# Breakout – Swing Out Sister: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [A#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [D#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm7), [G#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm7), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm)

## 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
- 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

## 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.

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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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