Mad Rush — Philip Glass: piano chords
The full chord chart for Mad Rush by Philip Glass, bar by bar in the original key — and a free player that runs the chords in time with the record while you play.
The chords in Mad Rush
Mad Rush by Philip Glass sits in F major at a slow 64 BPM and moves through 7 chords. The changes come often enough to keep your hands honest — a solid workout once you know your basic triads.
Full chord chart, bar by bar
| Opening: F | Am | Gm | ||
| First Cycle: Gm | Bb | F | Am | G |
| Second Cycle: Gm | F | Am | ||
| Third Cycle: F | Gm | Bb | Am | C |
| Fourth Cycle: Am | F | G | Gm | Bb |
| Development: Am | F | Gm | Bb | G |
| Return: Em | Gm | F | Am | Bb |
| Climax: Gm | Bb | F | ||
| Coda: Am |
Each cell is one bar. The free player scrolls this chart in sync with the recording and listens to your playing as you go.
Song structure
- 0:05Opening
- 2:14First Cycle
- 3:31Second Cycle
- 5:01Third Cycle
- 6:50Fourth Cycle
- 8:21Development
- 11:37Return
- 14:01Climax
- 14:27Coda
Learn the chords first
If any of these shapes are new, the free chord trainer teaches every chord in F major — from plain triads to inversions — with real-song exercises. Then come back and play the record.
Quick answers
Is Mad Rush by Philip Glass hard to play on piano?
Mad Rush is an intermediate piece: the changes come often enough to keep your hands busy, so it suits a player who already knows their basic triads. It runs at 64 BPM.
What key is Mad Rush by Philip Glass in?
Mad Rush is in F major, at around 64 BPM.
What are the chords in Mad Rush by Philip Glass?
The main chords are F, Am, Gm, Bb, G, C, Em — see the full bar-by-bar chart on this page.