Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Hurting Each Other: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Carpenters
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–I–ii loop
- 1965
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Hurting Each Other without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand dawdling chords.
Hurting Each Other accompaniment in letter notes
The E – F#m – E – F#m loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and dawdling chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Hurting Each Other
What are the letter notes for the Hurting Each Other piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is E – F#m – E – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.