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Ruel - Hard Sometimes Chords

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ChordsGm, Eb, Bb, F, Ebm, Cm, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-x-4-3-4-2Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

[Opening]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Gm]I’m waking up my mind, [Eb]I’m just trying to kill the [Bb]silence [F]
[Gm]I’m ripping off the blinds, [Eb]I’m just trying to let some [Bb]light in [F]
[Gm]I’ve been on the road, I’ve been missing home, see it on my [Eb]phone that the world back there [F]
Keeps spinning ’round [Bb]without me, [Gm]I’m waking up my mind, [Eb]ripping off the [Ebm]blinds [F]

[chorus]
Oh I [Bb](Oh I), [Cm]try to [Gm]be happy, but it’s [Bb]hard some[Eb]times[Bb] [Eb]
But life [Bb](But life), [Cm]just seems [Gm]to happen right be[Bb]fore my [Eb]eyes[F] [Gm]
‘Cause I [Bb]feel like I’m not there, ’cause my [Cm]head is up [Gm]somewhere
Far away [Bb]from all [Eb]my friends, I just [Bb]want that back [Eb]again
Oh I [Bb](Oh I), [Cm]try to [Gm]be happy, but it’s [Bb]hard some[Eb]times, it’s [F]hard some[Gm]times

[verse 2]
[Gm]When I come off cold, [Eb]I’m not doing it on [Bb]purpose [F]
[Gm]You caught me in a hole, [Eb]that I dig for myself when I’m [Bb]nervous [F]
[Gm]I’ve been on the road, I’ve been missing home
See it on my [Eb]phone that my friends back there, got inside [Bb]jokes without me [F]
Oh woah, [Gm]don’t mean to come off [Eb]cold, I don’t want to be [Ebm]alone [F]

[chorus]
Oh I [Bb](Oh I), [Cm]try to [Gm]be happy, but it’s [Bb]hard some[Eb]times[Bb] [Eb]
But life [Bb](But life), [Cm]just seems [Gm]to happen right be[Bb]fore my [Eb]eyes[F] [Gm]
‘Cause I [Bb]feel like I’m not there, ’cause my [Cm]head is up [Gm]somewhere
Far away[Bb]from all [Eb]my friends, I just [Bb]want that back [Eb]again
Oh I [Bb](Oh I), [Cm]try to [Gm]be happy, but it’s [Bb]hard some[Eb]times ([F]Hard some[Gm]times)

[verse 3]
[F]I don’t feel like myself and, [D]I can’t help being selfish
Some[Gm]times, the pressure [F]gets the best [Eb]of me [Bb]oh I, [Cm]oh I [F]

[Closing]
[Bb]Oh I, [Cm]try to [Gm]be happy, but it’s hard some[Eb]times[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]But life, [Cm]just seems [Gm]to happen, it’s just [Bb]passing by, [Eb]oh [Bb] [Eb]
‘Cause I [Bb]feel like I’m not there, ’cause my [Cm]head is up [Gm]somewhere
Far [Bb]away from all [Eb]my friends, I just [Bb]want that back [Eb]again
Oh [Bb]I (Oh I), [Cm]try to [Gm]be happy, but it’s [Bb]hard some[Eb]times ([Bb]Hard some[Eb]times)

[outro]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]

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ArtistRuel
AlbumFree Time
GenresPop
Year2018
KeyGm

How to play Hard Sometimes on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ruel - Hard Sometimes on guitar requires 7 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Hard Sometimes uses these transitions most often: Eb → Bb (24), Bb → Eb (21), and Bb → Cm (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Gm - Eb chord transition.

1. Gm → Eb chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from Gm to Eb;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to B string fret 4.
Gm to Eb

2. Eb → Bb chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from Eb to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 4 to fret 3.
Eb to Bb

3. Bb → F chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Bb to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
Bb to F

4. F → Gm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from F to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
F to Gm

5. Eb → F chord transition

To move from Eb to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 4 to D string fret 3.

6. Bb → Gm chord transition

To move from Bb to Gm;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

7. Eb → Ebm chord transition

To move from Eb to Ebm;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Keep pinky on B string fret 4.

8. Ebm → F chord transition

To move from Ebm to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 4 to D string fret 3.

9. Bb → Cm chord transition

To move from Bb to Cm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to E string fret 3.

10. Cm → Gm chord transition

To move from Cm to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on E string fret 3.

11. F → D chord transition

To move from F to D;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

12. D → Gm chord transition

To move from D to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

13. Cm → F chord transition

To move from Cm to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

Hard Sometimes chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hard Sometimes.

  • Hard Sometimes includes 129 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Hard Sometimes contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Hard Sometimes connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Gm: 6%
    After Eb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Bb (30%), F (18%), and Ab (10%).
    • Eb → Bb: 30%
    • Eb → F: 18%
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