Breaktown Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays505

Breaktown by Hanson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, D#5 and B5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Note: This is not the whole song. As I have only heard 
about the small sample posted at hanson.net, I can only 
transcribe what I have heard. 

After a long battle with trying to figure out the correct
lyrics, we have come to the conclusion that this demo,
known as "Breakdown", may infact be named "Break
Town", and that is what we are singing. We have had no 
official title for this song, so we can't be sure on
the lyrics. Help?


CII - This song is capoed on the second fret.

0 = open string
x = string not to be strummed

Don't forget the capo!


VERSE:


       E                     A           
    E--------------------------------------------
    B------0---------0-----------2---------2-----
    G------1---------1-----------2---------2-----
    D----2---2-----2---2-------2---2-----2---2---
    A------------------------0---------0---------
    E--0---------0-------------------------------
    
       D#5                    A         
    E--------------------------------------------
    B------0----------0-----------2--------------
    G------8----------8-----------2--------------
    D----8---8------8---8-------2---2------------
    A--6----------6-----------0------------------
    E--------------------------------------------
    
        B5                                  
    E--------------------------------------------
    B-------0------------------------------------
    G-------4------------------------------------
    D-----4---4----------------------------------
    A---2----------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------
    
    
Here is a guide to show where the picking pattern 
changes in the verses:


E                         A
You can help your soul to cure


                           D#5
You hurt right down to the core


                            A
You're always stuck in your pain today


B5
Welcome to...



CHORUS:


E
BreakTown


        A                 E
For the first time it's a great town


         A
For your worst time


         B5                   A
When you freak out, there's a road sign


B5         E           A
Welcome to BreakTown



TO BE CONTINUED...
(after we hear the full version of the song!) :p
    	

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