Chords of: Love Hurts by: Nazareth. (C, G, Em, D) 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.
“Love Hurts” by Nazareth is in C Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Em, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C → G → Em → C → D → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:20 | 35% |
| C | 0:45 | 20% |
| Em | 0:21 | 9% |
| D | 0:17 | 8% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:06 | 3% |
G – F – C – G – F – C – G – Em – G/D – C – F/C – D – F/C – G – Em – G/D – C – D – Dm7b5/C – G – B7 – Em – B7 – C – D – C6 – G – F – C – G – Em – G/D – C – F/C – D – C7 – G – E – D6 – C – D – C – G – B – Em7 – B – Bm7 – C – …
