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Dream A Little Dream Of Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Louis Armstrong

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 112 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Soft chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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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 Dream A Little Dream Of Me without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand soft chords.

The intro of Dream A Little Dream Of Me in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4 B3+D4 B3+D4+F#4 G4 F#4 E4
LG2+D3 D2
Bar 2
Eb7 → D7
RBb3+Db4+G4 Eb4 Db4 A3+C4+F#4
LEb2+Eb3 D2+D3 E3 D3
Bar 3
G → B → Em
RB4 B3+D4 B3+D#4+A4 B4 B3+E4+A4 G4
LG3 F#3 E3
Bar 4
Am → D7
RE4+E5 G4+C5 D4+F#4+B4+D5 A4
LA2+E3+C4 D3+C4

Dream A Little Dream Of Me accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Eb7 – D7 – G – B – Em – Am – D7 loop with power fifths in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2+D3 G3+D4 G3+D4
Bar 2
Eb7 → D7
RBb4+Eb5+G5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LEb2+Bb2 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 3
G → B → Em
RD5+G5+B5 F#4+B4+D#5 B4+E5+G5
LG2+D3 B3+F#4 E3+B3
Bar 4
Am → D7
RE4+A4+C5 F#6 D6 C6 A5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LA2+E3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 5
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2+D3 G3+D4 G3+D4
Bar 6
Eb7 → D7
RBb4+Eb5+G5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LEb2+Bb2 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 7
G → B → Em
RD5+G5+B5 F#4+B4+D#5 B4+E5+G5
LG2+D3 B3+F#4 E3+B3
Bar 8
Am → D7
RE4+A4+C5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LA2+E3 D3+A3 D3+A3

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 Dream A Little Dream Of Me

What are the letter notes for the Dream A Little Dream Of Me 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 G – Eb7 – D7 – G – B – Em – Am – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Dream A Little Dream Of Me?

The loop is G – Eb7 – D7 – G – B – Em – Am – D7 (I – bVI7 – V7 – I – III – vi – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Dream A Little Dream Of Me in?

G major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dream A Little Dream Of Me?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dream A Little Dream Of Me easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Dream A Little Dream Of Me?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

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