CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Breathe, chord by chord.

Chords of: Breathe by: Josh X. (Bbm7b5, F#m7, Emaj7, C#m) 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.

About the chords of “Breathe”

“Breathe” by Josh X is in Ab Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 180 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7b5, F#m7, Emaj7, C#m.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → C#dim → F#7 → F#m7 → Abm6 → G7 → Fm7b5/Eb → F#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:4217%
F#m70:3815%
Abm70:3815%
Amaj70:2811%
Emaj70:177%
C#m70:125%
F#70:104%
A0:063%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7 – B6 – C#dim – Ebm7b5 – B/D# – C#m – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – C#m – F#m7 – A – Abm7 – F#7 – Amaj7 – Abm – F#m7 – Abm6 – G7 – Fm7b5/Eb – F#6 – Daug – Eb6 – C#m – A6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – A6 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m – B – F#m6 – A – Abm7 – F# – A – Emaj7 – …