Talking in Your Sleep
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Talking In Your Sleep
The Romantics
Standard Tuning
Three dashes = 1/8 note
I'm not sure how many guitars there really are but I've
Guitar 1 -- Clean, thin telecaster-like sound
Guitar 2 -- Clean, thin telecaster-like sound
Guitar 3 -- Clean but fuller sound with Chorus effect
For the intro, there are definitely three guitars.
For the prechorus, it sounds like two but the fingering seems
impossible so I've indicated three guitars.
Playing this song with one guitar is a challenge. I've tabbed out
what I actually play on one guitar below the "correct" tab.
INTRO
DDm
|------10----10----------|------10----10----------| \
|------10----10----------|------10----10----------| guitar 1
|------10----10----------|------10----10----------| /
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|5--------------0--3--5--|------------------------| guitar 2
|------------------------|------------------0--1--| /
^
|
+-- first time only
GCDm
|---12-12-------8--8-----|------10----10----------| \
|---12-12-------8--8-----|------10----10----------| guitar 1
|---12-12-------9--9-----|------10----10----------| /
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|---------5--3--------7--|5--------------0--3--5--| guitar 2
|3-----------------------|------------------------| /
DDm
|------10----10----------|------10----10----------| \
|------10----10----------|------10----10----------| guitar 1
|------10----10----------|------10----10----------| /
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|---------------0--3--5--|------------------------| guitar 2
|------------------------|------------------0--1--| /
|------------------------|------------------------|
|5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--|5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--| \
|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--| guitar 3
|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--| /
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
GCDm
|---12-12-------8--8-----|------10----10----------| \
|---12-12-------8--8-----|------10----10----------| guitar 1
|---12-12-------9--9-----|------10----10----------| /
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|---------5--3--------7--|5--------------0--3--5--| guitar 2
|3-----------------------|------------------------| /
|------------------------|------------------------|
|8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--| \
|7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--| guitar 3
|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--| /
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
VERSE1
When you close your eyes and go to sleep
N.C. N.C.
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|------------------------|------------------------| guitar 1
|------------------------|------------------------| /
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|---------------0--3--5--|------------------------| guitar 2
|------------------------|------------------0--1--| /
GCDm
|---12-12-------8--8-----|------10----10----------|
|---12-12-------8--8-----|------10----10----------|
|---12-12-------9--9-----|------10----10----------|
|------------------------|------------------------| \
|---------5--3--------7--|5--------------0--3--5--| guitar 2
|3-----------------------|------------------------| /
"And it's down to the sound of a heartbeat"
"I can here the things that you're dreaming about"
"When you open up your heart and the truth comes out"
PRE-CHORUS
"You tell me that you want me"
Dm
|---------10-------------|------------------------| - guitar 3 (let ring)
|------10----------------|------------------------| \
|---10-------------------|------------------------| guitar 1 (let ring)
|12----------------------|------------------------| /
|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| - guitar 2 (palm mute)
|------------------------|------------------------|
"You tell me that you need me"
C
|---------10-------------|------------------------| - guitar 3 (let ring)
|------8-----------------|------------------------| \
|---9--------------------|------------------------| guitar 1 (let ring)
|10----------------------|------------------------| /
|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| - guitar 2 (palm mute)
|------------------------|------------------------|
"You tell me that you love"
G
|---------10-------------|---------10-------------| - guitar 3 (let ring)
|------3-----------------|------3-----------------| \
|---4--------------------|---4--------------------| guitar 1 (let ring)
|5-----------------------|5-----------------------| /
|------------------------|------------------------|
|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| - guitar 2 (palm mute)
"And I know that I'm right 'cause I hear it in the night"
BC
|---------10-------------|---------12-------------| - guitar 3 (let ring)
|------6-----------------|------8-----------------| \
|---7--------------------|---9--------------------| - guitar 1 (let ring)
|8-----------------------|10----------------------| /
|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| - guitar 2 (palm mute)
|------------------------|------------------------|
CHORUS
"I hear the secrets that you keep"
"When you're talking in your sleep"
"I hear the secrets that you keep"
"When you're talking in your sleep"
VERSE2
"When I hold you in my arms at night"
"Don't you know you're sleeping the spotlight"
"And all the dreams that you keep inside"
"You're telling me the secrets that you just can't hide"
PRECHORUS
CHORUS
VERSE3
"When you close your eyes and you fall asleep"
"Everything about you is a mystery"
PRECHORUS
CHORUS
==============================================================================
Here's a tab of the song for single guitar (this is what I play when I
perform it).
INTRO PART 1
DDm
|------5-----5-----------|------5-----5-----------|
|------6-----6-----------|------6-----6-----------|
|------7-----7-----------|------7-----7-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|5--------------0--3--5--|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------0--1--|
^
|
+-- first time only
GCDm
|---3--3-----------------|------5-----5-----------|
|---3--3--------5--5-----|------6-----6-----------|
|---3--3--------5--5-----|------7-----7-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------5--3--------7--|5--------------0--3--5--|
|3-----------------------|------------------------|
INTRO PART 2
|------------------------|------------------------|
|5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--|5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--|
|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|
|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|8--8--8--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--|
|7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|
|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
VERSE
When you close your eyes and go to sleep
N.C. N.C.
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------0--3--5--|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------0--1--|
GCDm
|---3--3-----------------|------5-----5-----------|
|---3--3--------5--5-----|------6-----6-----------|
|---0--0--------5--5-----|------7-----7-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------5--3--------7--|5--------------0--3--5--|
|3-----------------------|------------------------|
PRECHORUS
"You tell me that you want me"
Dm
|---------5--------------|------------------------|
|------6-----------------|------------------------|
|---7--------------------|------------------------|
|7-----------------------|------------------------|
|5-----------5--5--5--5--|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
"You tell me that you need me"
C
|---------5--------------|------------------------|
|------5-----------------|------------------------|
|---5--------------------|------------------------|
|5-----------------------|------------------------|
|------------3--3--3--3--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
"You tell me that you love"
G
|---------5--------------|---------5--------------|
|------3-----------------|------3-----------------|
|---0--------------------|---0--------------------|
|0-----------------------|0-----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------3--3--3--3--|------------3--3--3--3--|
"And I know that I'm right 'cause I hear it in the night"
BC
|---------5--------------|---------5--------------|
|------3-----------------|------5-----------------|
|---3--------------------|---5--------------------|
|3-----------------------|5-----------------------|
|------------1--1--1--1--|------------3--3--3--3--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
CHORUS