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Runaway (U&I): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ed Sheeran
- Db major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
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 Runaway (U&I) without reading music. The left hand plays pony-trot pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
The catchy part of Runaway (U&I) in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Runaway (U&I) accompaniment in letter notes
The Gb – Bbm – Ab – Adim loop with pony-trot pulse in the left hand and wait-a-beat 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 Runaway (U&I)
What are the letter notes for the Runaway (U&I) 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 Gb – Bbm – Ab – Adim, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Runaway (U&I)?
The loop is Gb – Bbm – Ab – Adim (IV – vi – V – bvio) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Runaway (U&I) in?
Db major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Runaway (U&I)?
Pony-trot pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Runaway (U&I) 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Runaway (U&I)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.