Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play It Hurts Me on piano
- C major
- 6/8
- 114 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
Learn It Hurts Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – F#dim – C – E7
It Hurts Me sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; F#dim is F#, A and C; C is C, E and G; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVF#dim#iv°CIE7III7- FF · A · C
- F#dimF# · A · C
- CC · E · G
- E7E · G# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Cradle pulse
A deep note, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 160 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hammock chords
Long-short, long-short: soft chords sway like a hammock. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 114 BPM
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: C – Dm – C
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDmC- DmD · F · A
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Questions about It Hurts Me
What chords are in It Hurts Me?
The loop is F – F#dim – C – E7 (IV – #ivo – I – III7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is It Hurts Me in?
C major, at about 114 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in It Hurts Me?
Cradle pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Hurts Me 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.