Dream A Little Dream Of Me Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays448

Dream A Little Dream Of Me by Ella Fitzgerald is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, B7, Ab, G7, A, A7, Dm, Fm, D9, Eb7 and Ab7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
1st verse
 
C        B7              Ab    G7   				 
   Stars shining bright above  you			 
C        B7              A              A7    
   Night breezes seem to whisper I love you 
Dm                        Fm              
     Birds singing in the sycamore tree 
C              D9       G7          
Dream a little dream of me 

2nd verse 

C      B7                Ab       G7    
   Say nighty- night and kiss     me 
C       B7                A              A7    		 
   Just hold me tight and tell me you’ll miss me                      
Dm                      Fm                
     While I’m alone as blue as can be 
C               Fm   G7    C       Eb7     
Dream a little dream of    me      (to bridge) 

Bridge 

Ab         Fm         Eb7                   
     Stars fading but I linger on dear 
 Ab        Fm           Eb7             
     Still craving your kiss 
 Ab      Fm         Eb7                            
     I’m longing to linger til dawn dear 
Ab        Fm        G7             
     Just say - ing this 

3rd verse
 
C         B7                  Ab7       G7     
    Sweet dreams til sunbeams find      you 
C         B7                    A            A7      
    Sweet dreams that leave all worries be - hind you 
Dm                             Fm              
     And in your dreams what - ever they be 
C              Fm    G7   C                      
Dream a little dream of   me 

Instrumental or scat melody 

C     B7     Ab7     G7    
C     B7     A      A7    
Dm           Fm          
C     Fm  G7  C       Eb7     

Repeat bridge and 3rd verse 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante