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Distant Dreamer: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Aimee Duffy & Bernard Butler
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Isus–I–Isus–I loop
- 2008
- Tricky
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Distant Dreamer written out as piano music: the Isus – I – Isus – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand pop stabs.
Distant Dreamer chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gsus4 | Isus4 | G C D |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | Gsus4 | Isus4 | G C D |
| 4 | G | I | G B D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 – G chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Distant Dreamer
Does the sheet music for Distant Dreamer have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Distant Dreamer?
The loop is Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 – G (Isus – I – Isus – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Distant Dreamer in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Distant Dreamer?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Distant Dreamer easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.