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How to play You Stepped Out Of A Dream on piano

By Nacio Herb Brown

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • 1940
  • Easy
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Left hand Froggy bounceRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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Learn You Stepped Out Of A Dream in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Cmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – C – Dbmaj7 – Db – Dbmaj7 – Db

    How it goes

    You Stepped Out Of A Dream sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Cmaj7 is C, E, G and B; C is C, E and G; Dbmaj7 is Db, F, Ab and C; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    Cmaj7Imaj7CICmaj7Imaj7CIDbmaj7bIImaj7DbbIIDbmaj7bIImaj7DbbII
    • Cmaj7C · E · G · B
    • CC · E · G
    • Dbmaj7Db · F · Ab · C
    • DbDb · F · Ab
  2. 2

    Left hand: Froggy bounce

    How it goes

    Fifth, high root, low root, high root: a jolly hopping country bass. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-1-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 133 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Steady chords

    How it goes

    A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 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. 5

    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.

    CG7C
    • G7G · B · D · F

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Questions about You Stepped Out Of A Dream

What chords are in You Stepped Out Of A Dream?

The loop is Cmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – C – Dbmaj7 – Db – Dbmaj7 – Db (Imaj7 – I – Imaj7 – I – bIImaj7 – bII – bIImaj7 – bII) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is You Stepped Out Of A Dream in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in You Stepped Out Of A Dream?

Froggy bounce: broken chord 5-8-1-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You Stepped Out Of A Dream easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of You Stepped Out Of A Dream?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.