Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Still Dream on piano
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- D major
- 4/4
- 74 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- Medium
Learn Still Dream in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – D – G
Still Dream sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVDIGIV- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 74 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: D – Dsus4 – D
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DDsus4D- Dsus4D · G · A
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Questions about Still Dream
What chords are in Still Dream?
The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – Dsus4 – D.
What key is Still Dream in?
D major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Still Dream?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Still Dream 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.