Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The Vows Go Unbroken on piano
Written by Gary Burr & Eric Kaz
- D major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- IV–V–I–IV loop
- 1988
- Medium
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Learn The Vows Go Unbroken in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A – D – G
How it goes
The Vows Go Unbroken sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVDIGIV- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: River roll
How it goes
Flows up five notes with a little step near the top, like a river. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 242 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: A – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AGD
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Questions about The Vows Go Unbroken
What chords are in The Vows Go Unbroken?
The loop is G – A – D – G (IV – V – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on A – G – D.
What key is The Vows Go Unbroken in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Vows Go Unbroken?
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 The Vows Go Unbroken 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.