CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Run Away, chord by chord.

Chords of: Run Away by: LAY. (C#m7, Abm, F#6, C#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Run Away”

“Run Away” by LAY is in Ab Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, Abm, F#6, C#m.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Ebm → C#m7 → Abm → Ebm → C#m6 → Abm → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm0:3621%
C#m70:3018%
C#m0:2112%
F#60:1911%
Ebm0:169%
C#0:116%
B0:074%
F#0:064%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – Ebm – C#m7 – Eb7 – Abm – Ebm – C#m6 – F# – Abm – F#6 – C#m – C# – Abm – F#6 – C#m7 – C#m – Ebm7 – Abm – F#6 – C#m7 – C#m – C#7 – Ebm7 – Abm – F# – C#m – C#7 – B – Abm – F#6 – C#m7 – B – Abm – Ebm – F# – C#m – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm – C#m6 – F# – Ebm – Abm – Ab – C#/G# – F#6 – C#m – C# – …