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Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Mindi Dickstein

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical) written out as piano music: the I – II – I – II loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical) 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
1DID F# A
2EIIE G# B
3DID F# A
4EIIE G# B

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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the D – E – D – E 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 Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical)

Does the sheet music for Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical) 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 Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical)?

The loop is D – E – D – E (I – II – I – II) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical) in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical)?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Our Finest Dreams (from Little Women: The Musical) 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.