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Jan 15, 2021

I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman

I found a couple of interesting instructional videos to go along with the tab. Have a look and give it a try.

Tab: in word document format video: Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

Instructional video: I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman - Dave's Guitar Channel

Instructional video: I Can Dream About You (Bass Cover)

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#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the  #
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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: I Can Dream About You
By:   Dan Hartman


The bass pattern for the verse is: 

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

The chords for the verse all have an A bass note:

G/A     x05433
Bm/A    x04432
A       x02220
F#m/A   x04222


[intro:]  4 x  A  {bass pattern}

[verse: 1]
G   Bm   A F#m  G                            A
No  more timing  each tear that falls from my eyes
G   Bm   A F#m  G                            A
I'm not hiding the remedy to cure this old heart of mine

[chorus:]
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
            G        D  G  
If I can't hold you tonight
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
                 G        D    G
You know how to hold me just right
  
[chorus:]
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
            G        D  G
If I can't hold you tonight
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
                 G        D    G
You know how to hold me just right
 
[verse: 2]
G  Bm   A   F#m   G                     A
Moving sidewalks, I don't see under my feet
G    Bm   A F#m   Em7                         G
Climbing up from down here below where the streets see
               A
Me lonely for you
 
[chorus:]
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
            G        D  G   
If I can't hold you tonight
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
                 G        D    G  
You know how to hold me just right
 
[chorus: 2]
        B    F#m   B
I can dream about you
           Em7                           A
I'm gonna press my lips against you and hold you to me
        Bm   F#m  Bm
I can dream about you
             Em7                      A
You know you got me spellbound what else can it be
 
[verse: 3]
G  Bm   A   F#m   G                     A
Moving sidewalks, I don't see under my feet
G  Bm    A   F#m  G                               A
Climbing up from the pain in my heart cause it's you that I need
 
[solo: guitar] { 2 x chords ove chorus}
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   

[bridge:]
Em7
I don't understand it
Em7                        A
I can't keep my mind off loving you
Em7                                          G  
Ooo, now baby, I'm caught up in the magic I see in you
         A
There's one thing to do
 
[chorus:] 
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
            G        D  G   
If I can't hold you tonight
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
                 G        D    G  
You know how to hold me just right
 
[chorus:]
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
            G        D  G    
If I can't hold you tonight
        D     A    D
I can dream about you
                 G        D    G   
You know how to hold me just right

[coda:]  {solo guitar ove chorus}
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   
                 D     A  D
          I can dream
                 G     D  G   G   
                 D {finish}  



chords:
A       002220  or 577655
Bm      224432
D       000232  or 557775
F#m     244222
G       320003  or 355433

Bm/A    x04432
A       x02220
F#m/A   x04222
G/A     x05433