Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To on piano
Written by Blake Anthony Carter, Billy Currington & others
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- vi–IV–I–vi loop
- 2015
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm
How it goes
It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmviAbIVEbICmvi- CmC · Eb · G
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Cm – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmAbEb
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Questions about It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To
What chords are in It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm (vi – IV – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Ab – Eb.
What key is It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To 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.