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Dream Away: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Frank Sinatra

  • Eb major
  • 3/4
  • 135 BPM
  • 1973
  • Medium
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Dream Away written out as piano music: the vi – ii – I – vi loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Dream Away chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CmviC Eb G
2FmiiF Ab C
3EbIEb G Bb
4CmviC Eb G

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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Cm – Fm – Eb – Cm 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 Dream Away

Does the sheet music for Dream Away 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 Dream Away?

The loop is Cm – Fm – Eb – Cm (vi – ii – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Dream Away in?

Eb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Dream Away?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dream Away 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.