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Ella Fitzgerald - Dream a Little Dream of Me Chords

Chord reference C, B7, G#, G7, Dm, Fm
Rhythm tips ↓-↑-↓-↑

[C]Stars [B7]shining bright a[G#]bove [G7]you [C]Night [B7]breezes seem to [A]whisper I love [A7]you [Dm]Birds singing in the [Fm]sycamore tree [C]Dream a little [D]dream of [G7]me

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

[G#]Stars [Fm]fading but [Bbm7]I linger [Eb7]on dear [G#]Still [Fm]craving your [Bbm7]kiss [Eb7] [G#]I’m [Fm]longing to [Bbm7]linger til [Eb7]dawn dear [G#]Just [Fm]saying [G7]this

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

[G#]Stars [Fm]fading but [Eb7]I linger on dear Ab]Still [Fm]craving your [Eb7]kiss [G#]I’m [Fm]longing to [Eb7]linger til dawn dear [G#]Just [Fm]saying [G7]this

[C]Sweet [B7]dreams til sunbeams [Ab7]find [G7]you [C]Sweet [B7]dreams that leave all [A]worries be[A7]hind you [Dm]And in your dreams what[Fm]ever they be

[C] [Fm] [G7] [C]

Artist Ella Fitzgerald
Album Ella & Louis
Genres Jazz
Year 1956
Key C

How to Play Dream a Little Dream of Me on Guitar?

Ella Fitzgerald - Dream a Little Dream of Me can be played in the key of C using the C, B7, G#, G7, Dm, Fm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Dream a Little Dream of Me with the ↓-↑-↓-↑ strumming pattern.