Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Take It On The Run on piano
- G major
- 2/2
- 152 BPM
- V–I–IV–V loop
- Easy
Learn Take It On The 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: D – G – C – D
Take It On The Run sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DVGICIVDV- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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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.
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Right hand: Sleep-in chords
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 152 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: D – C – G
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DCG
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Questions about Take It On The Run
What chords are in Take It On The Run?
The loop is D – G – C – D (V – I – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on D – C – G.
What key is Take It On The Run in?
G major, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Take It On The Run?
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 Take It On The Run 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.