Dreaming (D Major)
Artist:
Blondie
Genre:
Power Pop
Tempo:
Brisk
Strum Pattern:
D – D U D U D U
Roman Numerals:
I, ii, IV, V
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Song Notes:
Blondie, 1979.
NOTE: Where you see this symbol "(%)" it means that a new measure is starting, but don't change chords.
Probably easier to sing when transposed to C major. Blondie sings it in D major if you want to play along with the video.
Entered by:
Cheryl Leon Levy
D
(D,F♯,A)
-
-
D
A
D
F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E
B
E
G
B
E
G
(G,B,D)
G
B
D
G
B
G
A
(A,C♯,E)
-
A
E
A
C♯
E
Intro:
"(%) means to repeat the previous chord (treated as a chord; 4 beats per chord)
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
(%)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
(%)
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
(%)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
(%)
Verse 1:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
When ... I (%) met you in the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
restaurant (%) ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You ... could (%) tell I was no
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
debutante (%) ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
... You (%) asked me what’s my
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
pleasure, “A (%) movie or a
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
measure?"
I’ll
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
have a cup of
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
tea ... and
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
tell you of my
Chorus 1:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dreaming (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
dreaming is (%) free;
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dreaming (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
dreaming is (%) free
Verse 2:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I ... don’t (%) want to live on
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
charity (%) ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Plea–sure’s (%) real or is it
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
fantasy? (%) ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Reel ... to (%) reel is living
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
rarity, (%) people stop and
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
stare at me
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
We just walk on
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
by ...
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
We just keep on
Chorus 2:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dreaming (%) ...
Bridge 1:
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
... Feet, feet, (%) walking a two-mile (%) ... Meet, meet, (%) meet me at the turnstile
I
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
never met him (%) ... I’ll
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
never forget him (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
... Dream, dream, (%) even for a little while (%) ... Dream, dream, (%) filling up an idle hour
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Fade away (%) ... woo!
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
Radiate (%) (%) (%)
Verse 3:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I ... sit (%) by and watch the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
river flow (%) ...
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I ... sit (%) by and watch the
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
traffic go (%) ...
I–
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
–maaa–gine (%) something of your
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
very own, (%) something you can
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
have and hold
I’d
[
Em
Minor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second
]
build a road in
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
gold ...
[
A
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
just to have some
Chorus 3:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dreaming (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
dreaming is (%) free;
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dreaming (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
dreaming is (%) free
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Dreaming (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
dreaming is (%) free;
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
... (%) ...
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Dreaming is (%) free
Outro:
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
(%)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
(%)
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
(%)
[
G
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
(%)
[
D
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
/– – – (–one strum, let it ring)
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