Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Dream Lover: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Bobby Darin
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1959
- Easy
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 Lover without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand push chords.
The main tune of Dream Lover 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.
Dream Lover accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Am7 – Am – Am – Am7 – C loop with three-step climb in the left hand and push chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Lover
What are the letter notes for the Dream Lover 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 C – Am7 – Am – Am – Am7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Dream Lover?
The loop is C – Am7 – Am – Am – Am7 – C (I – vi7 – vi – vi7 – I – vi7) in C major, and the song ends on D7 – G7 – C.
What key is Dream Lover in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Dream Lover?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dream Lover easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Dream Lover?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.