AEROSMITH DREAM ON
Taken from the band’s self-titled debut album, Dream On gave Aerosmith their first big hit and established the blueprint for their own brand of rock power ballad. The song was written by vocalist Steven Tyler, who also played the RMI synth harpsichord on the track. Lead guitarist Joe Perry doubles the keyboard parts on guitar, creating a wide stereo image on the intro and verses where the instruments are panned hard right and left.
The intro/verse riff illustrates how easy it is to create keyboard-style riffs using simple three-note ‘triad’ chord shapes – and you can apply this approach to almost any chord progression. In the chorus the syncopated powerchord riffs of
