Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- IV–I–V–I loop
- 1976
- Easy
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Learn This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: C – G – D – G
How it goes
This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGIDVGI- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Drop-and-stay
How it goes
A long high root, then the lower note twice: calm and settled. Musicians call it broken chord 8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 87 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
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: G – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me
What chords are in This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me?
The loop is C – G – D – G (IV – I – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.
What key is This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me?
Drop-and-stay: broken chord 8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.