Piano Notes for A Million Dreams (Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams)
| (B) B (C*) D*~ | ~
[G] I close my eyes [D]
(C*) B (C*) D*~ | ~
and I can see [Em]
(C*) B (C*) D*~ | ~ (E*)
The world that’s wai [C] ting
E~ | C* B~~
up for me [G]
(G A) | B~~ D*~ | E~~~
That I [D] call my [C] own
Key Information
Key Signature: One sharp (F#)
Scale: G Major Scale (one black key)
G Major Scale Notes: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#
The relative minor of G major is E minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
E minor Scale Notes: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D
Tempo: 68 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner
A Million Dreams Piano Chords
Notes of the G Major Scale:
G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G
Chords of the G Major Scale:
G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em and F#dm
(i.e., G major, A minor, B minor, C major, D major, E minor and F# diminished)
Chords used for the song A Million Dreams are:
G, D, Em, C, Am
About A Million Dreams
“A Million Dreams” is a motivational song from The Greatest Showman that tells the story of P.T. Barnum dreaming about creating a better life and world for himself and his family. The song shows how young Barnum has big dreams and colorful visions that keep him excited and awake at night, even when others think his ideas are crazy. His wife Charity joins him in the song, showing she believes in his dreams and wants to support him in building their future together. The main message is to keep dreaming big, ignore people who doubt you, and work hard to make your dreams come true, no matter how impossible they seem.
How to Play A Million Dreams Piano Notes
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast (16th note of sheet music).
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
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A Million Dreams Piano Notes and Chords
Intro
Chords for the Intro:
G D Em7 C
G D C
Or
(G B) (G B) (G B) (G B)
(F# A) (F# A) (F# A) (F# A)
(E D*) (E D*) (E D*) (E D*)
(C G) (C G) (C G) (C G)
(G B) (G B) (G B) (G B)
(F# A) (F# A) (F# A) (F# A)
(C G) (C G) (C G) (C G)
(C G) (C G) (C G) (C G)
Verse 1 (1)
I close my eyes and I can see
A world that’s waiting up for me
That I call my own
| (B) B (C*) D*~ | ~
[G] I close my eyes [D]
(C*) B (C*) D*~ | ~
and I can see [Em]
(C*) B (C*) D*~ | ~ (E*)
The world that’s wai [C] ting
E~ | C* B~~
up for me [G]
(G A) | B~~ D*~ | E~~~
That I [D] call my [C] own
Music:
Chords: [C] [G]
Or
C~~ D~~ A~~ B~~
Verse 1 (2)
Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one’s been before
But it feels like home
| B (C*) D*~ | ~~
[G] Through the dark,
| B C* D*~~
[D] through the door [Em]
B (C*) D*~ | ~~ E*
Through where no [C] one’s
E | C*~ B~~~
been before [G]
(G A) | B~ A~ | G~~~
But it [D] feels like [C] home
Pre-Chorus
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say I’ve lost my mind
I don’t care, I don’t care, so call me crazy
We can live in a world that we design
| (A A) A (G A) | B
[D] They can say, they can [Em] say
(B) A~ | ~ G | E~ G~~~
it all [D] sounds cra [C] zy
Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~
| (A A) A (G A) | B
[D] They can say, they can [Em] say
(B) A~ | ~ G~ G~~ | ~
I’ve lost [D] my mind [C]
Music: C*~ B~ G~ F#~
[Am7 ]
| (A A) A ~ (G A) | B ~~
[D] I don’t care, I don’t [Em] care,
(B) A~ | ~ G E~ | G~~~
so [D] call me cra [C] zy
Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~
[C]
| D* (D*) D* (B B) | C*
[D] We can live in a [Em] world
(B) A~ | ~ (G) G~ | ~
that we [D] design [C]
Chorus (Part 1)
‘Cause every night I lie in bed
The brightest colors fill my head
A million dreams are keepin’ me awake
(D*) | D* (G*) G*~~ (A*) A*~ B* B*~
‘Cause [G] every night I lie in bed
(D*) | D*~ F#*~ (F#*) G* G* A* A*~
The [D] brightest colors fill my head
G* | C** (B*) B*~~ (A*) A*~ (G*) G*~ A*~ E*~~ |
A [Am] million dreams are keeping me awake [C]
Chorus (Part 2)
I think of what the world could be
A vision of the one I see
A million dreams is all it’s gonna take
Oh, a million dreams for the world we’re gonna make
(D*) | D* (G*) G*~~ (A*) A*~~ B* B*~~
I [G] think of what the world could be
(D*) | D* F#* F#*~ (G*) G*~ A*~ A*~~
A [D] vision of the one I see
G* | C** (B*) B*~~ (A*) A*~ G*~ (G* A*) G*~~ |
A [Am] million dreams is all it’s gonna take [C]
(B D*) | E* (D*) D*~~
A million dreams
(B B) E* D* (C* B) B~
for the world we’re gonna make
Interlude: G D Em7 C
Verse 2
There’s a house we can build
Every room inside is filled
With things from far away
Special things I compile
Each one there to make you smile
On a rainy day
| B~ (C*) D*~~
[G] There’s a house
| B C* D*~~
[D] we can build [Em]
B (C*) D*~ | ~ (E*) E~ C* B~ | ~~
Every [C] room inside is filled [G]
(G) B A~ C*~~ | (B) G~~
With [D] things from far [C] away
Music: C~~ D~~ A~~ B~~
| B~ (C*) D*~~ | B C* D*~~
[G] The special things [D] I compile [Em]
G*~ (F#*) E*~ | ~~ (D*) E~ | C*~ B~~
Each one there [C] to make you smile [G]
(G A) | ~~ B~ A~ | C*~~~
On a [D] rainy [C] day
Pre-Chorus
They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy
They can say, they can say we’ve lost our minds
I don’t care, I don’t care if they call us crazy
Run away to a world that we design
| (A A) A (G A) | B
[D] They can say, they can [Em] say
(B) A~ | ~ G | E~ G~~~
it all [D] sounds cra [C] zy
Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~
| (A A) A (G A) | B
[D] They can say, they can [Em] say
(B) A~ | ~ G~ G~~ | ~
I’ve lost [D] my mind [C]
Music: C*~ B~ G~ F#~
[Am7 ]
| (A A) A ~ (G A) | B ~~
[D] I don’t care, I don’t [Em] care,
(B) A~ | ~ G E~ | G~~~
so [D] call me cra [C] zy
Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~
| D* (D*) D* (B B) | C*
[D] Runaway to a [Em] world
(B) A~ | ~ (G) G~ | ~
that [D] we design [C]
Chorus
(D*) | D* (G*) G*~~ (A*) A*~ B* B*~
‘Cause [G] every night I lie in bed
(D*) | D*~ F#*~ (F#*) G* G* A* A*~
The [D] brightest colors fill my head
G* | C** (B*) B*~~ (A*) A*~ (G*) G*~ A*~ E*~~ |
A [Am] million dreams are keeping me awake [C]
(D*) | D* (G*) G*~~ (A*) A*~~ B* B*~~
I [G] think of what the world could be
(D*) | D* F#* F#*~ (G*) G*~ A*~ A*~~
A [D] vision of the one I see
G* | C** (B*) B*~~ (A*) A*~ G*~ (G* A*) G*~~ |
A [Am] million dreams is all it’s gonna take [C]
(B D*) | E* (D*) D*~~
A million dreams
(B B) E* D* (C* B) B~
for the world we’re gonna make
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