Breathless
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Intro:
riff
e|---12----12-12----12-12--10--9-------9--10---9---------------------------|
B|-----10--------9----------------10-12------------10-9--10--12--9-9-------|
G|-------9--------9------9---9--9--------9---9---9---9--9---9---------9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---12----12-12----12-12--10--9-------9--10---9-----------------|
B|-----10--------9----------------10-12------------10-9--10--12--|
G|-------9--------9------9---9--9--------9---9---9---9--9---9----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
verse 1:
A G#m F#m
She is my first love
E D A
Graceful in all her ways
A G#m F#m
Holding the insight
A E A
Turning the sky from night into day
D D/C# D/B B E
She won't fail to take my breath away
riff
verse 2:
A G#m F#m
So soft the silence
E D A
She brings before the dawn
A G#m F#m
A time of twilight
A E F
When all the world waits, to be reborn
Bbmaj7 Gm F
Nobody knows her name
Bbmaj7 F Bbmaj7 F
No one, knows how she came to be here at all
Bb Dsus2 D E G D
Giving her loving, hoping, to everyone
D E G D
Giving her hoping to everyone (repeat 6 times)
Flute Solo:
D D/C# D/B (repeat 3 times)
Em D
D Am7
Old as the hills
D Am7 D
Young just like the rising sun
D Am7 D
Over fields, that lie
Am7 G
Away beneath her feet
Am Em
Every time we meet
C D G
She takes my breath away
e|---10----10-10----10-10--8--7--------------|
B|------8--------7----------------8----------|
G|-------7--------7------7---7--7---7--------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
repeat till fade out...
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D/C# D/B Bbmaj7 Dsus2 Am7
e|--2------2------1------0------0---|
B|--3------3------3------3------1---|
G|--2------2------2------2------0---|
D|----------------3------0------2---|
A|--4------2------1-------------0---|
E|----------------------------------|
How to play Breathless
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.