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Justin Vernon piano songs

3 songs by Justin Vernon, each opened like a recipe: the chords, what each hand plays and how it ends. Mostly played as stride piano, pop piano and lullaby piano in 6/8.

Skinny LoveWritten by Justin Vernon

HoloceneWritten by Justin Vernon

Wash.Written by Justin Vernon

Every Justin Vernon song

Skinny LoveC major · 2/2 · vi–I–V–vi
HoloceneD major · 4/4 · vi–I–vi–IV
Wash.C major · 6/8 · IV–I–IV–I

How Justin Vernon is played

Stride pianoA leaping left hand, ragtime style.
Pop pianoThe bounce under a thousand radio hits.
Lullaby piano in 6/8Rocking in sixes, like a boat on calm water.
The vi–I–V–vi loop14 songs use it
The IV–I–IV–I loop384 songs use it

Questions about Justin Vernon on piano

What are the easiest Justin Vernon songs to play on piano?

Start with Skinny Love and Holocene: their left hands are easy patterns, and the chords repeat.

What keys are Justin Vernon songs in?

Most often C major and D major.

Which chord progressions do Justin Vernon songs use?

vi–I–V–vi and IV–I–IV–I come up most: learn them and many of these songs are within reach.