Kate Bush

Breathing – Kate Bush: piano chords

Breathing by Kate Bush uses 18 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bm G/B B7/D# Em B7/F# Em/G Esus4 E A7/C# A/C# Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 B7 Bsus2 A7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Bm G/B B7/D# Em B7/F# Em/G B7/D# Esus4 E B7/D# Em Esus4 A7/C# A/C#

Verse 2

Bm G/B B7/D# Em B7/F# Em/G B7/D# Esus4 E B7/D# Em Esus4 A7/C# A/C#

Chorus 1

Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Esus4 Bm

Verse 3

G/B B7/D# Em B7/F# Em/G B7 Esus4 E B7/F# Em Esus4 A7/C# A/C#

Verse 4

Bm G/B B7/D# Em B7/F# Em/G B7/D# Esus4 E B7/D# Em Esus4 A7/C# A/C#

Chorus 2

Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bsus2

Bridge 1

Bm Dsus2 D G6 Gmaj7 Asus4 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm Bsus2 D G6 Asus4 A7 Bm

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

Questions

Which chords does Breathing by Kate Bush use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Breathing by Kate Bush in?

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

How hard is Breathing to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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