I Have Dreamed Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Have Dreamed in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: C – F – F – C7 – F
How it goes
I Have Dreamed sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVFIFIC7V7FI
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
222 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Happy wiggle
How it goes
Root, fifth, a step up and back: a cheerful bluesy wiggle. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-6-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 165 songs of the library.
Happy wiggleBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in I Have Dreamed?

The loop is C – F – F – C7 – F (V – I – V7 – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Have Dreamed in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Have Dreamed?

Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Have Dreamed easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Have Dreamed?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.