Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Broken Vow: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Josh Groban
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1999
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Broken Vow written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
Broken Vow chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A7 – D – A7 – D chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Broken Vow
Does the sheet music for Broken Vow have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Broken Vow?
The loop is A7 – D – A7 – D (V7 – I – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Broken Vow in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Broken Vow?
River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Broken Vow easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.