# Breakout – Foo Fighters: piano chords

Breakout by Foo Fighters uses 7 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: B G B E G E G E B G B E G E G E B Em7 B Em7
- Verse 1: B Em7 B Em7 G E B E C# C B E C# C B E C# C B E C# C
- Chorus 2: B G B E G E G E B G B E G E G E G E B A C# E B A C# E B A C# E B A C# E
- Instrumental 1: B A C# E
- Chorus 3: B G B E G E G E B G B E G E G E G E G E B A C# E B A C# E B A C# E
- Outro 1: B A C# E

## Questions

### Which chords does Breakout by Foo Fighters use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Breakout by Foo Fighters in?

The chords fit B major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Breakout to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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