Dreams is an epic Fleetwood Mac song written and performed by Stevie Nicks, released on the 1977 album Rumours. We will learn a fingerstyle guitar arrangement of Dreams to make playing it a piece of cake! This includes both open chords as well as basic strumming patterns to help make this tune easy to learn.
Intro
Learn to play Dreams by Fleetwood Mac with this fingerstyle guitar lesson from JustinGuitarTabs! It’s an ideal song for beginners as it only uses two chords throughout its entirety – plus its simple strumming pattern makes getting started easy!
Stevie Nicks famous Fleetwood Mac song reached number one on US charts and remains one of their best-known tracks to this day. Watch as Nicks created this classic tune mainly with F and G chords to create its timeless sound – but feel free to experiment with other chords and variations! So grab your guitar and let’s begin our adventure together!
Pre-Chorus
Pre-choruses are short sections that precede, or lead into, the chorus in songs. A pre-chorus can help build energy before transitioning into it – and should sound different enough from its verse counterpart to not sound jarring to listeners – yet remain catchy enough that listeners want to come back for more! A good pre-chorus should also be very catchy so that listeners latch onto it and want to hear it again and again.
Pre-chorus lyrics should also gradually increase in intensity to match the emotional tone of the chorus. This may be accomplished by adding additional lyrical ideas or repeating melodic motif from verse verse.
An effective way to learn to write pre-choruses is to analyze songs that employ them, paying particular attention to how the musical idea builds up and resolves into the chorus. You could try replicating similar ideas when writing your own lyrics. Immersion is key when learning any instrument or style of songwriting – listen to lots of music and dissect favorite tracks until you’ve become adept!