Swing Out Sister

Breakout – Swing Out Sister: piano chords

Breakout by Swing Out Sister uses 13 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E Am D F#m B A C#m A#7 C C# D#m7 G#m7 D#m

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E Am D E Am F#m B E A E A E A E A

Verse 1

E A E A E A C#m F#m E A E A E A E A

Verse 2

E A E A E A C#m F#m E

Chorus 1

A B C#m A F#m B E A E A E A E A

Verse 3

E A E A E A C#m F#m E A E A E A E A E A C#m F#m E

Chorus 2

A B C#m A F#m B E A#7

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Chorus 3

A B C#m A F#m B E

Bridge 1

Am D E Am D E Am F#m B E A E A E A C#m F#m E

Chorus 4

A B C#m A F#m B E C

Chorus 5

B C# D#m7 B G#m7 C# D#m D#m7 C

Outro 1

B C# D#m7 B G#m7 C# D#m C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Am

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

D

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

B

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

C

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

C#

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

D#m7

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
D♯F♯A♯C♯
Practice D#m7

Questions

Which chords does Breakout by Swing Out Sister use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Breakout by Swing Out Sister in?

The chords fit E 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: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.