Mac DeMarco – Dreaming (Guitar Tab)

Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) • Capo 2

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dreamin Acoustic - Mac Demarco SOME ADVICE:

1. The introduction's fingering can be hard to understand. I recommend doing the following:
-Leave your middle finger [7] here through the entire introduction (don't lift).
-Leave your pointer finger on *6* until moving it to hit *7*
                                                          /
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|-*6*-----------------------------*6*--9--------------*7*----------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------|   
D|-[7]-----[7]---------[7]-[7]-[7]-[7]-----[7]-------------[7]-[7]--|    

                                                                        For this chord (at the end of
                                                                        the introduction) use pinky on *9*
                                                                        and pointer on (7)
                                                                                  /
                                                                        d|------{7}--------|
                                                                        A|--*9*------------|
                                                                        F#|--0-------------|
                                                                        D|---0-------------|
                                                                        A|---0-------------|
                                                                        D|---7-------7\2---|
2. The chorus's strumming pattern is slightly tricky.
I have written it out under the tab using the following key:
d = downstroke (away from head)
u = upstroke (toward head)

************************************************************* Tab begins [Introduction]

d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---|

d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|--7---9-----------7-------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------7-------0-------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------7-------0-------------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------0-------0-------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---7---7---7-------7\2---|

[Verse]

d|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|---------------------------------------------4b-------------------------------------9-------------|  Play
F#|----------2-------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------0-------------|   3
D|-----------0-------------------------0-----------------------0-------3------0-------0-------------| Times
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5--------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0---7-------7\2---|
             Someday I'll find     her
             I'm still re-   -min--ded
             Maybe she's best      in          dreams

d|------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------------------4b-------------------------------------7--------|
F#|----------2------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------7--------|
D|-----------0------------------------0-----------------------0------3-------0-------7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------9---9\4--|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5-------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0-------0----|
           She's still the best    I've        seen

[Chorus]

 (Palm mute----------------------------)   (---------------------)   (--------------
d|---------------------------------------0-------------------------7---------------|
A|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------------|
F#|--2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------------|  Play
D|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------0-0---2-2-2---4---7---------------|   3
A|---4---4--4--4--4--4---2---2--2--2--2--2-------0-0---2-2-2---4---9---9\4---------| Times
D|-------------------------------------------2/9-0-0---2-2-2---4-------0-----------|
     d   d  u  d  u  d   d   d  u  d  u  d
     drea-               -min
     drea-               -min
     drea-               -min

(Palm mute-------------------------------------)  
d|-----------------------------------------------0------------|
A|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
F#|--2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
D|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
A|---4---4--4--4---0---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2/9--0---|

d d u d d d d u d d u d u d Maybe I'm dreamin So far we've covered the: [Introduction] [Verse] [Chorus] This sequence repeats again in the same order. [Interlude] (introduction)

d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---|

d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|--7---9-----------7-------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------7-------0-------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------7-------0-------------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------0-------0-------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---7---7---7-------7\2---|

[Second Verse]

d|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|---------------------------------------------4b-------------------------------------9-------------|  Play
F#|----------2-------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------0-------------|   3
D|-----------0-------------------------0-----------------------0-------3------0-------0-------------| Times
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5--------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0---7-------7\2---|
             Out   on   a         windowsill
             baby       re-      -member
             Maybe      I'm out       of           luck

d|------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------------------4b-------------------------------------7--------|
F#|----------2------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------7--------|
D|-----------0------------------------0-----------------------0------3-------0-------7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------9---9\4--|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5-------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0-------0----|
           Maybe        it's      running         still

[Second Chorus]

d|---------------------------------------0-------------------------7---------|
A|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------|
F#|--2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------|  Play
D|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------0-0---2-2-2---4---7---------|   3
A|---4---4--4--4--4--4---2---2--2--2--2--2-------0-0---2-2-2---4---9---9\4---| Times
D|-------------------------------------------2/9-0-0---2-2-2---4-------0-----|
     d   d  u  d  u  d   d   d  u  d  u  d
     drea-               -min
     drea-               -min
     drea-               -min

d|-----------------------------------------------0------------|
A|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
F#|--2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
D|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
A|---4---4--4--4---0---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2/9--0---|
     d   d  u  d   d   d   d  u  d   d  u  d  u  d
     Maybe         I'm dreamin

Finally the outro, which is basically the first line of the introduction repeated 4 times: [Outro]

d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------| Play
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------|   3
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------| Times
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---|

d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7---------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---|  End

Acknowledgements: Thanks to Youtube user TermiNader5 for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QpPs7hXtaU video, which set me on the right path when I decided I wanted to learn this song. ************************************ | d downstroke (away from head) | u upstroke (toward head) | / slide up | \ slide down | x Mute note | b Bend ************************************

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