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How to play Dream #3 (Instrumental) on piano
By Elton John
- E minor
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn Dream #3 (Instrumental) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – C – Bm – C
How it goes
Dream #3 (Instrumental) sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmvCVIBmvCVI- BmB · D · F#
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Lullaby ripple
How it goes
Up to the top and rocking there in quick notes: a lullaby in three. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 92 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Spinning-top chords
How it goes
Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: C – D – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
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Questions about Dream #3 (Instrumental)
What chords are in Dream #3 (Instrumental)?
The loop is Bm – C – Bm – C (v – bVI – v – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Dream #3 (Instrumental) in?
E minor, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Dream #3 (Instrumental)?
Lullaby ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dream #3 (Instrumental) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium 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.