Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Just A Dream: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jimmy Clanton
- F major
- 4/4
- 56 BPM
- 1939
- Medium
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 Just A Dream without reading music. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The catchy part of Just A Dream 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.
Just A Dream accompaniment in letter notes
The F – F – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 loop with rock’n’roll rocker in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Just A Dream
What are the letter notes for the Just A Dream 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 F – F – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Just A Dream?
The loop is F – F – Gm7 – C7 – Gm7 – C7 (I – ii7 – V7 – ii7 – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Just A Dream in?
F major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just A Dream?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just A Dream easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Just A Dream?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.