Nervous Breakdown Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays401

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.

Transpose
D
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  			(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 
    	

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