Breakdown Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

F

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Breakdown chords
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[G]
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] It's alright if you [Am] love [G] me [Am] [G] It's alright if [Am] you don't
[G]
[Am] I'm [G] not afraid [Am] of you running [G] away, [Am] honey I [G] get the feeling [F] you owe
[B] [Am] There [G] is no sense [Am] in pretending [G] [Am]
[G] Your eyes give [Am] you away
[G]
[Am] [G] Something inside [C] you is [G] feeling like I do [Am] You [G] said all there is [F] to say
Baby, [B] [Am] [G] break [F] down Go [G] ahead, give it to me
[Am]
[G] Break [F] down, honey, take me [G] through the night [Am] Break [G] [F] down, now it's better, [G] yeah
Can you [Am] see?
[G] Break down, [F] it's alright
It's alright, [A] it's alright
[D]
[Am] [G] [A]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [Gm]
[Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [G]
[F]
[Am] [G] Break [F] down, go [G] ahead, give it to [Am] me [G] Break down, [F] honey, take me through [G] the night
[Am] Break down, [G] [F]
[G] can you [Am] see?
[G] Break down, [F] it's alright
It's alright, it's [Am] alright
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Breakdown chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, Am and G. For best results, commence at 57 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 115. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
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[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [G] It's alright if you [Am] love [G] me _ _ [Am] [G] It's alright if [Am] you don't
[G] _ _
[Am] I'm [G] not afraid [Am] of you running [G] away, [Am] honey I [G] get the feeling [F] you owe _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] There [G] is no sense [Am] in pretending [G] _ _ [Am] _
[G] Your eyes give [Am] you away
[G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] Something inside [C] you is [G] feeling like I do [Am] You [G] said all there is [F] to say
_ Baby, [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] break [F] down Go [G] ahead, give it to me
[Am]
[G] Break [F] down, honey, take me [G] through the night [Am] Break [G] _ [F] down, now it's better, [G] yeah
Can you [Am] see?
[G] Break down, [F] it's alright
_ It's _ _ _ alright, _ _ _ _ _ [A] it's alright
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] Break [F] down, go [G] ahead, give it to [Am] me [G] Break down, [F] honey, take me through [G] the night
[Am] Break down, [G] _ _ [F] _
[G] can you [Am] see?
[G] Break down, [F] it's alright _ _ _ _
It's alright, _ _ _ _ it's [Am] alright
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _