Bobby Darin

Dream Lover – Bobby Darin: piano chords

Dream Lover by Bobby Darin uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A F#m E7 D Bm7 E A7 B7

Chord sheet

A F#m A F#m A E7 A D A F#m Bm7 E7 A E A F#m A F#m A E7 A D A F#m Bm7 E7 A A7 D A B7 E7 A F#m A F#m A E7 A D A F#m Bm7 E7 A F#m Bm7 E7 A F#m Bm7 E7 A

Chords on the piano

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Questions

Which chords does Dream Lover by Bobby Darin use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Dream Lover by Bobby Darin in?

The chords fit A major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Dream Lover to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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