Hurting Each Other Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Hurting Each Other in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – F#m – E – F#m
How it goes
Hurting Each Other sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIF#miiEIF#mii
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
164 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Dawdling chords
How it goes
Two chords, then a lazy late one after beat 3 that catches up on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dawdling chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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.
5
Ending: Bsus4 – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Bsus4BE
- Bsus4B · E · F#
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Hurting Each Other?

The loop is E – F#m – E – F#m (I – ii – I – ii) in E major, and the song ends on Bsus4 – B – E.

What key is Hurting Each Other in?

E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hurting Each Other?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hurting Each Other 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.