Jun162020

Jump, Little Children – Vertigo Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Vertigo by Jump, Little Children on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
A
Leaning from the balcony
Amaj7
As if without a care
A7
Wondering should I take the fall
D
Or should I take the stairs
Dm
Have I already fallen over
A
And now spinning in the air
E D
I don’t know
A E A
I’m in this vertigo

[Verse 2]
A
Leaning from a precipice
Amaj7
That only love would dare
A7
Spinning from a gravity
D
That only love could bare
Dm
Were I to tumble from this cloudy high
A
How would I fare
E D
Take it slow
A E A
I’m in this vertigo

[Chorus]
F
Take me down
E
Down to where the rain falls
Dm Am E
Down where the rain can wash away this high
F
I feel I’m gone
E
Beyond the edge and falling
Dm Am
Falling like tears that into the snow
Dm E A
Falling in this vertigo

[Verse 3]
A
Leaning from the balcony
Amaj7
Above the interstate
A7
Will I come around too soon
D
Or will it be too late
Dm A
Surely there is only one direction I could go at this rate
E D
Down below
A E A
I’m in this vertigo

How to play Vertigo: key, chords and progression

Vertigo by Jump, Little Children is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 8 chords: A, Amaj7, A7, D, Dm, E, F and Am.

Listen for A – Amaj7 – A7 – D (I – Imaj7 – I7 – IV in A major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.