Nothing Ever Hurt Like You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Nothing Ever Hurt Like You in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiDmiiCmiDmii
- CmC · Eb · G
- DmD · F · A
13 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push chordsSyncopated chords · RockRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Nothing Ever Hurt Like You?

The loop is Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm (i – ii – i – ii) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Nothing Ever Hurt Like You in?

C minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Nothing Ever Hurt Like You?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Nothing Ever Hurt Like 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.