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Run 2 U: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Jewel Kilcher & Lester A. Mendez
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2003
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Run 2 U without reading music. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
Run 2 U accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – Dm – Cm – Gm loop with run-up footsteps in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Run 2 U
What are the letter notes for the Run 2 U piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Gm – Dm – Cm – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Run 2 U?
The loop is Gm – Dm – Cm – Gm (vi – iii – ii – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Run 2 U in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Run 2 U?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Run 2 U 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.