Breaking the Girl – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords
Breaking the Girl by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 17 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.
Chords in the song
Chord sheet
Intro 1
E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E
Verse 1
Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E G D Em G D C
Chorus 1
Em D/F# G Am B B/A B/G B/F# Em D/F# G Am C Em D/F# G Am B B/A B/G B/F# Em D/F# G Am C C7
Verse 2
E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E Em7 Esus4 Emaj9 E G D Em G D C
Chorus 2
Em D/F# G Am B B/A B/G B/F# Em D/F# G Am C Em D/F# G Am B B/A B/G B/F# Em D/F# G Am C C7 B7
Bridge 1
Em Esus2 Em G
Chorus 3
Em D/F# G Am B B/A B/G B/F# Em D/F# G Am C Em D/F# G Am B B/A B/G B/F# Em D/F# G Am C C7
Chords on the piano
Diagrams for the 10 most played chords
Questions
Which chords does Breaking the Girl by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?
Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.
What key is Breaking the Girl by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?
The chords fit E minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.
How hard is Breaking the Girl to play on the piano?
Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.