Elvis Presley

Hurt – Elvis Presley: piano chords

Hurt by Elvis Presley uses 17 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A D F#m G B7 B11 Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Bm E7 Em Gm Gm6/E Bm7 D/F# Dsus2

Chord sheet

Verse 1

A D F#m G F#m B7 B11 B7

Chorus 1

Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Bm E7 Em7 A

Verse 2

D F#m G F#m B7 B11 B7

Chorus 2

Em Gm F#m B7 B11 B7 Em7 A D Bm G Gm6/E D A A7 B7 B11 Bm Bm7 D D/F# Dsus2 Em F#m G Gm Gm6/E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

B11

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
BD♯F♯AC♯E
Practice B11

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does Hurt by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hurt by Elvis Presley in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Hurt to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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