Piano chords · Rock drive
It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Blake Anthony Carter, Billy Currington & others
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- vi–IV–I–vi loop
- 2015
- Easy
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It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – vi loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 2 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm 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 It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To
Does the sheet music for It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To 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 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.