CHORD LIBRARY

Play along If I Can Dream, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “If I Can Dream”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:2111%
D0:2111%
Am0:2011%
G0:147%
Bm0:095%
F0:095%
Em70:084%
Am70:074%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …