CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Runaways, chord by chord.

Chords of: Runaways by: Morris Madrone. (C6, A, G, Am) 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 “Runaways”

“Runaways” by Morris Madrone is in G Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, A, G, Am.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → A → Dm → G → Am → Dm → G → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:2630%
G0:4817%
Am0:3613%
D70:279%
Dm0:258%
D0:155%
Cmaj70:104%
A60:062%

Chord progression, in order

A7 – A – Dm – G – Am – D – Cmaj7 – Am – Dm – G – Am – D – Cmaj7 – A – D7 – G – Am7b5/G – A – D – C6 – A – D7 – G – Am7b5/G – A – D – Cmaj7 – B7 – F – D – A – F – Dm6 – D7 – E – A – D7 – Cmaj7 – A – D – G – C – Am – D – Cmaj7 – Am – D7 – G – …