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Christina Perri - Run Chords

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ChordsEm, G, C, B7, B, C7, E7, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmGCB7
EmWhydoIGbreathwithwhatsCbeatinginmyB7chest
EmYouthinkI’dGlearnbetternowC’causeIcan’tgetanyB7rest
Em’CauseIkeepGtryingtoCfindB7happiness
EmInGeverybodyB7else
EmGCB7
EmPleasemoveGthatfingerthatisCpointingatmyB7mistakes
EmIwantnoGpartoftheCfeelingsyourworkB7made
EmsothengoandGletmeCloveyouB7today
GYoursodamnBdifficult
YouEmloseaGheartinyourChand
GAndIcantbelieveyoumakeBmeworkforit
EmNooneGunderstandswhyIB7don’trunasfastasIcan
EmAndGICcanB7feelEmeverythingGicanCfeelyourB7emptiness
EmAndIdon’tGbelievethereisaCwayoutofthisB7mess
EmUnlessGIcanCforgiveallyourB7sins
EmIwon’tlearnGI’llneverCloveB7againC7againB7C7E7
SeerightAmthroughmyE7words,seeIamAmjustlikeE7you
WatchmeAmstumblewatchmeE7fallfor
AllyourAmlies,E7allyourAmliesE7
AllyourAmlies…E7C7B7
GYoursodamnBdifficult
YouEmloseaGheartinyourChand
GAndIcantbelieveyoumakeBmeworkforit
EmNooneGunderstandswhyIdon’tB7runasfast EmasI GcanCB7Em
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ArtistChristina Perri
AlbumHead or Heart
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Run on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Christina Perri - Run on guitar requires 8 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Run uses these transitions most often: Em → G (19), G → C (18), and C → B7 (16). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

Em to G

2. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

G to C

3. C → B7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from C to B7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

C to B7

4. B7 → Em chord transition

Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from B7 to Em:

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

B7 to Em

5. G → B7 chord transition

Switching from G to B7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

6. G → B chord transition

Switching from G to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

7. B → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from B to Em:

  1. While playing B, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. B7 → C7 chord transition

To move from B7 to C7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 2 to G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. C7 → E7 chord transition

To move from C7 to E7:

  1. While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. E7 → Am chord transition

Switching from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Run chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Run.

  • Run includes 99 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Run contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Run connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → B: 1%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
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