Chords of: Break Away (Official Video) by: Trevor Dongo. (Em, E6, Abm7, E) 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.
“Break Away (Official Video)” by Trevor Dongo is in E Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E6, Abm7, E.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E6 → Em6 → F#7 → E → Abm7 → Emaj7 → Abm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 0:38 | 19% |
| F# | 0:29 | 14% |
| E6 | 0:27 | 13% |
| E | 0:25 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:13 | 6% |
| F#7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| B | 0:10 | 5% |
E – B – E6 – Abm – F#6 – E6 – Abm7 – F# – Em6 – Abm7 – F#7 – B – C# – E – F#6 – E – Abm7 – F# – Emaj7 – C#m – F# – E – Abm7 – F# – Gmaj7 – E – F#7 – Abm – F#7 – B – C#m – B – E6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – B – F# – Bm – E – Abm7 – F#7 – E6 – Abm7 – F# – E – Abm7 – F# – …
