Chords of: Dreams by: The Cranberries. (E, Amaj7, B7, A) 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.
“Dreams” by The Cranberries is in E Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Amaj7, B7, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Amaj7 → B → E → Amaj7 → B7 → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:34 | 39% |
| Amaj7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| B7 | 0:25 | 11% |
| A | 0:24 | 10% |
| B | 0:24 | 10% |
| Emaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| G | 0:08 | 3% |
| C | 0:06 | 3% |
Emaj7 – Amaj7 – B – E – Amaj7 – B7 – E – A – A6 – B7 – B6 – E – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – B7 – B6 – Emaj7 – A – Em – B7 – Emaj7 – A – B – E – G – C – C6 – G – C – D – E – Amaj7 – B – E – Amaj7 – B7 – B6 – E – A – B7 – B – E – A – B – E – Amaj7 – A6 – B7 – …
