Chords of: Breaking the Law by: Judas Priest. (A, F, B, G) 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.
“Breaking the Law” by Judas Priest is in C Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F, B, G.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A6 → G → Am7 → G6 → A → F → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:56 | 37% |
| F | 0:24 | 16% |
| B | 0:11 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 6% |
| C | 0:07 | 5% |
| G | 0:07 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| E | 0:06 | 4% |
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