Chords of: Hurt People by: Jussie Smollett. (F, Cmaj7, G, Dm7) 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.
“Hurt People” by Jussie Smollett is in F Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Cmaj7, G, Dm7.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Cmaj7 → F7 → D → G → C → F → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:03 | 25% |
| G | 0:44 | 17% |
| Dm7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Dm | 0:15 | 6% |
| C | 0:14 | 5% |
| F | 0:13 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 3% |
Cm7 – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – F7 – D – G – C – F – G/D – Dm – G – C – Fmaj7 – D – D7 – G – C6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – G7 – Em – C – Fmaj7 – Dm – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – E7/G# – Am7 – G6 – C#7/E# – E – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – F – Dm – G – Cmaj7 – F – Em7 – Dm – G – G6 – …
