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Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Biography:

Laura Fygi (born August 27, 1955, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer.

Daughter to a Dutch father, a manager at Philips, and an Egyptian mother, a belly dancer by profession, Fygi lived with her parents in South America for the first eight years of her life.

Between 1987 and 1991, she was a member of popular Dutch girl-band, Centerfold. During performances, the trio dressed themselves in sexy lingerie. They had hits in the Netherlands and all over Europe, and were equally famous in Japan.

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"Dream a little dream of me"
Song by Laura Fygi

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Notation
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1. The dot "." between chordsshows the timing.
For example,
|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |
Stars shining bright above you

2. G#6(7) means you can you both G#6 and G#7.
For example,
|C.B7.|G#6(7).G7.| can be played as,
|C.B7.|G#6 .G7.| or
|C.B7.|G#7 .G7.|

3. G#(6) means G# and G#6 are exchangable.
For example,
|C.B7.|G#6(7).G7.| can be played as,
|C.B7.|G#6 .G7.| or
|C.B7.|G#7 .G7.|

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Guitar Tabrature
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"Dream a little dream of me"
Song by Laura Fygi
Transcribed by Mr.T

Tempo=88 (Andante)

(Intro)
|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |

|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |

(1st phrase)
|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |
Stars shining bright above you
|C . B7 . |A7 . . . |
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
|F . . . |Fm . . . |
Birds singing in a sycamore tree
|C . G#(6) . |G . . . |
Dream a little dream of me

|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |
Say Nightie-night and kiss me
|C . B7 . |A7 . . . |
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
|F . . . |Fm . . . |
While I'm alone and blue as can be
|C . G#(6) . |C . E7 . |
Dream a little dream of me

(refrain)
|A . F#m . |Bm . E7 . |
Stars fading but I linger on, dear,
|A . F#m . |Bm . E7 . |
Still craving your kiss
|A . F#m . |Bm . E7 . |
I'm longing to linger till dawn, dear,
|A . F#m . |G#(6) . G . |
Just saying this:

(2nd phrase)
|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |
Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you
|C . B7 . |A7 . . . |
Sweet dreams that leave all worries (far) behind you
|F . . . |Fm . . . |
But in your dreams whatever they('ll) be
|C . G#(6) . |C . E7 . |
Dream a little dream of me

(ad-lib) (Chord progression is given below)
|C . B7 . |G#6(7) . G7 . |
|C . B7 . |A7 . . . |
|F . . . |Fm . . . |
|C . G#(6) . |C . E7 . |

repeat(refrain)
repeat(2nd phrase)

(Ending)
(Follow one of the chord progression above.

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Variations
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- Use G#6 instead of G#7 for more jazzy atmosphere.
Both G#6 and G#7 works.
One of them is easier depending on your play style.
It's your choice to use G#6 instead of G#7 to give more jazzy atmosphere.
I recommend to try both finger positions below.

G#6 G#6
________________ ________________
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1 X X 1 1 1 1 4 1--X--|--|--|--1
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2 | | | | | | 5 | | | 2 | |
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3 | | | | | | 6 | | 3 | 4 |
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4 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
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5 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
|__|__|__|__|__| |__|__|__|__|__|

- Use different finger positions for the same chord
Different finger positions give different voicing of chords.
Try out different finger positions. Examples are given below.

A A A
________________ ________________ ________________
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1 X | | | | | 1 X | | | | | 5 1--|--|--|--1--1
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2 | | 1 2 3 | 2 | | 1 1 1 1 6 | | | 2 | |
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3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 7 | 3 4 | | |
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4 | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
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5 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 4 9 | | | | | |
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B7 B7 B7
________________ ________________ ________________
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1 | | 1 | | | 2 O--1--|--1--|--1 4 X X 1 1 1 1
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2 O 2 | 3 | 4 3 | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 2
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3 | | | | | | 4 | | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
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O is optional.

E7 E7
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1 | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | 1 |
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2 | 2 O | | | 6 | | 2 | | |
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3 | | | | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
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G#6 G#6
________________ ________________
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1 X X 1 1 1 1 4 1--X--|--|--|--1
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2 | | | | | | 5 | | | 2 | |
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3 | | | | | | 6 | | 3 | 4 |
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4 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
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5 | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
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- Refer to other tabs as well
Olive7#5's tab includes the intro and other valuable information.

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Motivation and referred tabs
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This guitar tab aims at a song "Dream a little dream of me" by Laura Fygi.
To save time and effort, I refered to tabs by Olive7#5 and Franz Lemmermeyer
([email protected]) at http://www.ultimate-guitar.com.
Even if the referred tabs are excellent, chords in those tabs give different voices and
inadequent for the song by Laura Fygi.
It looks like the reference tabs are for the song by mamas and papas, Mama Cass. I
chords in those two tabs and my own variations transcribed for the song by Laura Fygi.