Hurt – Johnny Cash

Easy · 3:22Preview

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Hurt — Sheet music

  • Composer: Johnny Cash
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Length: 3:22
  • Sheet
  • MIDI

Preview · 30 sThis page plays a 30-second preview. The full song and its sheet music are in the app.

About this piece

Hurt was written by Trent Reznor for Nine Inch Nails, and Johnny Cash’s stark cover from late in his life became one of its best-known versions. Its slow, heavy chords and quiet melody give a lot of room for expression. The preview on this page plays the opening 30 seconds of the 3:22 arrangement (175 notes, about 6 a second). The arrangement is set at around 96 bpm, in 4/4. You will need about 4½ octaves, from C1 up to G5. Most of the preview is played in chords and intervals: 77 % of its key presses have two or more notes.

The range is wide, so sit at the middle of the keyboard and let your arms travel.

Full song
3:22
Preview
the opening 30 s, 175 notes
Tempo
about 96 bpm
Time signature
4/4
Range (full song)
C1–G5 (about 4½ octaves)
Notes (full song)
1,387

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