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I Have Dreamed: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 1951
  • Easy
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Left hand Happy wiggleRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 I Have Dreamed without reading music. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

The intro of I Have Dreamed 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.

Bar 1
C
RC4+D4+F4 C4+D4+F4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
Lrest
Bar 2
F
RA3+C4+D4+F4 A3+C4+D4 E4 F4 A3+C4+D4 A3+C4+D4 A3+C4+D4
LF2+C3 C2
Bar 3
F → C7
RA3+C4+D4 A3+C4 F4 G4 Bb3+E4 C5
LF2 C2
Bar 4
F
RG4 A3+C4+D4 F4 A3+C4+D4 A3+C4+D4 A3+C4+D4
LF2+D3 C2

I Have Dreamed accompaniment in letter notes

The C – F – F – C7 – F loop with happy wiggle in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3 A3 G3
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 C3 D3 C3
Bar 3
F → C7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 E4+G4
LF2 C3 A3 G3
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF2 C3 D3 C3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3 A3 G3
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 C3 D3 C3
Bar 7
F → C7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 E4+G4
LF2 C3 A3 G3
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 C3 D3 C3

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 I Have Dreamed

What are the letter notes for the I Have Dreamed 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 C – F – F – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

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.

Made from 7 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.