|--------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------15/17---17\15-13-|-15/17-13-15--------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------15-17-|
D|-------13-15/16p13h15----13-15/17-------|
A|-13-15----------------15----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nils/dreamin_tab.html ]
Play Main theme again on Rhythm, but Lead plays (at 2:25)
e|--------------|--------|---b15r14b15---------|-----------------------------------|
B|----15\-------|--------|---------------------|---16p15---------------------------|
G|--------------|-rest---|---------------------|--------15-------------------------|
D|--------------|--------|---------------------|----------17--15-17p15---15-15h17--|
A|--------------|--------|---------------------|------------17--------17-----------|
E|--------------|--------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-13b15~-----------11-13-|-11h13-11-----------|--------------------------|
G|---12-14-14b15-14---12-|----------------12------|---------12---------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------------8--10/11p8h10-|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|----------10--------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
(2:45)
e|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
G|--------10-12-------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
D|-8-10/12------11\10-8-10--|----8--8--8qb-----------|----8--------------|-------------8----------|
A|--------------------------|--------------10--8--10-|-10---8h10~--------|--------8-10---10-10-10-|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|----10------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------/13-11----|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-10---------/12-10-10-|--------------------10--12-------------|
D|-------8--10/11p8h10-8-10/12-|----------------------|-10-12\10-8--8-10/12-------12\10-8-10~-|
A|----10-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------------|-11--13--b14r13p11h13-------11-|
G|----------------------|-------------------10-12-|--------------------------12---|
D|-----8-10-/12---------|--------8--8-10/12-------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------10-8-10~-|----8h10-----------------|-------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
(3:11)
e|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-15--14--13p11---11------------------|---------------------------|-11--------------13b15~--------|
G|--------------12----10h12-10---------|---------------------10h12-|----12--12-12-10---------10h12-|
D|-----------------------------12\10-8-|-10--8--8-8-10/12~---------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|-8M-8M------8M-8M------8M-8M------/13--|--14--13-11-10h11p10-------|
B|-11h13---------------------|-------11p8-------11p8-------11p8------|--------------------11--11-|
G|-------12--10-12~----10h12-|---------------------------------------|----------------------12---|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
the M's above are slight mutes so those notes do not ring and are more staccato
Main theme (3:26)
e|-13b15-----------|----------15\---|------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|--------14\13-14\13-14\13--11-|-13--15--11---------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|------------------------------|----------------12p10--10/|
D|-----------------|----------------|------------------------------|---------------------12---|
A|-----------------|----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
Rhythm part begins again (3:37)
e|---------------|---------13p10-|-13-15---------------15-|
B|---------------|---------------|-------15----------15---|
G|/12------------|---------------|-----------------17-----| last three notes
D|---------------|---------------|------------------------| are fast pickup notes
A|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
E|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
fast!
e|-18p15h17p15---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------18p15h18p15----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------17h18p17p15-17p15-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------17p16p15---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------17p16p15-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------15-18\-|
Rhythm plays main theme again, (3:47)
e|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|-10h11p10-------------------|
G|-----12-14-14b15--14--|-10h12-10~----------|---------12-----------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|-------------12\10--8-------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------10-10--|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------11-13---------|-------------------------|-13b15-------------|
G|------------10/12-10------12b14-10-|-----12-14-14b15--14--12-|-------------------|
D|-----8-10/12-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
A|-8h10------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
e|----------------------------|------------15-17-17b18-17-15-|----------------15----|
B|-16p15-16-------------------|---------15-------------------|-18b20-------------15-|
G|----------17/19-15----15----|------------------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------15----15-|------------------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
(4:10)
e|--------------------15-|-17b18r17p15--17b18r17p15--|-18b20-----15-18-18b20-15--|
B|-18-18b20~-------15----|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Main Theme starts again (4:18), start fading out
e|--------------|-15-17-17b18-17-15-------------------------|------------------|
B|--------------|-------------------18b20-18-15-------------|----15------------|
G|--------------|-------------------------------17b18r17-15-|-17----15---------|
D|--------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
A|-rest 4 beats-|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------|
e|---20b22-20--18-18p15~--|-------------15-17-|-18--17-15----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------15-------|-----------15-------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------fade out----|
D|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| b bend note
| r release bent note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| M PalmMuted note
