Richie Kotzen
"Dream of a New Day"
From the album "Fever Dream" (1990)
Also heard in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey"
Standard Tuning
Tempo: 120 bpm
INTRO
E. S E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E S S E E S S E
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5-----------------------|-5--5------------------|
|-4--4-----------------------|-4--4------------------|
|-6--6-----------------------|-6--6-------/6-2-------|
|-4--4-------2h4p2---2h4p2---|-4--4------------4p2---|
|--------2-4-------4-------4-|--------2-4----------4-|
E. S E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5--5-----------------------|-5--5-------9s11s9--------|
|-4--4-----------------------|-4--4-------9s11s9--------|
|-6--6-----------------------|-6--6-------9s11s9--------|
|-4--4-------2h4p2---2h4p2---|-4--4---x-x--------7-9-7--|
|--------2-4-------4-------4-|--------------------------|
VERSE
W H E Q. E. S E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E S S E E S S E
|----------|-------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------|--------2----|-5--5-----------------------|-5--5--------------------|
|-4--------|-2------2----|-4--4-----------------------|-4--4--------------------|
|-2--------|-2----2------|-6--6-----------------------|-6--6-------/6-2---------|
|-4--------|-0----0------|-4--4-------2h4p2---2h4p2---|-4--4------------4p2-----|
|----------|-------------|--------2-4-------4-------4-|--------2-4----------4---|
Gtr I
W H E Q. E. S E S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|-------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------|--------2----|-5--5-------------------------------------|
|-4--------|-2------2----|-4--4-------------------------------------|
|-2--------|-2----2------|-6--6-------------------------------------|
|-4--------|-0----0------|-4--4------------2h===4p2---2h===4p===2---|
|----------|-------------|------------2-4-----------4-------------4-|
|
| Gtr II
| |--3---|
| W W Q Q Q S S S E
|----------|-------------|----------------------------9-------------|
|----------|-------------|------12b14-----12b14---------12---9------|
|----------|-------------|-------------------------------------11---|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------|-------------|------------------------------------------|
E. S E S S S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5----------5-----------9s11s9-----------|
|-4----------4-----------9s11s9-----------|
|-6----------6-----------9s11s9-----------|
|-4----------4-------x-x--------7-9-7-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| S S S E E H E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-9--11-9------11b13-9--------------------|
|---------11------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S Q. Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----5-4-----5-4-|-----5-4---------|----------------|
|-----6-4-----6-4-|-----6-4---------|-4/6\4----4--6--|
|-----6-4-----6-4-|-----6-4---------|----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2/4\2----2--4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------16s14----14s12----12--------------|
|-------16----------14-------12----12-14-12-----|
|-11s13----13-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------14--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
DURING SECOND PRE-CHORUS PLAY THIS LEAD FILL
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----5-4-----5-4-|-----5-4----------|
|-----6-4-----6-4-|-----6-4----------|
|-----6-4-----6-4-|-----6-4----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----6-4----------|
|-----------------|---4-6-4----------|
|-----------------|---------4\-2-4s6-|
|-----------------|------------------|
CHORUS
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-9---------------|---------------------------|-9---------------|-----------------------|
|-9---------------|-6---------8---------------|-9---------------|-6-----8---------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7---------9---------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-----9---------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7--7----9--9-----9--9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-9-9--9--9-----9-|
|-----------------|-5-5--5----7--7-----7--7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-7-7--7--7-----7-|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q Q S S Q. W H E E S S E
|-----------------|-----14b16---12-14-12~~~---|-----------------|--------------12s14s12-|
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|--------------12s14s12-|
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------14----------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q S S S E.
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-9---------------|----------------------------|-9---------------|-9-10-9-7-------7--|
|-9---------------|-6---------8----------------|-9---------------|-9--9-9-9-------9--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7---------9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9--9-9-9-------9--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7--7----9--9-----9--9--9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-5-5--5----7--7-----7--7--7-|-----------------|-------------------|
|
|
| W Q Q S S E E E
|-----------------|-----14b16---12-14-12----12-|-(12)~~~---------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------12-12-|-(12)~~~---------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
LEAD AFTER CHORUS
Gtr I
E. S E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E S S E E S S E
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-5--5---------------------------------|--5--------5-----------------------------|
|-4--4---------------------------------|--4--------4-----------------------------|
|-6--6---------------------------------|--6--------6-----------/6------2---------|
|-4--4------------2h===4p2---2h4p=2----|--4--------4----------------------4p2----|
|------------2-4-----------4---------4-|-------------------2-4----------------4--|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q.
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------12b14-----12b14-------9-9-------|-12--12p9----9---------------------------|
|--------------------------------12p11-|----------12---12p11p9--9b9.5------------|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------11---------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E. S E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E S S S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-5--------5------------------------|---5--------5------------9s11s=9-----------|
|-4--------4------------------------|---4--------4------------9s11s=9-----------|
|-6--------6------------------------|---6--------6------------9s11s=9-----------|
|-4--------4--------2h4p2---2h4p2---|---4--------4-------x-x-----------7---9-7--|
|---------------2-4-------4-------4-|-------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S H. S E S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|------------9----------------------|------------------------------12-14--------|
|------------9----------------------|-[11]b13r11-9-11-9------11s13-------\11----|
|----9-11-11-9----------------------|-------------------11-9--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
pinch harmonic
BREAK
W W
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|-6--------|-9----|
|-7--------|-9----|
|-7--------|-9----|
|-5--------|-7----|
SOLO
S E E S S S S S S S S S S S E E H E S S
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|-8s9-9---------8s9-9-9-9-----|-9-9-5~~~-------|
|-7s8-8-x-x-x-x-7s8-8-8-8-x-x-|-8-8-4~~~-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------6-|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. H E S S S
|----------------------12-9s11----------|------14~~~---------|
|-------------9-8-9-12---------12-------|-/16----------19-21-|
|-------9-8-6---------------------11s13-|--------------------|
|-9-6-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----9---------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S E E E E E E +Q Q S S E E E
|-19-23-19--------------------------|------19\-----------------|
|----------21----/21s19-21-19-17-19-|-(19)-19\--------12-12----|
|-------------20--------20-18-16-18-|-(18)----------9-11--9----|
|-----------------------------------|----------9h11------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
+Q S S E E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E
|---------------/14s12-------------|---------------------------19s21-|
|-(12)----14s12-/14s12-------------|-/14s12--------------------------|
|--(9)----13s11--------------------|-/13s11-------------/13s11-------|
|----------------------14-11-------|--------14-11-------/13s11-------|
|----------------------------14-11-|--------------14-11--------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
LEAD OVER LAST CHORUS (timing during the fast part is approximate)
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-9--------------------|-------------------------|
|-9--------------------|--6----------8-----------|
|-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9----|--7----------9-----------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7----|--7-----7-7--9--9-9--9-9-|
|----------------------|--5-----5-5--7--7-7--7-7-|
|
| Gtr II
| H E S S S S S S Q S S Q. E S S
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-9~~------------------|-11b13-11-9-11~~--9------|
|------------9-9-------|--------------------11-9-|
|-------9-11-----11-11-|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------|-6----------------8------------|
|--9----9-9-----9----9-9-----9----9-|-7----------------9------------|
|--7----7-7-----7----7-7-----7----7-|-7-----7-------7--9----9-9-9-9-|
|-----------------------------------|-5-----5-------5--7----7-7-7-7-|
|
| Q S S Q S S Q S S S S E S S H
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------9-12---------9-12---------|-9-12--------------------------|
|-11b13--------11b13--------11b13---|------11b13r11-9-11-9----------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------11-------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9--9----9-------9--------9-------9----------9-------|
|-7-7--7----7-------7--------7-------7----------7-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| |---4:3----| |---4:3----| |---4:3----|
| Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------9------12------------14------------12------------|
|-----12b14------14---12-------14-12---------14---12----|
|------------------------13------------13------------13-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--6---------------------------8------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------------9------------------------------------|
|--7-------7----------7--------9-------9----------9--------9--9-----|
|--5-------5----------5--------7-------7----------7--------7--7-----|
|
| |---4:3----| |---4:3----| |---4:3----| |---4:3----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-14------------12------------14------------12------------12--------|
|----14-12---------14---12-------14-12---------14---12-------14-12--|
|------------13------------13------------13------------13-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------------------------|
|--9--------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------9-------9-------9------9-----9----9----9---|
|--7-------7-------7-------7------7-----7----7----7---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-----6------| |-----6------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------9-10-9----9-------------------|
|-11-12-11-9----9-11-12--------12---12-11-9-----------|
|------------11-----------------------------11-9------|
|------------------------------------------------11-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
E E E Q S S S E.
|--------------------------|
|-9-10----9-9--------7-----|
|-9--9----9-9--------9-----|
|-9--9----9-9--------9-----|
|-7--7----7-7--7-7-7-7-----|
|--------------------------|
|
| E H E E E
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|----9b11~~~~--------------|
|--------------------------|
|-7------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
