# Dreams – Van Halen: piano chords

Dreams by Van Halen uses 30 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F6](https://pianokitty.com/c/F6), [Gsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus2), [G/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Fsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsus2), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [Csus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus2), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [Gm7/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Gm7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Cm/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Fmaj7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am F6 Gsus2 Am F6 Gsus2 Am F6 Gsus2 Am F6 Gsus2
- Chorus 1: G/C C G/C Am7 Am Em Em7 F G/C C G/C Am G/F Fmaj7 Gsus4
- Verse 2: Am F6 Gsus2 Am F6 Gsus2 Am F6 Gsus2 Am F6 Gsus2
- Chorus 2: G/C C G/C Am7 Am Em Em7 F G/C C G/C Am G/F Fmaj7 Gsus4 Cadd9 C F Am G Fsus2 F Am7 Csus4 C Csus2 Em7 F Am G Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 C Csus2 C D F G Bb C E D G Dsus2 Asus4 Gm7/Bb Gm7/A Gm7 Cm/Eb Cm/D Cm G
- Chorus 3: G/C C G/C Am7 Am Em Em7 F G/C C G/C Am Em Em7 F G/C C G/C Am G/F Fmaj7 Gsus4 Cadd9 C F Am G Fsus2 F Am7 Csus4 C Csus2 Em7 F Am G Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 C Csus2 Em7 F Am G Fsus2 Am7 Csus4 C Csus2 Em7 F Am G Fsus2 Am7 Bb
- Outro 1: Fmaj7/A F/A Bb F C

## Questions

### Which chords does Dreams by Van Halen use?

Different chords: 30. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Dreams by Van Halen in?

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

### How hard is Dreams to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (30), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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