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Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Smiths
- E minor
- 6/8
- 101 BPM
- 1987
- Medium
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Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bvi – v loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | C | VI | C E G |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Bm | v | B 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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Em – C – Cm – Bm 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 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
Does the sheet music for Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me 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 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me?
The loop is Em – C – Cm – Bm (i – bVI – bvi – v) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me in?
E minor, at about 101 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.