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Mamas & The Papas - Dream a Little Dream of Me Chords

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ChordsC, B7, Ab, G, A, A7, F, Fm, G7, E7, F#m, Bm, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CStarsB7shiningbrightAbaboveGyou
CNightB7breezesseemtoAwhisper“IloveA7you”
FBirdssinginginaFmsycamoretree
CDreamalittleAbdreamofGmeG7
CSayB7”Nightie-night”andAbkissGme
CJustB7holdmetightandAtellmeyou’llA7missme
FWhileI’maloneandFmblueascanbe
CDreamalittleAbdreamGofCmeE7
AStarsF#mfadingbutIBmlingerEon,dear
AStillF#mcravingyourBmkissE
AI‘mF#mlongingtoBmlingertillEdawn,dear
AJustF#msayingAbthisG
CSweetB7dreamstilsunbeamsAbfindGyou
CSweetB7dreamsthatleaveallAworries A7behindyou
FButinyourdreams Fmwhatevertheybe
CDreamalittleAbdreamGofCmeE7
AStarsF#mfadingbutIBmlingerEon,dear
AStillF#mcravingyourBmkissE
AI‘mF#mlongingtoBmlingertillEdawn,dear
AJustF#msayingAbthisG
CSayB7”Nightie-night”andAbkissG7me
CJustB7holdmetightandA7tellmeyou’llmissme
FWhileI’maloneandFmblueascanbe
CDreamalittleAbdreamG7ofCme
FWhileI’maloneandFmblueascanbe
CDreamalittleAbdreamGofCme
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ArtistThe Mamas & The Papas
AlbumThe Papas & The Mamas
GenresFolk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year1968
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Dream a Little Dream of Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a Little Dream of Me on guitar requires 13 chords and 22 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Dream a Little Dream of Me uses these transitions most often: Ab → G (9), A → F#m (8), and C → B7 (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - B7 chord transition.

1. C → B7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from C to B7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

C to B7

2. B7 → Ab chord transition

Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from B7 to Ab:

  1. While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

B7 to Ab

3. Ab → G chord transition

Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from Ab to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

Ab to G

4. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

G to C

5. B7 → A chord transition

Switching from B7 to A:

  1. While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7:

  1. While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. A7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. F → Fm chord transition

Switching from F to Fm:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

9. Fm → C chord transition

Switching from Fm to C:

  1. While playing Fm, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. C → Ab chord transition

To move from C to Ab:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

11. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

13. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. E7 → A chord transition

Switching from E7 to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. A → F#m chord transition

To move from A to F#m:

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

16. F#m → Bm chord transition

Switching from F#m to Bm:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
  3. Slide your pinky from D string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

17. Bm → E chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to E:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

18. E → A chord transition

Switching from E to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

19. F#m → Ab chord transition

Switching from F#m to Ab:

  1. While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to E string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. Ab → G7 chord transition

Switching from Ab to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

21. B7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from B7 to A7:

  1. While playing B7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

22. C → F chord transition

Switching from C to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Dream a Little Dream of Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dream a Little Dream of Me.

  • Dream a Little Dream of Me includes 94 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Dream a Little Dream of Me contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Dream a Little Dream of Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → E7: 1%
    After Ab, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Cm (15%), Eb (11%), and Db (11%).
    • Ab → G: 7%
    • Ab → G7: 1%
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