Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Where The Dream Takes You: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Diane Warren
- C major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- I–ii–I–IV loop
- 2001
- Medium
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Where The Dream Takes You written out as piano music: the I – ii – I – IV loop in C 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 drip-drop slide.
Where The Dream Takes You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | F | IV | F A C |
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 drip-drop slide in the right, over the C – Dm – C – F 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 Where The Dream Takes You
Does the sheet music for Where The Dream Takes You 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 Where The Dream Takes You?
The loop is C – Dm – C – F (I – ii – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Where The Dream Takes You in?
C major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where The Dream Takes You?
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 Where The Dream Takes You 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.