Chords of: If I Can Dream by: Elvis Presley. (Am7b5, D, C, Am) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“If I Can Dream” by Elvis Presley is in C Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7b5, D, C, Am.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → Cmaj7 → F → C6 → F6 → F → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:21 | 11% |
| D | 0:21 | 11% |
| Am | 0:20 | 11% |
| G | 0:14 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:09 | 5% |
| F | 0:09 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
C – Am – Cmaj7 – D/A – Am7 – F – C/G – C6 – Em – Am6 – Em – F6 – G – Am7b5/G – C – F#m7b5 – Dm7b5/C – C – F – E7 – Am – C/G – Abaug – Am – Dm – Dm7 – C/E – Dm7 – G – F/G – G – C – Am7 – F – C/G – D7 – Ab7/C – Em – Am7 – Em – F6 – G – C6 – C – Fmaj7 – Dm – E7 – Am – …
