C B7 Ab G Stars shining bright above you C B7 A A7 Night breezes seem to whisper I love you F Fm Birds singing in the Sycamore tree C Ab G G7 Dream a little dream of me C B7 Ab G Say nightie-night and kiss me C B7 A A7 Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me F Fm While I'm alone and blue as can be C Ab G C E7 Dream a little dream of me A Gbm Bm E A Gbm Bm E Stars fading but I linger on dear, still craving your kiss A Gbm Bm E A Gbm Ab G I'm longing to linger till dawn dear, just saying this C B7 Ab G Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you C B7 A A7 Sweet dreams that leave all worries far behind you F Fm But in your dreams whatever they be C Ab G Ab G Ab G C Dream a little dream of, dream of, dream of me This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
13 ukulele chords used in "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" by The Mamas & the Papas: A, A7, Bm, B7, C, E, E7, F, Fm, Gbm, G, G7 and Ab
I wish people would quit crediting this with the Mamas and the Papas, It was first recorded by Ozzie Nelson of all people and later by Ella Fitzgerald and Doris Day, nearly identical to the M&P version!
It was written by Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt and George Kahn
The 3rd chord is not Ab – it’s Ab7.
OK, technically Ab is not wrong – after all, Ab7 is an Ab chord with a 7th added to it, but that’s the problem you see, because you are adding the 7th (Gb) with your voice and it’s only a tone away from the root note (Ab) making for a bit of a dissonant clash, but stick that 7th in the actual uke chord to sing along to and all is sweetness.
for anyone struggling with E: a way i play it is by setting up E7, but instead of holding down the c string, just mute it
If Ab is too difficult u can use Cm and it sounds just as good
One of my favorite tabs and songs on the whole site – very well done.
This can be in the same key if you tune it down two half steps and put a capo on the 2nd fret
I wanted to share how, using barred chords, this song can be played relatively effortless with just a little practice:
C move down B7 move up Ab move down G
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You’ll figure it out from there. 🙂 Basically, if you play all Ab, G and C that way, you need much less movement. I also play E7 instead of E, btw.
I use the G shape moved up a fret and mute the the g string. Super easy, then, to slide to the G that immediately follows.
That’s true of any song.
If you’re worried about the B7/can’t play barre chords, E7 (1202) is a perfect alternative!
+5 and +3 are kinda easier
I love this! so bad I’m a newbie to uku so I struggle with some of the chords yet 😛 thank you for this amazing site!! <3
Instead os Ab to G try G to G7, it sounds better!
instead of Ab to G try G to G7, I personally think it sounds better
What’s the strum pattern?
The third chord is definitely Ab7. I play it without the top string. So I have to move only one fret to G7 which sounds better than plain G in my opinion.
My own version.
C……..Am9…………………Am….G
Stars shining bright above you
C………. Am9………………….Am…F……A7
Night breezes seem to whisper I love you
F………………………………Fm
Birds singing in the Sycamore tree
C…………………….G………….. C
Dream a little dream of me
NOTES:
*on FM do the top two on G and E strings, then on “tree” add the A string.
*try on “whisper” part, strumming down on Am- up on F- up, down on A7.
hope yall like it :#)
anyone know an alternative for fm, atm I’m just playing f but it doesn’t really sound right
For b7 you can just bar the second fret and put your second finger on where it’s meant to be
this sounds amazing, you just need to play it really slow until you get the hang of it, its totally worth it!