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How to play Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) on piano

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Learn Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: F – Bb – C – F
How it goes
Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVCVFI
- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Little steps
How it goes
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
Little stepsBroken chord · ClassicalLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 148 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: F – Gm – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGmF
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)?

The loop is F – Bb – C – F (I – IV – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Gm – F.

What key is Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) in?

F major, at about 148 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)?

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.