Simon & Garfunkel – Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream (Guitar Tab)

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Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:12 GMT+1 From: Adam Biros <[email protected]> Subject: Simon and Garfunkel - Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream [Here's correct, easy to play transcription of Simon and Garfunkel's version of song written by E. McCurdy in 1950. While this is not the song I would recommend for total beginners, it is good for intermediate guitar players to learn something new. I was searching for these online and since I couldn't find very correct chords, I used John McGann's Original Custom Transcription Service. The result is - this tab! If you have any questions or if you want to talk about Simon and Garfunkel, Beatles or any good music, write me an email! I think it will be interesting to see people writing me 10 years from this moment on.] Simon and Garfunkel Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream Transcribed by John McGann Play all notes / chords at equal length (song is in 3/4). (Note that all the fancy single note playing is banjo, not guitar) Intro

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                                                     Last

1st verse

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   night    I   had       the   strangest     dream    I

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   ever         dreamed  be  fore                    I

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  dreamed  the   world  had     all       a-greed      to

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    put    an    end     to    war         (end here, see last chord)

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 dreamed   I       saw  a     mighty         room,  the

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    room   was  filled with   men                   and the

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  pa   per        they were        signing   said they'd

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   never         fight   a   - gain

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         and

2nd verse Play guitar the same as in 1st verse Lyrics: (And) when the papers all were signed And a million copies made They all joined hands and bowed their heads And grateful prayers were prayed And the people in the streets below Were dancing round and round And guns and swords and uniforms Were scattered on the ground End of 2nd verse

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                                                     Last

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                Last   night       I--I   had         the

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    stran   -   ge-est dream       I      e     -     v--er

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    dre - amed  be     fore-------------------------- I

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    dreamed     the    world       had    all         a-

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    greed------    To  pu -  t     an     e--nd       to

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    war--------------------------- I      dreamed     I--I

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    saw         a      migh   -    t--y   room-------    The

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    room        was    filled      with   men--------------

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   ------------And the pa    -     per-   they        were

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    sign   -    ing-   said        They'd Ne -  ver

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    fi -  ght   a  -   gain--------------------------

The vocal line can be played even easier by sliding on A string:
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