Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) on piano

By Billy Moll

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Learn Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: G7 – C – Dm – Em
How it goes
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- EmE · G · B
2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 160 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.
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Ending: C – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)?

The loop is G7 – C – Dm – Em (V7 – I – ii – iii) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) in?

C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) 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.