Runaway Piano Notes and Chords (AURORA)

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Piano Notes for Runaway

This post provides the melody notes (right hand letter notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Runaway by AURORA.

Key Information for the Song Runaway by AURORA

Key Signature: Five sharps (F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)
Scale: G# minor / B Major Scale (five black keys)
B Major Scale Notes: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#

The relative minor of B major is G# minor (same notes but arranged in a different order).
G# minor Scale Notes: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F#

The enharmonic equivalent of B major is Cb major (same notes but written or notated differently).
Cb major Scale Notes: Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb

Tempo: 85 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner, Intermediate

Runaway Piano Tutorial

Symbols Used in the Song

Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast (16th note of sheet music).
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Chords: Bold red text inside square brackets [chord]. Play the chords for the song Runaway at this point in the song.

Runaway Piano Notes and Chords

Intro

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

[G#] B~~~ [F#] A#~~ (A# B) A# F# G#~~
Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah

[G#] B~~ [F#] A#~~ (A# B) A# F#

[G#] B~~~ [F#] A#~~ (A# B) A# F# G#~~

[G#] B~~ [F#] A#~~ (A# B) A# F#

Verse 1 (1)

I was listenin’ to the ocean
I saw a face in the sand
But when I picked it up
Then it vanished away from my hands, dah

[G#] G# B (C#*) C#* D#*~~
| I was listening

(C#* C#*) [F#] C#~ A#~~
to the | ocean

[G#] G#~ (C#* C#*) D#~
| I saw a face

C#* C#~ [F#] ~ D#~~
in the | sand

(A# B) A#~ [E] ~ B D#~
But when I | picked it up

D#* (F#*) F#*~ [B] ~ E*
Then it va | nished

(D#*) C#~ [F#] B A# [E] G#~~
away | from my | hands,

A# (B A# G# A#) [E] B~~~
dah~~

Verse 1 (2)

I had a dream I was seven
Climbin’ my way in a tree
I saw a piece of Heaven
Waitin’ impatient for me, dah

[G#] G#~ B~~ (C#*) D#*
| I had a dream

C#* C#* [F#] (C#*) A#~~~
I was | seven

[G#] G# B (C#*) D#~
| Climbing my way

(C#* C#*) C#~ [F#] ~~
in a | tree

D#* B [E] G# B (D#*) F#~~~
I saw | a piece of Heaven

[B] (F#* B* F#*) E*~~
| Waiting

(D#*) [F#] C#* B A#~ [E] ~ G#~~
im | patient for | me,

A# (B A# G# A#) [E] B~~~
dah

Pre-Chorus

And I was runnin’ far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can’t complain

(A#) [C#] B (D#*) C#*~ (A#) B (A#) G#
And I was runnin’ far away

(A#) [E] B (D#*) C#*~ (D#*) F#* D#* D#~~ [B] ~
Would I run off the world someday?

(D#*) D#*~ (F#*) C#~~~
Nobody knows,

(C#*) [F#] D#* (C#*) F#*~ (G#* D#* C#*) B~~
no | body knows~~

[C#] (B D#*) C#*~ (A#) B (D#*) C#* (A#)
And I was dancing in the rain

[E] B (D#* C#* C#* D#*) F#*~~ (D#* E*) D#*~ [B] ~
| I felt alive and I can’t compla | in

Chorus

But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can’t take it anymore

(D#*) B*~~ F#* (E*) D#~~ [F#] ~
But no, take me ho | me

F#* D#* F#* (E*) D#~~ [E] ~ (C#*) D#*~~~
Take me home where | I belong

F#* D#* F#* (E* D#* C#*) D#*~ [C#] ~ (E* D#* E*) D#~~~ C#~~~
I can’t take it any | more

Verse 2

I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you
And for a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn’t true, dah
And all this time I have been lyin’
Oh, lyin’ in secret to myself
I’ve been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf
La-di-da