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Dreams: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Fleetwood Mac

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 128 BPM
  • 1977
  • Easy
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Left hand Run-up footstepsRight hand Cartwheel chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Dreams without reading music. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand cartwheel chords.

Dreams accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – D – F – G loop with run-up footsteps in the left hand and cartwheel chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 2
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 3
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 4
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 5
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 6
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 7
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 8
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2

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 Dreams

What are the letter notes for the Dreams 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 Am – D – F – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Dreams?

The loop is Am – D – F – G (vi – II – IV – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Dreams in?

C major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dreams?

Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dreams easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.