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Dreamer: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Dreamer written out as piano music: the Imaj7 – IVsus4 – Vsus4 – I – Imaj7 – IVsus4 – Isus4 – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand slow-down chords.
Dreamer chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bbmaj7 | Imaj7 | Bb D F A |
| 1 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 2 | Fsus4 | Vsus4 | F Bb C |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | Bbmaj7 | Imaj7 | Bb D F A |
| 3 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 4 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and slow-down chords in the right, over the Bbmaj7 – Ebsus4 – Fsus4 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Ebsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bb 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Dreamer
Does the sheet music for Dreamer 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 Dreamer?
The loop is Bbmaj7 – Ebsus4 – Fsus4 – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Ebsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bb (Imaj7 – IVsus4 – Vsus4 – I – Imaj7 – IVsus4 – Isus4 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Dreamer in?
Bb major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dreamer?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dreamer 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 Dreamer?
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.