Chords of: Barely Breathing by: Duncan Sheik. (C, G, Fmaj7, Am7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Barely Breathing” by Duncan Sheik is in C Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Fmaj7, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → A → C → D → Em7 → A → C → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:40 | 17% |
| G | 0:33 | 14% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:30 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| D | 0:22 | 9% |
| F | 0:15 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Em | 0:11 | 5% |
Em7 – A – C – G/D – D – Em7 – A – C – D – Em – A – C – D – Em – A7 – G – C – D – Em – A7 – C – D – F – C – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – C – G – Am – Fmaj7 – Em7 – A7 – G – Cmaj7 – D – Em – A7 – C – D – F – G – C – G – Am – F – C – G – …
