A Million Dreams – The Greatest Showman – Piano Notes and Chords

Piano Notes and Chords for A Million Dreams – Easy Song for Beginners

This post will provide the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song A Million Dreams, a track from the film, The Greatest Showman.

Key Information for the Song A Million Dreams

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 (i.e., the same notes but arranged in a different order).
E minor Scale Notes: E, F#, G, A, B, C, D

Tempo: 60 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner

The song A Million Dreams features a gentle, uplifting melody. It typically starts with simple broken chords in the left hand and a melody in the right. The chorus uses major chords, creating a bright and hopeful feel.

Tips to Play the Piano Notes for A Million Dreams

Octave - Asterisk (Star symbol)

Middle Octave: C D E F G A B
Higher Octave: Star symbol after the note - C* D* E* F* G* A* B*
Lower Octave: Star symbol before the note - *C *D *E *F *G *A *B

Fast Notes – Brackets

Some letter notes for the song A Million Dreams are given in brackets like (notes); they are meant to be played quickly or fast, similar to 16th, 32nd, or sometimes 8th notes in sheet music.

Play these notes continuously and connectedly, following the A Million Dreams song’s rhythm and lyrics.

The next regular note is written immediately after the closing bracket.

Sustained Notes – Wavy Lines

The wavy line symbol ~ (tilde) following a note indicates sustained notes.

One tilde signifies a quarter-note duration on the piano sheet.
Two tildes denote a half-note duration.
Three tildes signify a whole note duration.

Therefore, press and hold the note for the appropriate duration based on the number of tildes while playing the piano notes for the A Million Dreams song.

Tips to Play the Chords for A Million Dreams

Letter notes are written above the words, showing you which note to sing for each syllable.
Chords are written below the lyrics to tell you which chords to play on your instrument along with the song.
A vertical bar (like this: |) is placed within the lyrics to show you exactly where to change chords.

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, C, D, Em

Notes for the A Million Dreams Chords are:
G major: G, B, D
C major: C, E, G
D major: D, F#, A
E minor: E, G, B

A Million Dreams Piano Notes and Chords

Intro Music

(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)
GD notes together: (GD*)~~~~

OR
Chords for Intro music are:
G D Em7 C
G D C

Verse 1 (Part 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*~~  (C*)  B~   (C*)  D*~~
| I close  my eyes |   and  I       can see |
| G                          | D                             | Em7

(C*)  B~     (C*)  D*~~  (C*)   G~~  (C*)  B~~~
The world  that’s wai | ting      up      for me |
                                   | C                              | G

(G A)     B~~   D*~~  E~~
That I | call     my | own ~
           | D             | C

Music: C~~ D~~ A~~ B~~

Verse 1 (Part 2)

Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one’s been before
But it feels like home

  B~  (C*)  D*~~         B~  (C*)  D*~~
| Through the dark,|  through the door|
| G                          | D                          | Em7

B~         C*        D*~~ (E*)   G~~  (C*)  B~~~
Through where  no| one’s    been before|
                                | C                              | G

(G A)  B~~    A~~  G~~~
But it  | feels like | home
          | D             | C

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~
| They can say,  they can | say
| D                                      | Em

(B)   A~~  G     E  G~~~
it all | sounds    cra | zy
       | D                    | C

Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~

(A A)           A~   (G A)        B~
| They can say,  they can | say
| D                                      | Em

(B)  A~    (F# )  G~~~
I’ve lost |  my mind |
             | D             | C

Music: C*~ B~ G~ F#~
| Am7

(A A)     A~     (G A)     B~
| I don’t care,  I don’t | care,
| D                             | Em

(B) A~~ G E G~~~
so | call me cra| zy
| D | C

Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~

D*  (D*)  D*~~  (B B C* B)          A~  F#  G~~
| We can live    in a | world that  we |  design |
| D                         | Em                     | D          | 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 | every    night    I    lie in bed
             | G

(D)    D~ (F#)   F#~ (G)  G~  (A)  A~
The | brightest  colors     fill    my head
        | D

(G)  C*~ (B)   B~~     (A)  A~ (G)  G~  (A)  E~~~
A |   million    dreams are keeping me awake|
    | Am                                                            | 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 | think of what the world could be
| G

(D) D~ (F#) F#~ (G) G~ (A) A~
A | vision of the one I see
| D

(G) C*~ (B) B~~ (A) A~ (G) G~ (A) E~~~
A | million dreams is all it’s gonna take|
| Am | C

*B D E D D~~ *B *B E D~ C *B *B~
A million dreams for the world we’re gonna make

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) B~ (C*) D*~~ (C*) B~ (C*) D*~~
| There’s a house| we can build|
| G | D | Em7

(C*) B~ (C*) D*~~ (C*) G~~ (C*) B~~~
Every | room inside is filled|
| C | G

(G A) B~~ D*~~ E~~
With | things from far| away
| D | C

Music: C~~ D~~ A~~ B~~

B~ (C*) D*~~ B~ (C*) D*~~
| The special things| I compile|
| G | D | Em7

B~ (C*) D*~~ (E*) G~~ (C*) B~~~
Each one there| to make you smile|
| C | G

(G A) B~~ A~~ G~~~
On a | rainy | day
| D | C

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~ (B) A~~ G E G~~~
| They can say, they can | say it | all sounds cra| zy
| D | Em | D | C

Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~

(A A) A~ (G A) B~ (B) A~ (F# ) G~~~
| They can say, they can | say we’ve | lost our minds|
| D | Em | D | C

Music: C*~ B~ G~ F#~

(A A) A~ (G A) B~ (B) A~~ G E G~~~
| I don’t care, I don’t | care if | they call us cra| zy
| D | Em | D | C

Music: C~~ *B~~ *A~~

D* (D*) D*~~ (B B C* B) A~ F# G~~
| Runaway to a | world that | we design |
| D | Em | D | C

Chorus

(D)         D~ (G)   G~    (A) A~ (B)  B~
‘Cause | every    night    I    lie in bed
             | G

(D)    D~ (F#)   F#~ (G)  G~  (A)  A~
The | brightest  colors     fill    my head
        | D

(G)  C*~ (B)   B~~     (A)  A~ (G)  G~  (A)  E~~~
A |   million    dreams are keeping me awake|
    | Am                                                            | C

(D) D~ (G) G~ (A) A~ (B) B~
I | think of what the world could be
| G

(D) D~ (F#) F#~ (G) G~ (A) A~
A | vision of the one I see
| D

(G) C*~ (B) B~~ (A) A~ (G) G~ (A) E~~~
A | million dreams is all it’s gonna take|
| Am | C

*B D E D D~~ *B *B E D~ C *B *B~
A million dreams for the world we’re gonna make