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In My Dreams: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Tony Martin & Casey Beathard

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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Knock-knock chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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In My Dreams written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand knock-knock chords.

In My Dreams chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1A7V7A C# E G
2DID F# A
3A7V7A C# E G
4DID F# A

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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right, over the A7 – D – A7 – D 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.

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Questions about In My Dreams

Does the sheet music for In My Dreams 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 In My Dreams?

The loop is A7 – D – A7 – D (V7 – I – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.

What key is In My Dreams in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in In My Dreams?

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

Is In My 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.