Musicians: what key and time sig do YOU dream in?

**Oneiroknot** · 08-05-2010 08:51 PM

Hey everyone. I hear music in my dreams frequently (simple melodies or basslines) usually when I'm about to wake up. Since the music often tends to play in my head / get stuck in my head after I wake up, I've gotten into the habit of transcribing the melodies into sheet music notation in my dream journal.

I've noticed that I always dream in C major, in 3/8 or 6/8 time. Never 4/4. Weird huh?

What does your dream music sound like? =)

**Marlowe** · 08-05-2010 09:54 PM

I believe (in the short time I was LDing haha) I was playing my guitar in cut time, and I was improvising in G major.

lol, 3/8 time, that is weird to dream about!

**coolking95** · 08-06-2010 12:08 AM

i dream in the time signature of 4/4, key of FM7, and tempo of 140 at half measures. in other words, i dream dubstep.....lol

**Oneiroknot** · 08-06-2010 12:39 AM

in other words, i dream dubstep.....lol

Lol. That's Awesome.

My dream music is often classical piano or a single voice melody. Though occasionally I hear full orchestral classical, which is unfortunately too complex for me to transcribe after I wake up =(

Why it's always in 3/8 time is beyond me.

**username695** · 08-06-2010 12:10 PM

I was playing onstage with Metallica, and I barely remember it. I'm guessing it was in E minor since most of their songs are. I remember a lot of F# power chords too, so it's hard to tell.

**Anorak** · 08-07-2010 05:36 AM

Looking back into the dream journal I kept 4 years ago, when I first learned of lucid dreaming, I wrote in one entry specifically, "Charlie and I went up to my room to jam. We were playing in the key of E. It sounded good."

I was so eloquent back then...

**The Adventurer** · 08-07-2010 05:38 AM

i dreamt that i was once at a concert and in the dream the band (dream theater) played a song that i'd never heard before. Incredible guitar solo and everything. It was one of the best dreams i've ever had.

**liquidSamurai** · 08-07-2010 01:08 PM

Always 4/4 from what I recall although I do think one may have had 8th note triplets in there

The most frustrating dreams I've ever had were ones where I heard music I made (in the dream) that sounded like my style, and then I woke up and could not remember what the hell it sounded like. Times like that I feel like banging my head against steel spikes to punish my brain.

**Oneironaut Zero** · 08-07-2010 04:31 PM

Usually 4/4, unless I'm just noodling on the guitar.
Most of my dream music is breakbeat, though.

**coolking95** · 08-07-2010 06:31 PM

Most of my dream music is breakbeat, though

Sounds pretty epic. What about dubstep? u ever dreamt of that? i have.....almost gave me a night mare. It was worth it though.

**ArcanumNoctis** · 08-07-2010 08:32 PM

Mmm, I don't know. I can't really read or write music. I can play, which I typically make up my own music. I play by ear.

Dream-wise, I don't dream of music much, but when I do, it is full blown with instruments, vocals, lyrics etc.. Once, I actually had a dream about an unknown song that felt like a favorite song to me, but I don't remember anything about the song except that it was beautiful.

**Xegar** · 08-07-2010 11:41 PM

In a LD, as soon as i realized i'm dreaming, i looked at my hands and started to croon (is this the word? singing without words

) It wasn't something i heard, and it was a unique, good one. Unfortunately, i can't remember it. Maybe it was key of B.
It's strange i rarely dream about playing on guitar, because i'm a guitar player. When i wake up, i usually have songs stuck in my head, but never unique melodies.