Nov222019

Drake Bell – Vertigo Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Vertigo by Drake Bell on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[VERSE 1]
E5 (E5)
Satellite, everybody’s watching
E5 (E5)
No-one hides, everybody’s watching
A5 (A5)
Wanna get away, find another place?
E5 (E5)
Outer space? How on Earth to get there?
A5 (A5)
Time to elevate as we celebrate

[CHORUS 1]
E Am C#m
Let’s escape into the sound, fly away and drown into the crowd
C
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo
E Am C#m
Follow me into the lights, take another trip into the night
C E
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo)

[VERSE 2]
E5 (E5)
Here we are, what to call our new home?
E5 (E5)
Falling stars colonise the dancefloor
A5 (A5)
Always try to be such a mystery
E5 (E5)
Satellite, everybody’s watching
A5 (A5)
Time to elevate as we celebrate

[CHORUS 2]
E Am C#m
Let’s escape into the sound, fly away and drown into the crowd
C
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo)
E Am C#m
Follow me into the lights, take another trip into the night
C E
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo)

[BRIDGE]
E Am
Oh oh, vertigo
E Am
Oh oh, vertigo
E Am
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, oh oh, it’s the vertigo
E Am
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, oh oh, it’s the vertigo

[CHORUS 2]
(E) (Am) (C#m)
Let’s escape into the sound, fly away and drown into the crowd
(C)
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo)
E Am C#m
Follow me into the lights, take another trip into the night
C
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo)

[OUTRO]
E Am C#m
Follow me into the lights, take another trip into the night
C
Oh oh, it’s the vertigo, you gotta let it go (let it go, let it go vertigo)

How to play Vertigo: key, chords and progression

Vertigo by Drake Bell is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 6 chords: E5, A5, E, Am, C#m and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is E – Am – C#m – C (I – iv – vi – ♭VI in E major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.