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Dream On: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Aerosmith
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- 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 On without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand bossa chords.
The intro of Dream On 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 On accompaniment in letter notes
The Fm – Bbm – Fm – C7 – Fm – Fm – Fm7 loop with bossa sway in the left hand and bossa 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 On
What are the letter notes for the Dream On 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 Fm – Bbm – Fm – C7 – Fm – Fm – Fm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Dream On?
The loop is Fm – Bbm – Fm – C7 – Fm – Fm – Fm7 (vi – ii – vi – III7 – vi – vi7 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Dream On in?
Ab major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dream On?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dream On easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Dream On?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.