What key is "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" in?

"Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" by Jess Glynne is in the key of G with a tempo of 110 BPM. Difficulty: beginner.

Is "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" easy to play on piano?

Yes — this arrangement is rated beginner, meaning it uses simple chord patterns and a manageable tempo. Most beginners can play through it in 1-3 practice sessions using our color-coded notes.

Can I play "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

What chords are used in "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself"?

This arrangement of "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" uses 7 chords: Am7, Bm7, C, Cmaj7, D, Em, G.

How long does it take to learn "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" on piano?

1–3 short practice sessions for the basics; 2–3 weeks to perform confidently with both hands.

What other songs by Jess Glynne can I play here?

Try "ALL I AM", "THURSDAY", "Hold My Hand". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

(Cmaj7)I came here with a bro of ken heart that (Em)no one else could see.

I drew a smile this on my face (G)to pa per o ver (Am7)me.

(Cmaj7)The wounds heal and tears a dry and cracks they don’t (C)show, (Em)so don’t be so hard on your self, no.

(Cmaj7)Let’s go back to sim pli ci ty I feel like I’ve been (C)miss (D)ing me.

(Em)Was not who I’m sup posed to be, (G)I felt this dark ness (Am7)o (Bm7)ver me.

(Cmaj7)We all get there e ven tual ly, I nev er knew where (C)I (D)be longed.

(Em)But I was right and you were wrong, been tell ing my self (Am7)all a (Bm7)long.

Don’t be so hard on your self, no.

Learn to for give, learn to let go.

Ev ’ry one trips, ev ’ry one falls,

so don’t be so hard on your self, no.

(Bm7)’Cause (Cmaj7)I’m just tired of march ing on my (Am7)own.

Kind of (Em)frail, I feel it in my (D)bones.

(Bm7)Oh, let (Cmaj7)my heart, my heart turn in to (Am7)stone,

so don’t be so hard on your self no.

(Cmaj7)I’m stand ing with a bro of ken world, that (Em)no one else could see.

I how a can this dark my cloud (G)be rain ing o ver (Am7)me?

(Cmaj7)But wounds break and tears a place and ev ’ry one (C)knows, (Em)so don’t be so hard on your self, no.