Learn "CHASING THE SUN" by Sara Bareilles on Piano

Master "CHASING THE SUN" by Sara Bareilles with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of C at 82 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

Tip: Break "CHASING THE SUN" into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo until they feel natural.

Lyrics

“It’s a real ly old cit y, stuck be tween the dead and the liv ing;” so I thought to my self sit ting on a grave yard shelf, as the ech o of heart beats from the ground be low my feet filled a cem e ter y in the cen ter of Queens. I start ed run ning the maze of the names and the dates; some old er than oth ers, sky scrap ers, lit tle tomb stone broth ers. With Man hat tan be hind her, three mil lion stun ning re mind ers built a cem e ter y in the cen ter of (CN.C.)Queens. (C5)You’ve said, “Re mem ber that (Em)life is not meant to be (F)wast ed; we can (G7sus)al ways be chas ing the sun. So, fill up your lungs and just run, but (G7sus)al ways be chas ing the (G7)sun.” So how do you do it with just words and just mu sic, cap ture the feel ing that my earth is some bod y’s ceil ing? Can I de liv er in sound the weight of the ground of a cem e ter y in the cen ter of Queens? There’s a his to ry through her, sent to us as a gift from the fu ture, to show us the proof. More than that, it’s to dare us to (G7)move, and to o pen our eyes, and to learn from the sky, from the cem e ter y in the cen ter of Queens. (G7sus)al ways be chas ing the (G7)sun.” All we can do is try and live like we’re still a live. “It’s a real ly old cit y, stuck be tween the dead and the liv ing;” so I thought to my self sit ting on a grave yard shelf. And the gift of my heart beat sounds like a sym pho ny, played by a cem e ter y in the cen ter of Queens. (C5)You’ve said, “Re mem ber that (Em)life is not meant to be (F)wast ed; we can (G7sus)al ways be chas ing the sun. So, fill up your lungs and just run, but (G7sus)al ways be chas ing the (G7)sun.” All we can do is try and live like we’re still a live. All we can do is try and live like we’re still a live.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
C
Tempo
82 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Chasing The Sun" on Piano

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    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
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  4. 4
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