# Breathe – U2: piano chords

Breathe by U2 uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm G D/F# E E7 G D/F# E E7 Bm G D E Bm G D E Bm G D E D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm G D/F# E E7 G D/F# E E7 Bm G D E Bm G D E Bm G D E D A Bm D A Bm D E Bb C D E Bb C D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm D A Bm G D/F# E E7 G D/F# E E7 Bm G D E Bm G D E Bm G D E D A Bm D A Bm D E Bb C D E Bb C D E Bb C D E Bb C D

## Questions

### Which chords does Breathe by U2 use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Breathe by U2 in?

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

### How hard is Breathe to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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