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Love Really Hurts Without You: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Ben Findon & Les Charles
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1984
- Easy
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Love Really Hurts Without You written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V – ii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1), and the right hand sings the tune.
Love Really Hurts Without You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | V | F A C |
| 4 | Cm | ii | 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: bounce-back seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-1) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F7 – Bb – F – 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 Love Really Hurts Without You
Does the sheet music for Love Really Hurts Without You 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 Love Really Hurts Without You?
The loop is F7 – Bb – F – Cm (V7 – I – V – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Love Really Hurts Without You in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Really Hurts Without You?
Bounce-back seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Really Hurts Without You 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.