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                #9 Dream - John Lennon
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Written by: John Lennon
From: "Walls and Bridges" (1974), now on many Greatest Hits collections
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
One of Lennon's sweetest tunes. Large parts of the composition and the 
production sound very much like Harrison - from the slide guitar intro 
to the chord pattern in the chorus and outro recalling "My Sweet Lord".
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[Interlude] (at the end of chorus 1 and 2)
 [D/F#guitar]D/E  D  D/C  G/B  G7/A  G6  G/F  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|------2-------5-|--------------3-|------7-------10|
B|--------------3-|----3-------3---|------3-----3---|----8-------8---|
G|------2-----2---|--2-------2-----|----4-----4-----|--7-------7-----|
D|----4-----4-----|----------------|--5-----3-------|--------0-------|
A|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|7---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 [bass guitar]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|4-------2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|5-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|3-------1-------|
If you're playing alone and can't separate arpeggio and bass line 
use these voicings:
      E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F#  x-x-4-2-3-2
D/E   x-x-2-2-3-2
D     x-x-0-2-3-2
D/C   x-3-x-2-3-2
G/B   x-2-0-0-0-3
G7/A  x-0-3-0-0-3
G6    3-x-2-0-0-3
G/F   1-x-0-0-0-x
OTHER SPECIAL VOICINGS
Em9   0-2-2-0-3-2
Gm7   3-x-0-3-3-1
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[Intro] 
|  C|  Em|  F|  E| 
|  F|  D|  F|  G|  G7|
[Verse 1]
CSo-Emoh long FagoE  
Was it in a Fdream,        D  
  FWas it just Ga dream?
I-hi Cknow-Emoh, yes I FknowE  
Seemed so Fvery real,        D6/4  
             F|  G| % | % |  G7|
  It seemed so real to me 
[Bridge]
Took a walk down the G7street
                          |  G7| % | % |
Through the heat whispered trees
I thought I could Em9hear,    A  Em9hear,    A  Em9hear,     A  Em9hear)A  
  Em7Somebody call out my Aname    Em7as it started to Arain 
   Em7Two spirits dancing Aso strange 
[Chorus]
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse 
[Interlude]
|  D/F#   D/E|  D   D/C|  G/B   G7/A|  G6   G/F|  G/F|
[Verse 2]
CDreEmam, dream aFwayE  
Magic in the Fair,          D  
  FWas magic Gin the air?
I beCliEmeve, yes I beFlieveE  
More I cannot Fsay,       D6/4        
          F|  G| % | % |  G7|
  What more can I say? 
[Bridge]
On a river of G7sound
                      |  G7| % | % |
Through the mirror go round, round
I thought I could Em9feel,    A  Em9feel,    A  Em9feel,     A  Em9feelA  
 Em7Music touching my Asoul,  Em7something warm, sudden Acold
Em7The spirit dance was unAfolding 
[Chorus]
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse 
[Interlude]
|  D/F#   D/E|  D   D/C|  G/B   G7/A|  G6   G/F|  G/F|
[Chorus]
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse
 Gm7Ah! bowaCkawa pousse, pousse 
(repeat and fade)

The story behind the song

John Lennon's "9 Dream" first appeared on his 1974 album Walls and Bridges before being released as a single. Lennon stated that the song came to him in a dream, and he described it as "craftsmanship writing" rather than being born from deep inspiration. The repeated phrase in the chorus, "Ah! böwakawa poussé, poussé," also originated in this dream and carries no specific meaning.

AI-written from these sources:Number 9 Dream — Wikipedia ↗John Lennon — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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9 Dream

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#9 Dream - John Lennon

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Written by: John Lennon

From: "Walls and Bridges" (1974), now on many Greatest Hits collections

Tabbed by: maguri

Tuning: Standard

One of Lennon's sweetest tunes. Large parts of the composition and the

production sound very much like Harrison - from the slide guitar intro

to the chord pattern in the chorus and outro recalling "My Sweet Lord".

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Interlude] (at the end of chorus 1 and 2)

D/F# D/E D D/C G/B G7/A G6 G/F

[guitar]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----------------|------2-------5-|--------------3-|------7-------10|

B|--------------3-|----3-------3---|------3-----3---|----8-------8---|

G|------2-----2---|--2-------2-----|----4-----4-----|--7-------7-----|

D|----4-----4-----|----------------|--5-----3-------|--------0-------|

A|--5-------------|----------------|----------------|7---------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[bass guitar]

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D|4-------2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

A|----------------|5-------3-------|2---------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|--------5-------|3-------1-------|

If you're playing alone and can't separate arpeggio and bass line

use these voicings:

E-A-D-G-B-e

D/F# x-x-4-2-3-2

D/E x-x-2-2-3-2

D x-x-0-2-3-2

D/C x-3-x-2-3-2

G/B x-2-0-0-0-3

G7/A x-0-3-0-0-3

G6 3-x-2-0-0-3

G/F 1-x-0-0-0-x

OTHER SPECIAL VOICINGS

Em9 0-2-2-0-3-2

Gm7 3-x-0-3-3-1

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[Intro]

C Em F E

| | | | |

F D F G G7

| | | | | |

[Verse 1]

C Em F E

So-oh long ago

F D

Was it in a dream,

F G

Was it just a dream?

C Em F E

I-hi know-oh, yes I know

F D

Seemed so very real, 6/4

F G G7

| | % | % | |

It seemed so real to me

[Bridge]

Took a walk down the street

| | % | % |

Through the heat whispered trees

Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A

I thought I could hear, hear, hear, hear)

Em7 A Em7 A

Somebody call out my name as it started to rain

Em7 A

Two spirits dancing so strange

[Chorus]

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

[Interlude]

D/F# D/E D D/C G/B G7/A G6 G/F G/F

| | | | | |

[Verse 2]

C Em F E

Dream, dream away

F D

Magic in the air,

F G

Was magic in the air?

C Em F E

I believe, yes I believe

F D

More I cannot say, 6/4

F G G7

| | % | % | |

What more can I say?

[Bridge]

On a river of sound

| | % | % |

Through the mirror go round, round

Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A Em9 A

I thought I could feel, feel, feel, feel

Em7 A Em7 A

Music touching my soul, something warm, sudden cold

Em7 A

The spirit dance was unfolding

[Chorus]

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

[Interlude]

D/F# D/E D D/C G/B G7/A G6 G/F G/F

| | | | | |

[Chorus]

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

Gm7 C

Ah! bowakawa pousse, pousse

(repeat and fade)

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