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Keep On Running: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Stevie Wonder
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- 1972
- Medium
Keep On Running written out as piano music: the I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand ticking clock.
Keep On Running chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 2 | Db7 | IV7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 3 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | Db7 | IV7 | Db F Ab Cb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Ab7 – Db7 – Ab7 – Db7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Keep On Running
Does the sheet music for Keep On Running have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Keep On Running?
The loop is Ab7 – Db7 – Ab7 – Db7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Keep On Running in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Keep On Running?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Keep On Running 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.