How to play Run on piano

Learn Run in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G
Run sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 9 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVDIAVBmviGIVDIAVBmviGIV
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Jazz walk
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
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Right hand: Dewdrop twinkle
Two low, close notes twinkling up and back like morning dew. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dewdrop twinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 80 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.
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Ending: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD

What chords are in Run?

The loop is A – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G (V – I – V – vi – IV – I – V – vi – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Run in?

D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Run?

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

Is Run easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 9 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Run?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.