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It Hurts Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 6/8
- 114 BPM
- 1964
- Medium
It Hurts Me written out as piano music: the IV – #ivo – I – III7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
It Hurts Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | F | IV | F A C |
| 2 | F#dim | #iv° | F# A C |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | E7 | III7 | E G# B D |
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: cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the F – F#dim – C – E7 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 Hurts Me
Does the sheet music for It Hurts Me 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 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.