Breathe Today Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays551

Breathe Today by Flyleaf is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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  			DROP D TUNING 
 
Note: This is my first tab EVER. I've always been too lazy to do so.  Obviously there are  
some parts that require 2 guitars (Jared/Sameer).  I'm solo so I did what I could.   
Hopefully it's accurate enough.  Enjoy! 
 
e ------------------------------------------------ 
B ------------------------------------------------ 
G ------------------------------------------------ 
D ----99----99----99----545--454---------    Verse (repeated 3x) 
A ----99----99----99----545--454--------- 
D ----99----99----99----545--454--------- 
 
e ------------------------------------------------ 
B ------------------------------------------------ 
G ------------------------------------------------ 
D ----5---------4---------------------------------   Pre-Chorus 1 (repeated 2x) 
A ----5 x8------4 x8------------------------------ 
D ----5---------4--------------------------------- 
 
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D ----22-----22-55-55-44-----44-44-44-----22-----22-55-55-44-----44-44-4-54--     Pre-Chorus 2 
A ----22-----22-55-55-44-----44-44-44-----22-----22-55-55-44-----44-44-4-54-- 
D ----22-----22-55-55-44-----44-44-44-----22-----22-55-55-44-----44-44-4-54-- 
 
e ------------------------------------------------ 
B ------------------------------------------------ 
G ------------------------------------------------ 
D ----2---------5-----------4---------------------   Pre-Chorus 3 (repeated 2x) 
A ----2 x4------5 x4--------4 x8------------------ 
D ----2---------5-----------4--------------------- 
 
e ------------------------------------------------ 
B ------------------------------------------------ 
G ------------------------------------------------ 
D ----9--------5---------7----------44---22--    Chorus (repeated 2x) 
A ----9 x4-----5 x4------7 x4-------44---22-- 
D ----9--------5---------7----------44---22-- 
 
e ----------------------------------------------------------- 
B ----------------------------------------------------------- 
G ----------------------------------------------------------- 
D ----5---------4-----------2---------5--------4-------------     Pre-Chorus 1 w/ variation 
A ----5 x8------4 x8--------2 x4------5 x4-----4 x4---------- 
D ----5---------4-----------2---------5--------4------------- 
 
e ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D ----9--------5---------7----------44---22--------9--------5---------7----------44\----------    Chorus w/ variation 
A ----9 x4-----5 x4------7 x4-------44---22--------9 x4-----5 x4------7 x4-------44\---------- 
D ----9--------5---------7----------44---22--------9--------5---------7----------44\---------- 
 
e ------------------------------------------------------------- 
B ---2--2h3p2h3p2--2--2h3p2h3\\5~~~(bend)---------------------- 
G ------------------------------------------------------------- 
D -------------------------------------------------------------    Bridge (repeated 2x) 
A ------------------------------------------------------------- 
D ------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
Progression: 
- there are some weird harmonics/effects in the beginning which i can't make out...so i just didn't bother 
- Verse 
- Pre-Chorus 1 
- Pre-Chours 2 
- Pre-Chorus 3 
- Chorus 
- Verse 
- Pre-Chorus 1 w/ variation 
- Chorus w/ variation 
- Bridge 
- (overlapping the last part of the Bridge) Chorus played JUST ONCE 
- Pre-Chorus 2 
- Verse 
- Pre-Chorus 3 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante