Would you like to learn how to play the notes from the song Runaway on the piano? You’ve come to the right place!
Runaway is a track by American rapper Kanye West, in collaboration with Pusha-T, released in 2010 on the album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
It’s one of the rapper’s most popular songs. It is remembered for its extremely simple piano melody and the powerful emotion it conveys.
This article is designed to help you learn the notes of Runaway on the piano. First, we’ll teach you the notes to play with your right hand, then those to play with your left. Finally, we’ll look at how to play the melody and accompaniment at the same time.
By the end of this article, the aim is for you to be able to play this famous rap song completely on the piano.
Are you ready? Let’s get started!
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Let’s start by recalling a few piano basics. We’ll show you how easy it is to find your way around a piano keyboard. Look carefully at the image below:
The name of the notes on a piano keyboard.
In this illustration, you can see the keys of a piano and their corresponding musical notes (C, D, E, etc.).
If you look closely at the black keys, you’ll notice that they’re arranged in groups of two or three. This helps you find your way around the keyboard.
To identify any note, start by locating C, as each octave (from C to B) begins with this note. C is always placed on the white key to the left of a set of 2 black keys. Once you’ve identified C, it’s easy to locate other notes like B, G, D and so on.
We suggest you practice recognizing these notes on a piano. Once you’ve mastered them, you’ll find it easier to follow this guide to learning the Runaway melody on the piano.
Now that you know your way around a piano keyboard, let’s start by identifying the first note to play with your right hand for Kanye West’s song Runaway.
Place the index finger of your right hand on the E key of your keyboard:
E is the first note to be played with the right hand in the song Runaway by Kanye West and Pusha-T.
Have you found the note E with your right hand? Perfect!
Now that you know the beginning of the song, we can play all the following notes.
To do this, press the following notes in succession with your right hand:
E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – G# – E – E – B – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – G# – E – E – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – G# – D# – C# – D# – G# – F# – G# – F# – F# – F# – E – F# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – B – G# – A – B – G# – B – G# – C# – E – A – E – E – E – C# – B – G# – B – G# – B – C# – B – A – G# – B – B – B – B – B – E – B – G# – G# – A – B – B – B – E – D# – D# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – F# – E – E – C# – E – E – C# – F# – F# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – F# – E – B – B – B – B – G# – G# – B – B – B – B – G# – C# – B – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – E – G# – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – F# – G# – G# – A – G# – G# – F# – E – B – B – E – B – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – G# – D# – C# – D# – D# – G# – F# – G# – F# – F# – F# – E – F# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – B – G# – A – B – G# – B – G# – C# – E – A – A – E – E – E – C# – B – G# – B – G# – B – C# – B – A – G# – B – G# – B – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – A – B – B – B – E – D# – D# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – F# – E – E – C# – E – E – C# – F# – F# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – F# – F# – E – B – B – B – B – G# – G# – B – B – B – B – G# – C# – B – G# – F# – G# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – G# – F# – F# – E – F# – F# – E – F# – F# – C# – D# – C# – F# – G# – F# – E – E – F# – E – C# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – E – E – E – C# – E – C# – F# – E – G# – F# – G# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – G# – F# – F# – E – F# – F# – E – F# – F# – C# – D# – C# – E – E – E – C# – E – F# – E – E – E – C# – E – E – C# – E – E – C# – C# – B – B – B – A – B – A – B – A – C# – B – E – B – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – G# – E – G#+B – F#+A – G#+B – F#+A – G#+B – F#+A – E+G# – A+C#+E – B – A – B – A – B – A – B – A – G# – B – G# – B – G# – B – G# – B – G# – B – F# – B – A – B – B – B – A – G# – B – A – B – A – A – B – A – B – A – G# – A – G# – A – G# – A – G# – A – G# – E – D# – E – D# – E C# – C# – E – F# – F# – E – G# – G# – G# – F# – G# – E – E – E – E – C# – E – F# – F# – F# – E – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – E – B – G# – G# – G# – D# – C# – D# – G# – F# – G# – F# – F# – F# – E – F# – E – F# – G# – F# – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – B – G# – A – B – G# – B – G# – C# – E – A – E – E – E – C# – B – G# – B – G# – B – C# – B – A – G# – B – B – B – B – B – E – B – G# – G# – A – B – B – B – E – D# – D# – G# – F# – G# – G# – F# – G# – F# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – F# – E – E – C# – E – E – C# – F# – F# – E – E – C# – E – C# – E – C# – F# – F# – E – B – B – B – B – G# – G# – B – B – B – B – G# – C# – B – E+G# – F#+A – G#+B – F#+A – G#+B – F#+A – E+G# – C# – A – A – G# – E – E – E – E.
Once you’ve played all these notes in a row with your right hand, you’ll have the entire melody of the song Runaway on piano.
Practice playing this sequence of notes over and over so that you’ll know it inside out.
Runaway on the piano: the notes of the right hand.
What could be better than a video to show you live and interactively which notes to play with your right hand to reproduce the melody of the song? Watch our tutorial video and press all the keys as the notes arrive on them.
Now you can play the right hand of Runaway on the piano, congratulations!
Now let’s move on to the notes you’ll play with your left hand.
Play the notes ofRunaway with the right hand on an interactive app
La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right note with your right hand on your piano before moving on to the next one.
On the piano, the notes played with the left hand often correspond to the accompaniment of the song, whose melody is played with the right hand. The left hand gives body and depth to your interpretation.
Let’s proceed in the same way as for the right hand, starting by identifying the first note to be played with your left hand. This is the note E:
E is the first note to be played with the left hand in Kanye West's song Runaway.
Have you managed to identify your E? Great!
Now we can move on to the other notes in the sequence.
Play all the following notes one by one with your left hand:
E – D# – C# – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – F – F – F – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E – E – E – E – D# – D# – D# – D# – C# – C# – C# – C# – A – A – A – B – E.
This sequence of notes represents the entire accompaniment to the song Runaway by Kanye West and Pusha-T, performed with the left hand.
As with the right hand, we recommend you play it many times in a row to master it.
Runaway on the piano: the notes of the left hand.
Of course, we’ve also put together a tutorial video showing all the notes to be played with the left hand for this famous rap song. Take a good look at each note and press the corresponding keys at the right moment to reproduce the whole accompaniment correctly.
Play the notes of Runaway with the left hand on an interactive app
The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the correct note with your left hand on your piano before moving on to the next.
Congratulations! You can now play the right and left hands of Runaway independently on the piano!
Now you need to be able to play the whole song and both hands at the same time on your keyboard. That’s the next part we’re going to tackle. Are you ready? Let’s get started!
Learning to play the piano with both hands is a must for novices. Keep your composure and remember that not getting it right the first time is quite common.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re no less gifted. Confronting obstacles is normal during this phase, but once you overcome them, the satisfaction will be immense.
Start simply. Don’t aim too high just yet. Hoping to play a piece with both hands in half an hour will only increase your frustration. The piano should remain a source of joy.
It may take several weeks to master a new piece. But by the end of that time, you’ll be able to play your favorite song without fail. After so much rehearsal, you’ll know it at your fingertips, and will even be able to play it without support (like successive notes, as explained with our app La Touche Musicale), because each note will be engraved in your memory.
A word of advice: break the piece down into short sequences (e.g. 5 to 10 seconds).
Start with the melody for those few seconds, repeating it. Then work on the accompaniment. When you’re comfortable with each hand separately on this short passage, try combining the two.
When you’ve mastered one sequence, move on to the next. When you feel ready, combine the two. As you go along, step by step, you’ll come to play the whole piece.
This gradual approach will enable you to appreciate your progress with each session. With repetition, you’ll find the task easier and easier.
Runaway on the piano: the notes of both hands.
Lend yourself to this comprehensive video guide that will show you how to play the notes of Runaway on the piano, using both hands.
Be aware that it will take patience and practice, but you’ve got what it takes. Be aware of the different rhythms and make sure you harmonize both hands when playing.
There will be times when certain notes are played at the same time, while others are played in succession.
Don’t be afraid to put the video on stand-by when you see the notes on the virtual keyboard. This will give you an opportunity to position your fingers appropriately to play each note at the right moment.
If you’d like to position your fingers at your own pace without stopping the melody, you’ll be pleased to know that these videos come from the La Touche Musicale piano learning app.
Our app features various playback options, including one that allows the music to advance only when you play the notes correctly. And among its other assets, it displays the notes (C, D, E, etc.) on scrollbars, as demonstrated in these video clips. This tool is designed to make your work easier. However, if you wish, you can deactivate it later.
With a wide range of tracks covering many genres and levels of difficulty, we’re sure our app will enrich your musical journey. So why not give it a try?
Play the notes of Runaway with both hands on an interactive app
The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right notes with both hands on your piano before moving on to the next.
Congratulations, you can now play all the notes of the song Runaway on the piano with both hands at the same time! It was no mean feat, but you’ve done it – congratulations!
If you liked this tutorial, we’ve got some others with songs you might also like:
Our guide has fulfilled its mission: you can now play Runaway on the piano, using both hands.
As announced at the beginning of this article, here’s the link to the free PDF download of Runaway’s score.
From now on, you’re free to play this piece wherever you like.
And don’t forget that you can still learn this song easily and interactively with the La Touche Musicale app!
Until next time!
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