Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play What Dreams Are Made Of on piano
By Paolo & Isabella
- C minor
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn What Dreams Are Made Of in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Bbsus4 – Bb – Cm
How it goes
What Dreams Are Made Of sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbVIBbsus4VIIsus4BbVIICmi- AbAb · C · Eb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Knock-and-peek
How it goes
The same note knocks five times, then peeks one step higher. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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: Ab – Bb – Cm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
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Questions about What Dreams Are Made Of
What chords are in What Dreams Are Made Of?
The loop is Ab – Bbsus4 – Bb – Cm (bVI – bVIIsus – bVII – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is What Dreams Are Made Of in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in What Dreams Are Made Of?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Dreams Are Made Of 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.