Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Away From The Sun on piano
Written by Brad Arnold, Matthew Darrick Roberts & others
- C major
- 2/2
- 126 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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Learn Away From The Sun in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – C – Fsus4 – C
How it goes
Away From The Sun sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CICIFsus4IVsus4CI- CC · E · G
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Away From The Sun
What chords are in Away From The Sun?
The loop is C – C – Fsus4 – C (I – I5 – IVsus – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Away From The Sun in?
C major, at about 126 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Away From The Sun?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Away From The Sun 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.