# Breathing – Kate Bush: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B7/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [B7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A7/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Bsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus2), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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