Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play I Can Dream, Can’t I? on piano
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- 1937
- Medium
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Learn I Can Dream, Can’t I? in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb7 – Eb – Abm – Bb7
How it goes
I Can Dream, Can’t I? sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Abm is Ab, Cb and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7EbIAbmivBb7V7- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Can Dream, Can’t I?
What chords are in I Can Dream, Can’t I??
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Abm – Bb7 (V7 – I – iv – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Can Dream, Can’t I? in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Can Dream, Can’t I??
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can Dream, Can’t I? 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.