Chords of: Only Love Can Hurt Like This (Slowed Down version) by: Paloma Faith. (Ebmaj7, Bb, Gm7, Eb) 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.
“Only Love Can Hurt Like This (Slowed Down version)” by Paloma Faith is in Eb Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Bb, Gm7, Eb.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Am7b5/G → Gm → Eb → Bb → Gm7 → Eb6 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:11 | 31% |
| Gm7 | 0:53 | 23% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:50 | 22% |
| Eb | 0:23 | 10% |
| Gm | 0:08 | 4% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:05 | 2% |
| Eb6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F | 0:04 | 2% |
Bb – Am7b5/G – Gm – Eb – C#m7 – Bb – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Bb – Eb/G – Gm7 – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb/G – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F/A – Gm – Eb – F6 – Cm – F – C7/E – D – Bb – D7/F# – …
