Hurts To Be In Love by Gino Vannelli
Hurts To Be In Love by Gino Vannelli runs at 84 BPM in 4/4 and is in the key of E minor. It is built on 6 chords — Cmaj7, D, Em, E, B7, C. Released in 1985.
✓ Key sourced from the McGill Billboard Project's expert chord annotations — not auto-detected. See how we verify →
What to watch for
Listen for the 7th in these chords — it's the note doing most of the harmonic pull, and it's the first thing that disappears if you fret only the plain triad underneath it.
Practice at the right tempo
This song sits at 84 BPM. Start at 60% until the changes are clean — speed is a by-product of accuracy, not a goal.
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Play it on a live fretboard
Every shape, every voicing, and the scale that fits over them — on a board you can hear. Then just talk to it: Melody Monkey's personal music teacher controls the fretboard, so ask for a chord, a scale, a progression, or why any of it works, and watch it land under your fingers. Free to start.
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Frequently asked questions
What key is Hurts To Be In Love in?
Hurts To Be In Love is in E minor, sourced from the McGill Billboard Project's expert chord annotations — not auto-detected.
What tempo is Hurts To Be In Love?
Hurts To Be In Love runs at 84 BPM (or 168 double-time).
What chords does Hurts To Be In Love use?
Hurts To Be In Love is built on 6 chords: Cmaj7, D, Em, E, B7, C.
What tuning is Hurts To Be In Love in?
This recording sits about 24 cents flat of concert pitch (A=433.9Hz, not 440Hz). Tune to the track or you'll fight it the whole way.