Piano chords · Blues & boogie

How to play Let Him Run Wild on piano

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Learn Let Him Run Wild in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7
How it goes
Let Him Run Wild sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBb7V7FmiiBb7V7
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
136 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Jazz walkWalking bass · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Skip-and-stroll chords
How it goes
A skippy push at the start, then calm chords on 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Skip-and-stroll chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: Eb – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in Let Him Run Wild?

The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Let Him Run Wild in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let Him Run Wild?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Let Him Run Wild easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.