Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Run And Tell That on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- Medium
Learn Run And Tell That in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A7 – D7 – A7 – D7
Run And Tell That sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7I7D7IV7A7I7D7IV7- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gear-shift chords
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Run And Tell That
What chords are in Run And Tell That?
The loop is A7 – D7 – A7 – D7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Run And Tell That in?
A major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Run And Tell That?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Run And Tell That 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.