# Hurt – Elvis Presley: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [B11](https://pianokitty.com/c/B11), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Gm6/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm6), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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