Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Hurt So Bad: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Little Anthony & The Imperials
- C minor
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1965
- Medium
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Hurt So Bad written out as piano music: the bVI – v – bVI – v loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
Hurt So Bad chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
| 3 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the Ab – Gm – Ab – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Hurt So Bad
Does the sheet music for Hurt So Bad have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Hurt So Bad?
The loop is Ab – Gm – Ab – Gm (bVI – v – bVI – v) in C minor, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Hurt So Bad in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Hurt So Bad?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hurt So Bad easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.