Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

I’ve Got A Dream: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Mandy Moore

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
Tuning the piano…
Learn it
Learn it
Style

Left hand Ping-pong bounceRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

I’ve Got A Dream written out as piano music: the bIII7 – VI7 – ii – V loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) and the right hand offbeat skank.

I’ve Got A Dream chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1G7bIII7G B D F
2C#7VI7C# E# G# B
3F#miiF# A C#
4BVB D# F#

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: ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the G7 – C#7 – F#m – B 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.

Play next

Questions about I’ve Got A Dream

Does the sheet music for I’ve Got A Dream 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 I’ve Got A Dream?

The loop is G7 – C#7 – F#m – B (bIII7 – VI7 – ii – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B7 – E.

What key is I’ve Got A Dream in?

E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I’ve Got A Dream?

Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’ve Got A Dream 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.