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A Dream Come True: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Elton John & Leon Russell

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2010
  • Easy
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Left hand Hop-back bounceRight hand Funky-chicken chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany A Dream Come True without reading music. The left hand plays hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8) and the right hand funky-chicken chords.

A Dream Come True accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – C7 – G7 – D loop with hop-back bounce in the left hand and funky-chicken chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 2
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 C4
Bar 3
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 4
D
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD3 A2 D3 D3
Bar 5
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 6
C7
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC4 G3 C4 C4
Bar 7
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG3 D3 G3 G3
Bar 8
D
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4
LD3 A2 D3 D3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about A Dream Come True

What are the letter notes for the A Dream Come True piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G7 – C7 – G7 – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Dream Come True?

The loop is G7 – C7 – G7 – D (I7 – IV7 – I7 – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is A Dream Come True in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Dream Come True?

Hop-back bounce: broken chord 8-5-8-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Dream Come True easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.