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Dreamin Acoustic - Mac Demarco
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Tabbed by: Jonathan Hawkins
This tab is based off Mac's performance in this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5bwogqmFs popular video.
(Mac DeMarco - "Dreamin" / Acoustic Session)
Tuning: D A D F♯ A d (open D)* *In the video Mac's guitar uses this tuning but is SLIGHTLY lower in pitch.
Capo 2nd fret This fact is only noticeable if you play along with the video.
SOME ADVICE:
1. Palm mute liberally
2. The introduction's fingering can be hard to understand. I recommend doing the following:
-Leave your middle finger [7] here through the entire introduction (don't lift).
-Leave your pointer finger on *6* until moving it to hit *7*
/
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|-*6*-----------------------------*6*--9--------------*7*----------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------| For this chord (near the end of
D|-[7]-----[7]---------[7]-[7]-[7]-[7]-----[7]-------------[7]-[7]--| the introduction) use pinkie *9*
and pointer {7}
/
d|------{7}--------|
A|--*9*------------|
F#|--0-------------|
D|---0-------------|
A|---0-------------|
D|---7-------7\2---|
3. The chorus' strumming pattern is slightly tricky.
I have written it out under the tab using the following key:
d = downstroke (away from head)
u = upstroke (toward head)
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Tab begins
++=Introduction
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|--7---9-----------7-------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------7-------0-------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------7-------0-------------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------0-------0-------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---7---7---7-------7\2---|
++=Verse
d|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|---------------------------------------------4--------------------------------------9-------------| Play
F#|----------2-------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------0-------------| 3
D|-----------0-------------------------0-----------------------0-------3------0-------0-------------| Times
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5--------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0---7-------7\2---|
Someday I'll find her
I'm still re- -min--ded
Maybe she's best in dreams
d|------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------------------4--------------------------------------7--------|
F#|----------2------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------7--------|
D|-----------0------------------------0-----------------------0------3-------0-------7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------9---9\4--|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5-------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0-------0----|
She's still the best I've seen
I will only point muting out once
++=Chorus to reduce clutter. Take as a suggestion.
/
(Palm mute----------------------------) (---------------------) (-------
d|---------------------------------------0-------------------------7---------|
A|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------|
F#|--2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------| Play
D|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------0-0---2-2-2---4---7---------| 3
A|---4---4--4--4--4--4---2---2--2--2--2--2-------0-0---2-2-2---4---9---9\4---| Times
D|-------------------------------------------2/9-0-0---2-2-2---4-------0-----|
d d u d u d d d u d u d
drea- -min
drea- -min
drea- -min
d|-----------------------------------------------0------------|
A|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
F#|--2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
D|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
A|---4---4--4--4---0---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2/9--0---|
d d u d d d d u d d u d u d
Maybe I'm dreamin
So far we've covered the:
Introduction
Verse
Chorus
This sequence repeats again in the same order,
starting with the introduction (as an interlude)
++=Interlude (introduction)
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|--7---9-----------7-------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------7-------0-------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------7-------0-------------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------0-------0-------------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---7---7---7-------7\2---|
++=Second Verse
d|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------------7---------|
A|---------------------------------------------4--------------------------------------9-------------| Play
F#|----------2-------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------0-------------| 3
D|-----------0-------------------------0-----------------------0-------3------0-------0-------------| Times
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5--------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0---7-------7\2---|
Out on a windowsill
baby re- -member
Maybe I'm out of luck
d|------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------------------4--------------------------------------7--------|
F#|----------2------------------------5-----------------------5--------------0-------7--------|
D|-----------0------------------------0-----------------------0------3-------0-------7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------9---9\4--|
D|---2---2-------2------2---2/5---5-------5-------5---5---5-------5------5---0---0-------0----|
Maybe it's running still
++=Second Chorus
d|---------------------------------------0-------------------------7---------|
A|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------|
F#|--2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------------------------7---------| Play
D|---2---2--2--2--2--2---0---0--0--0--0--0-------0-0---2-2-2---4---7---------| 3
A|---4---4--4--4--4--4---2---2--2--2--2--2-------0-0---2-2-2---4---9---9\4---| Times
D|-------------------------------------------2/9-0-0---2-2-2---4-------0-----|
d d u d u d d d u d u d
drea- -min
drea- -min
drea- -min
d|-----------------------------------------------0------------|
A|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
F#|--2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
D|---2---2--2--2---0---0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0------------|
A|---4---4--4--4---0---2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2/9--0---|
d d u d d d d u d d u d u d
Maybe I'm dreamin
Finally the outro, which is basically the first line of the introduction repeated 4 times.
++=Outro
d|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7-------------------| Play
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-----------| 3
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9---------------| Times
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---7---|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---9-----------7-------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-----------7-------------------7-----------7---------------|
D|--6-------------------------------6---9---------------7-------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---------------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-----------7---7---7---7-------7---------------7---| End
Acknowledgements:
Thanks to Youtube user TermiNader5 for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QpPs7hXtaU
video, which set me on the right path when I decided I wanted to learn this song.
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KEY
| d downstroke (away from head)
| u upstroke (toward head)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| x Mute note
| b Bend
https://primoaccordo.net/mac-demarco/dreamin.htm