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Aerosmith - Dream On Chords

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ChordsEm, Em7, Am, B7, C7, C#7, D, C, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-4-2-xGuitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [Em7] [Em] [Am] [Em] [B7] [Em]
[Em] Every [Em7]time that I [Em]look in the [Am]mirror
[Em] All [Em7]these lines on my [Em]face gettin’ [Am]clearer, [Em] [Em7] the past is [Em]gone [Am]
[Em]It went [Em7]by like [Em]dusk to [Am]dawn, [Em]isn’t that the [B7]way [B7]
[Em]Everybody’s got their [B7]dues in life to [B7]pay? [C7] [C#7] [B7]

[verse 2]
[Em]I know [D]nobody knows [C]where it comes and [D]where it goes
[Em]I know it’s [D]everybody’s sin, [C]you got to lose to [D]know how to [Em]win

[verse 3]
[Em7] [Em] [Am] [Em] [B7] [Em]
[Em]Half my [Em7]life’s in [Em]books’ written [Am]pages
[Em]Lived and [Em7]learned from [Em]fools and from [Am]sages
[Em] [Em7] You know it’s [Em]true [Am] [Em]all those [Em7][Em]things come back to [Am]you

[chorus]
[Em]Sing with me, [D]sing for the years, [C]sing for the laughter ‘n’ [D]sing for the tears
[Em]Sing with me if it’s [D]just for today, [Em]maybe tomorrow the [C7]good Lord will take you away

[chorus]
[Am] [Am]
[Em]Sing with me, [D]sing for the years, [C]sing for the laughter ‘n’ [D]sing for the tears
[Em]Sing with me if it’s [D]just for today, [Em]maybe tomorrow the [C7]good Lord will take you away

[Closing]
[Am]Dream on, [B]dream on, [C]dream on, [D]dream yourself a dream come [Em]true
[Am]Dream on, [B]dream on, [C]dream on, [D]dream until your dream come [Em]true
[Am]Dream on, [B]Dream on, [C]Dream on, [D]Dream on, [Am]dream on, [B]Dream on, [C]Dream on [D] [Am]Ah

[chorus]
[Em]Sing with me, [D]sing for the years, [C]sing for the laughter ‘n’ [D]sing for the tears
[Em]Sing with me if it’s [D]just for today, [C]maybe tomorrow the [D]good Lord will take you away
[Em]Sing with me, [D]sing for the years, [C]sing for the laughter ‘n’ [D]sing for the tears
[Em]Sing with me if it’s [D]just for today, [Em]maybe tomorrow the [C7]good Lord will take you away

[outro]
[Am]

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ArtistAerosmith
AlbumAerosmith
GenresRock
Year1973
KeyEm

How to play Dream On on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Aerosmith - Dream On on guitar requires 9 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Dream On uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (12), D → Em (12), and Em → Am (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - Em7 chord transition.

1. Em → Em7 chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

To move from Em to Em7;

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
Em to Em7

2. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am

3. Em → B7 chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from Em to B7;

  1. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.
Em to B7

4. B7 → C7 chord transition

Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from B7 to C7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
B7 to C7

5. C7 → C#7 chord transition

To move from C7 to C#7;

  1. Slide your index finger on B string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

6. C#7 → B7 chord transition

To move from C#7 to B7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to E string fret 2.

7. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

8. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

9. Em → C7 chord transition

To move from Em to C7;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

10. C7 → Am chord transition

To move from C7 to Am;

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

11. Am → B chord transition

To move from Am to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

12. B → C chord transition

To move from B to C;

  1. While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

13. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

Dream On chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dream On.

  • Dream On includes 111 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Dream On contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Dream On connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → D: 17%
    • Em → Am: 12%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
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