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Aerosmith - Dream On Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, Em7, Am, B7, C7, C#7, D, C, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmEm7EmAmEmB7Em
EmEveryEm7timethatIEmlookintheAmmirror
EmAllEm7theselinesonmyEmfacegettin’Amclearer,EmtheEm7pastisEmgoneAm
EmItwentEm7bylikeEmdusktoAmdawn,Emisn’tthattheB7wayB7
EmEverybody’sgottheirB7duesinlifetoB7pay?C7C#7B7
EmIknowDnobodyknowsCwhereitcomesandDwhereitgoes
EmIknowit’sDeverybody’ssin,CyougottolosetoDknowhowtoEmwin
Em7EmAmEmB7Em
EmHalfmyEm7life’sinEmbooks’writtenAmpages
EmLivedandEm7learnedfromEmfoolsandfromAmsages
EmYouEm7knowit’sEmtrueAmallEmthoseEm7thingsEmcomebacktoAmyou
EmSingwithme,Dsingfortheyears,Csingforthelaughter‘n’Dsingforthetears
EmSingwithmeifit’sDjustfortoday,EmmaybetomorrowtheC7goodLordwilltakeyouaway
AmAm
EmSingwithme,Dsingfortheyears,Csingforthelaughter‘n’Dsingforthetears
EmSingwithmeifit’sDjustfortoday,EmmaybetomorrowtheC7goodLordwilltakeyouaway
AmDreamon,Bdreamon,Cdreamon,DdreamyourselfadreamcomeEmtrue
AmDreamon,Bdreamon,Cdreamon,DdreamuntilyourdreamcomeEmtrue
AmDreamon,BDreamon,CDreamon,DDreamon,Amdreamon,BDreamon,CDreamonDAh
EmSingwithme,Dsingfortheyears,Csingforthelaughter‘n’Dsingforthetears
EmSingwithmeifit’sDjustfortoday,CmaybetomorrowtheDgoodLordwilltakeyouaway
EmSingwithme,Dsingfortheyears,Csingforthelaughter‘n’Dsingforthetears
EmSingwithmeifit’sDjustfortoday,EmmaybetomorrowtheC7goodLordwilltakeyouaway
Am
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ArtistAerosmith
AlbumAerosmith
GenresRock
Year1973
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Dream On on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Aerosmith - Dream On on ukulele requires 9 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Dream On uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (12), D → Em (12), and Em → Am (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - Em7 chord transition.

1. Em → Em7 chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram

Switching from Em to Em7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

Em to Em7

2. Em → Am chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to Am:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

Em to Am

3. Em → B7 chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram

To move from Em to B7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

Em to B7

4. B7 → C7 chord transition

Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

Switching from B7 to C7:

  1. While playing B7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

B7 to C7

5. C7 → C#7 chord transition

Switching from C7 to C#7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

6. C#7 → B7 chord transition

To move from C#7 to B7:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

7. Em → D chord transition

Switching from Em to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

8. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

9. Em → C7 chord transition

Switching from Em to C7:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

10. C7 → Am chord transition

To move from C7 to Am:

  1. While playing C7, lift your index finger from A string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

11. Am → B chord transition

Switching from Am to B:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

12. B → C chord transition

Here's how to move from B to C:

  1. While playing B, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

13. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

Dream On chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dream On.

  • Dream On includes 111 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Dream On contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Dream On connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → D: 18%
    • Em → Am: 12%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
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