Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Run To You on piano
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- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Run To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Bbsus4 – Fm – Absus4
I Run To You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Fm is F, Ab and C; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIBbsus4Vsus4FmiiAbsus4IVsus4- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Neon flicker
A rich chord, then two notes flickering with a cool, bluesy glow. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
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
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 I Run To You
What chords are in I Run To You?
The loop is Eb – Bbsus4 – Fm – Absus4 (I – Vsus – ii – IVsus) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Run To You in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Run To You?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Run To You 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.