run for the hills (Lyrics, chords) - Tate McRae

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“Run for the hills Sheet Music”

Imitate the vocal delivery by Tate McRae or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is rhythmic but with pitch inflections (slurred notes). All inflected notes should be played very quietly. A predominant vocal style is staccato.

It is important to remember that the notation system was not intended to represent the sound of modern pop music with its dirty layered vocal, computer-generated sound effects, and inflections of modern electronic instruments. My piano sheet music can only show you the score within the boundaries of the twelve-note scale and a metered rhythm; alas, the pitch and rhythm have little to do with the aesthetic value of the track. Listen to the song before practicing to fully imitate the beauty of the song: its timbre, phrasing, inflections. Play the song, not sheet music. Sing a phrase before playing it on your keyboard.

"Run For The Hills" is played with a straight rhythm in quadruple time 12/8. It is hard to count for beginners; start with counting 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2-3 and accent four strong beats per measure. Practice slowly along with the recording. Notice the amount of tuplets. It means that you have two notes instead of three for one beat in a compound-meter. If you suffer with counting tuplets, clap your hands on strong beats and say 1-2-3 1-2-3 1-2 1-2. O-ran-ges o-ran-ges man-go man-go.

To keep listeners attention, the chorus was made to be the biggest part of the song. Play every part differently, as expressively as possible. If some notes are too difficult to play, omit them focusing on emotions instead of sightreading.

A single vocal line accompanied by an instrumental part constitutes the entire musical texture. _"Run For The Hills"_ has a semi-improvised, loosely organized and wandering melody and homophonic arrengement: the instrumental part provides a harmony to support the vocal but lacks its own melody.

"Run For The Hills" is transcribed in the original key, E♭ major, and uses three basic major and only one minor chord Fm A♭ E♭ B♭.

Notice the ellipsis (omitted chords) in the end of every verse.

The aesthetic value of a melodic line is achieved through the use of conventional tonal behavior.