Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Vindicated on piano
By Dashboard Confessional
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Vindicated in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Cm – Bbsus4 – Absus4
How it goes
Vindicated sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviBbsus4Vsus4Absus4IVsus4- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Hammering bass
How it goes
The same note hammered on every quick beat, dipping only at the end. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 280 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Vindicated
What chords are in Vindicated?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Bbsus4 – Absus4 (I5 – vi – Vsus – IVsus) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Vindicated in?
Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Vindicated?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Vindicated 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.