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Breakthru – Queen: piano chords

Breakthru by Queen uses 14 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

F major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

F Bb C Bb F C Bb F D# F D# Dm G F Bb Am Bb Gm F Bb C Bb D F C Bb F C Bb F G F Bb Dm G F Bb G# E F# C# B F# C# B F#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Questions

Which chords does Breakthru by Queen use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Breakthru by Queen in?

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

How hard is Breakthru to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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