Chords of: Hurts So Good by: John Mellencamp. (A, E, E6, Dmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Hurts So Good” by John Mellencamp is in A Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, E6, Dmaj7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → E → A → E → F# → Dmaj7 → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:30 | 45% |
| E | 0:49 | 24% |
| D | 0:13 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| F# | 0:06 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F#m7 | 0:03 | 2% |
A – E – A – E – F# – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – D6 – A – Emaj7 – A – E – F# – D – E – A – E – A – E – Dm – Dmaj7 – E – A – D6 – A – E – F# – D – A – E – F#7 – D – A – Emaj7 – A – E – F# – F#m7 – D – E – A – E – A – E – Dmaj7 – E – …
