When The Levee Breaks Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays542

When The Levee Breaks by A Perfect Circle is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------2-------2-----------2-----------2-------2-------2--------------2------2-| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----3--------3---3-------3---3-------3-------3-------3------3-------3------3---| 
A|---3--------3-----------3-----------3-------3-------3-------3------3------3-----| 
E|-2--------2-----------2-----------2-------2-------2-------2------2------2-------| 
 

 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------2-----------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------2-------2-------2-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----3---3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3----3------3-------3-------3---| 
A|---3-----------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------3-------3-------3-----| 
E|-2-----------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------2-------2-------2-------| 
 

 
E|----------------| 
B|-------2------2-| 
G|----------------| 
D|-----3------3---| 
A|---3------3-----| 
E|-2------2-------| 
 
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E|-------2--------------------4-----------------------2------------| 
B|---------2----------2---------4----------4------------2--------2-| 
G|-----2-----2--------------4-----4-----------------2-----2--------| 
D|---2--------------2-----4--------------4--------2------------2---| 
A|--------------2--------------------4-----------------------2-----| 
E|-2--------------2-----4--------------4--------2------------------| 
 

 
E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|-----2----| 
D|----------| 
A|-2------2-| 
E|----------| 
 

 
E|-2-----------2---2---2-----| 
B|---2---2-------2---2---2---| 
G|-----2---2---------------2-| X7 
D|-----------2---------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
 

 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------2-------2-----------2-----------2-------2-------2--------------2------2-| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----3--------3---3-------3-----------3-------3-------3------3-------3------3---| 
A|---3--------3-----------3-----------3-------3-------3-------3------3------3-----| 
E|-2--------2-----------2-----------2-------2-------2-------2------2------2-------| 
 

 
E|-------2--------------------4-----------------------2------------| 
B|---------2----------2---------4----------4------------2--------2-| 
G|-----2-----2--------------4-----4-----------------2-----2--------| 
D|---2--------------2-----4--------------4--------2------------2---| 
A|--------------2--------------------4-----------------------2-----| 
E|-2--------------2-----4--------------4--------2------------------| 
 

 
E|----------------| 
B|-------2------2-| 
G|----------------| 
D|-----3------3---| 
A|---3------3-----| 
E|-2------2-------| 
 


E|-2-----------2---2---2-----| 
B|---2---2-------2---2---2---| 
G|-----2---2---------------2-| (7x) 
D|-----------2---------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante