Nervous Breakdown Chords
by Rise Against
Nervous Breakdown by Rise Against 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.
(Tuning) Standard
(Chorus)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------9-------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
D |9-9-9-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------Repeat-this-2x-for-intro----------------|
A |9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-7-7---------Then-after-18-drum-beats----------------|
E |7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-5---5-5-----Repeat-4-more times ------------------------|
(Riff 1)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-5-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A |5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-5-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E |3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-3-5-3-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-9-9---7-5-7-5-7--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A |-9-9---7-5-7-5-7--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E |-7-7---5-3-5-3-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Riff 2)
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-7-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3-5-3-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-9-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-7-5-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|
A |-9-9-7-9-7-5-7-5-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5-7-5-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|
E |-7-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3-5-3-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-7-5-7-5-7-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-7-5-7-5-7-9----
E |-5-3-5-3-5-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
How to put it together:
Chorus 2x
Wait for 18 drum beats(listen to song)
Chorus x4
Riff 1
Chorus x6
Riff 1
Chorus x6
Riff 1
Chorus x6
Riff 2