Breakdown Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays549

Breakdown by Ryan Adams is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, Cm, Gm, F, Eb and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
Bb Cm 
Gm Bb F 

verse 1 
Gm  Bb        Cm 
Thorn in my side 
Gm  Bb         Cm 
Pain I can't hide 
Gm    Bb             F    Cm Bb 
Diamonds that won't shine 
Eb       F     Eb        F 
Oh, my soul is black as coal 


                               Gm    Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                              Gm     Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                            Gm            Bb Eb Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm racing and I can't come down 
                               Eb    Bb 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 

Gm Bb Cm 
Gm Bb Cm 

verse 2 
Gm    Bb      Cm 
God, did he cry 
Gm  Bb            Cm 
Tears that don't dry 
Gm             Bb                   Cm  F 
Tomorrow will come and it'll be alright 
Eb      F   Eb    F 
Oh, my soul lost control 


                               Gm    Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                              Gm     Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                            Gm            Bb Eb Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm racing and I can't come down 
                               Eb    Bb 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 

Bridge 
Ab                    Eb                        Bb 
Was I dreaming did I lose something in, in the night? 
                            Cm 
Did I lose you? Did I lose you? 
Ab                             Eb                            Bb 
Maybe I'm sleeping and in the morning I will only see the sunshine 
                       Cm      Ab 
Did I lose you? Did I lose my mind? 


                               Gm     Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                              Gm      Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                            Gm            Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm racing and I can't come down 
                               Eb    F 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 

Outro 
                               Gm    Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                              Gm     Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
                            Gm            Bb Eb Bb Cm 
Feel like I'm racing and I can't come down 
                               Eb    Bb 
Feel like I'm headed for a breakdown 
    	

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