Cheap Trick - Dream Police Tabbed By: Danny Feierman EMail: feierman@optonline.net >From the Cheap Trick album "Dream Police" Written by Rick Nielson? Notation: s - sixteenth note e - eighth note q - quarter note h - half note w - whole note

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- the only way I can think of notating a triplet . - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in standard notation) ^ - ties two note lengths together NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME! / - slide up \ - slide down h - hammer-on p - pull-off

(itty-bitty 2-beat drum fill)

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q ^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E--------|---------|--------|--------- B--------|---------|--------|--------- G--------|-4--2--2-|--------|-4--2--2- D-2--2---|-4--2--2-|-2--2---|-4--2--2- A-2--2---|-2--0--0-|-2--2---|-2--0--0- E-0--0---|---------|-0--0---|---------

^E q. e^h ^B q.^A q. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they live inside of my head

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they come to me in my bed

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they come into my sleep

^Ee e q e e q e e q e e q E-------------|------------- B-------------|------------- G-------------|------------- D-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2- A-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2- E-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0- Oh no

(bass & keyboard play some chords) You know that talk is cheap and those rumors ain't nice

^Eq ^Bh. E----- B----- G---4- D-2-4- A-2-2- E-0---

And when I fall asleep, I don't think I'll survive

^Eq ^Bh. ^Eq ^Bh. E--------|----------------------------------------- B--------|----------------------------------------- G---4----|-9--------------------------------------- D-2-4----|-9---9----------------------------------- A-2-2----|-7---9----------------------------------- E-0------|-0---7----------------------------------- The night, the night

^Ee e e ^Ee e e ^Ee e e e e e e e e e E-----------------------------|------------------------------ B-----------------------------|------------------------------ G-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------ D-------------9-----9-----9---|------------------------------ A-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------9---7----6--7--7-7-7-7- E-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------0---0----0--0--0-0-0-0- Cause they're waiting for me, they're looking for me

^Eq. q. q^ e q. q q ^Eh ^Dh ^Ch ^Gh ^Ae e e e e e e e E-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-7--5--|-3--3--|----------------- B-12\-12\-12\-|-(12\)-12\-12\-12\-|-9--7--|-5--3--|----------------- G-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--4--|-2-----2-----2--- D-------------|-------------------|-9--7--|-5--5--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- A-------------|-------------------|-7--5--|-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- E-------------|-------------------|-------|-------|----------------- Every single night they're driving me insane

^Ae e e e e e e e ^Emh ^Dh ^Ch ^Gh ^Bq e e e e e e e e e e e e e e E-------------------|-7---5-|-3--3-|-2-------------|----------------- B-------------------|-8---7-|-5--3-|-4-------------|----------------- G-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- D-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- A-0-2-2h3-2-0-------|-7---5-|-3----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- E-------------3-2-0-|-------|------|---------------|----------------- Those men inside my brain

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they come to me in my bed (come to me in my bed)

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they come into my sleep

(bass & keyboard play some chords) Well I can't tell lies cause they're listening to me

^Eq ^Bh. E----- B----- G---4- D-2-4- A-2-2- E-0---

When I fall asleep, bet they're spying on me

^Ae e e e e e e e ^Emh ^Dh ^Ch ^Gh ^Bq e e e e e e e e e e e e e ^Ee E-------------------|-7---5-|-3--3-|-2-------------|----------------- B-------------------|-8---7-|-5--3-|-4-------------|----------------- G-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2- D-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2- A-0-2-2h3-2-0-------|-7---5-|-3----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0- E-------------3-2-0-|-------|------|---------------|----------------- Those men inside my brain

(bass play cool notes)

^Ee H.. H.. ^Ae E-------------------------------|------------------------------ B-------------------------------|------------------------------ G-------------------------------|----------------------------2- D-2-----------------------------|----------------------------2- A-2-----------------------------|----------------------------0- E-0-----------------------------|------------------------------ I try to sleep, they're wide awake, they won't leave me alone

^Ae H.. H.. ^Ee E-----------------------------|---------------------------- B-----------------------------|---------------------------- G-2---------------------------|---------------------------- D-2---------------------------|--------------------------2- A-0---------------------------|--------------------------2- E-----------------------------|--------------------------0- They don't get paid to take vacations or leave me alone

^Ee H.. H.. ^Ae E-------------------------------|------------------------------ B-------------------------------|------------------------------ G-------------------------------|----------------------------2- D-2-----------------------------|----------------------------2- A-2-----------------------------|----------------------------0- E-0-----------------------------|------------------------------ They spy on me, I try to hide, they won't leave me alone

^Ae H.. H^E e e e E-----------------------------|-------------------------- B-----------------------------|----------------------7-9- G-2---------------------------|--------------------6----- D-2---------------------------|-------------------------- A-0---------------------------|-------------------------- E-----------------------------|-------------------------- They persecute me they're the judge and jury all in one

E B

h h h q q

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q q q q. e (e) h e e e E----------|-------|----------------|--------------- B-(9)b10-9-|-7-----|----------------|-----------7-9- G----------|---6-8-|-(8)b9-8b9-8----|-----4---6----- D----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-4--------- A----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-2--------- E----------|-------|--------------0-|-(0)----------- (diabolical laughter)

E B E B

h h h q q

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q q q q. e (e) h.. q h. E----------|-------|----------------|--------|------ B-(9)b10-9-|-7-----|----------------|--------|------ G----------|---6-8-|-(8)b9-8b9-8----|-----4--|--9--- D----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-4--|--9-9- A----------|-------|--------------2-|-(2)-2--|--7-9- E----------|-------|--------------0-|-(0)----|----7-

^Ae e e e e e e e ^Emh ^Dh ^Ch ^Gh ^Bq e e e e e e ^Ce e e e e e e e E-------------------|-7---5-|-3--3-|-2-------------|----------------- B-------------------|-8---7-|-5--3-|-4-------------|----------------- G-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- D-2-----------------|-9---7-|-5--5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- A-0-2-2h3-2-0-------|-7---5-|-3----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- E-------------3-2-0-|-------|------|---------------|----------------- Those men inside my brain

^C#e e e e e e e e e ^De e e e e e e e ^D#e e e e ^Ee e e e ^Fe e e e ^F#e e e e E-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------- B-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------- G-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11- D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11- A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|-8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9-- E-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------

^Ge e ^G#e e ^Ae e ^A#e e ^Be e ^Ce e ^C#e e ^De e E-------------------------|------------------------- B-------------------------|------------------------- G-12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-|-16-16-17-17-18-18-19-19- D-12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-|-16-16-17-17-18-18-19-19- A-10-10-11-11-12-12-13-13-|-14-14-15-15-16-16-17-17- E-------------------------|-------------------------

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^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they come to me in my bed

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, they come into my sleep

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, (Police, police)

^Eq. e^h ^Bq. ^Aq. q E----------------------------|--------- B----------------------------|--------- G----------------------------|-4--2--2- (repeat until finished or bored) D-2--2-----------------------|-4--2--2- A-2--2-----------------------|-2--0--0- E-0--0-----------------------|--------- The dream police, (Police, police) -- Marc Hirsh (marc@owlnet.rice.edu)

"Good, bad, I'm the one with the gun." --- snappy end-of-file sign-off rock-n-roll quote from Army Of Darkness \ / ^ --- ugly red source of all evil power pop V

Cheap Trick - Dream police