Name: Born to Run
Duration: 4 min 18 s
Channel: Bruce Springsteen
Description: Free MP3 download. Solo acoustic version. Sometimes I play this at parties. It's not a song you think of as being suited for acoustic styling, but Springsteen must have played it something like this when he first wrote it. Very important song!

Born to Run

Frederick Serafim

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Solo acoustic version. Sometimes I play this at parties. It's not a song you think of as being suited for acoustic styling, but Springsteen must have played it something like this when he first wrote it. Very important song!

alternative pop rock acoustic covers cover songs

Frederick Serafim

Primary Site for Frederick's Rock Fusion Music & Philosophy

Primary site for Frederick's rock fusion incorporating elements of rock, electronic, folk, symphonic, world, blues, jazz, latin, and country influences, with lyrics based upon personal experience, informed spiritual humanitarianism, and political/religious independence. F. J. Serafim - Vocals, Electric/Acoustic/Synth Guitars, Synthesizers, Pianos, Bass & Production Hi Frederick, I liked the lyrical concept, the musical arrangements, musicianship and vocals... ....you are on the right track with your songwriting. Wishing you success with your music, Mike (Moody Blues co-founder Mike Pinder, 2018 R&R Hall of Famers) Song order is based upon technical considerations and not any intended sonic or creative merit. Licensing only upon direct contact with artist.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Cover Songs

Charts

Peak #1

Peak in subgenre #1

Author

Bruce Springsteen

Rights

Laurel Canyon Music Ltd

Uploaded

February 08, 2025

Track Files

MP3

MP3 9.9 MB • 320 kbps • 4:18

Lossless

WAV 43.5 MB

Story behind the song

Chords Used:
Intro/Theme/Outro - E, E7sus, A bar with open high b & e,  A,  B  (X2)
Verses - E, A bar with open b&e, B bar with open b&e (X2)
         A, AMaj7**, F#m, AMaj7, E, Bm,  
         A, AMaj7**, F#m, AMaj7, E, C#m, A, B (back to theme)
Middle - (Dsus, D, Dsus, D) Dsus, D, Dsus, D, Gsus, G, Gsus, G, Asus, A, Asus, A, Gsus, G, Gsus, G (X2)
         Fsus, F, Fsus, F, C, Csus, C, Fsus, F, Fsus, F, Gsus, G, Gsus, G
Downward Progression* - Csus, Bsus, A#sus, Asus, G#sus, Gsus, F#sus, 1234 rest, back to verse... (All sus chords are suspended 4ths, played in bar formation with the 3rd and 4th strings depressed 2 frets up from the bar)
* As I recall, I decided to shorten this downward progression from the original recorded version, which I believe stepped all the way down in semi-tones to an Esus. 
Easy to see that the song was written using electric guitar, employing a lot of up the neck bar chords, as evident in clips of Nils Lofgren performing live.
** Although most people use an AMaj7 here, I actually use an E6, which is very similar but with a B replacing A. I play it with 3 open strings and the 5th string depressed at the 4th fret and the 4th and 3rd strings depressed at the 6th fret.

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roger john

Jan 21, 2022

Well played. A classic.