Learn In Dreams: The Breaking of the Fellowship

Featured in The Breaking of the Fellowship, the song In Dreams was written by Fran Walsh and Howard Shore. Copyright 2001, this beautiful piece is in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Shore composed the music in an emotional, operatic way, threading through the scores over 90 identified leitmotifs, which are categorized by the Middle-earth cultures to which they relate.

The music was performed primarily by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Voices, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra contributing some of the early Moria music. A wide variety of instrumental and vocal soloists contributed to the scores as well. For more information on the film series, visit wikipedia.org


The Breaking of the Fellowship (feat. "In Dreams") - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)


My junior high and high school students enjoy playing the piece, especially at recital time.
Play the song rather slow and flowing with 4/4 time signature.

• Fran Walsh and Howard Shore (YouTube Piano Video)

• Key of C: In Dreams

          C       Em       F     -   C
When the cold of winter comes
           F              G     C    -    G
Starless night will cover day
         C     Em        F       -     C
In the veiling of the sun
         Am             G
We will walk in bitter rain
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         Am 
But in dreams
       F - G      C - G
I can hear your name
          Am
And in dreams
              G    Am      
We will meet again

Instrumental Interlude:
C - Bb - C / Ab - Eb - Bb - Ab - Bb
C - Bb - C / Bb - Ab

Key Change:

          D       F#m       G   -   D
When the seas and mountains fall
         G  -  A           D   -   A
And we come,    to end of days
       D    F#m      G    -   D
In the dark I hear a call
             Bm
Calling me there,
            A
I will go there
            D
And back again

Key of D: In Dreams


         D        F#m     G    D/F#
When the cold of winter comes
          G          A    D   A
Starless night will cover day
         D      F#m    G    D/F#
In the veiling of the sun
         G        Bm/F# A/E  C/E
We will walk in bitter rain
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  Bm/D A/E Bm/F# A/E
But in dreams
      G     A   D  A
I can hear your name
 Bm/D        A/E Gmaj7
But in dreams
 Bm/F#   G   A    
We will meet again

Instrumental Interlude:
Bb/D F/C / Dsus4 D F / D
Bb/D C/E / 



          D       F#m       G   -   D/F#
When the seas and mountains fall
         G  -  A           D   -   A
And we come,    to end of days
       D    F#m      G    -   D/F#
In the dark I hear a call
            G Bm/F#
Calling me there,
            A/E
I will go there
            D
And back again


Chord Breakdown


D/AF#   When the cold of

F#/AF#  winter

G/BD    comes,

D/F#    starless

G/GB    night will

A/EC    cover

DAC#/F# day

C#/AC#E In the

D/AF#   veiling

F#/AF#  of the 

G/BD    sun

F#/AF#A we will

G/DB    walk

F#/DB   in bitter

E/C#E   rain

E/GE

D/DB    But in dreams

E/AC#

F#/BDF# 

E/AC#   I can

G/GBD   hear

A/EC#   your

DA/F#   name

C#/E    But in

D/BDF#  dreams

E/AC#

G/BDF#  we will

G/GBD   meet

A/AC#E  a

BF#G/BDF# gain



DF#A/D

FAC/A

F#/AD

DBb/FBb

CA/F

DGA/G

DF#A/D

FA/C

F#/AD

DBb/FBb



EC/GC   When the

DA/F#   seas and

F#A/F#  mountains

GB/D    fall and we

DG/GB   come to

EA/EC#  end of

DA/F#   days

C#/A    in the

D/AF#   dark I

F#/AF#  hear a 

G/BD    call

F#/ADA  calling me

G/DB    there

F#/DB   I will go

EAE/E   there and back

DA/F#D  again


The Breaking of the Fellowship (feat. "In Dreams") - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)


There's a key change in the song. Do you know how to modulate a whole step up? 
You can hear the change, usually almost towards the end for a dramatic finish.
Need some help with transposing? Check out Songrobot software for pc or mac.




Love the song!





All the best,

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