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James Arthur - Breathe Ukulele Chords

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ChordsDm, C, Bb, Am, Gm, F, Bbm, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

We’reallDmstrangersCBb
CFightingintheDmstreetswithnoCcommonBbground
CWe’rejustDmstrangersCBb
CTrynafindDmreleasewhenthere’sCnoneBbaround
CThenthere’sBbyou,Amyoudon’tfeelthatmuchaGmstranger
AmYoustandoutfromalltheBbcrowds
AmIdon’tfeelthatmuchinGmdanger
IwasClosttillIfoundyou
FBaby,baby,won’tyoupleasecomerescueGmme?
Idon’treallywannastayifyou’renotBb
AllIknowisthatIAmneedyou,baby
BbHoldmeAmclosesoGmIcanCfinallyFbreathe
We’reallDmstrangersCBb
CFightingDmgravity,stuckhereContheBbground
CWe’rejustDmstrangersCBb
CTrynakeeptheDmpeacewhenthere’sCnoneBbaround
CThenthere’sBbyou,Amyou’remylittlerayofGmsunshine
AmYouareBbimmortality,AmyoumakemeforgetGmabouttime
Andhowit’sCcomingforme,so
FBaby,baby,won’tyoupleasecomerescueGmme?
Idon’treallywannastayifyou’renotBb
AllIknowisthatIAmneedyou,baby
BbHoldmeAmclosesoGmIcanCfinallyFbreathe
GmFinallybreathe,BbfinallybreatheAm
BbHoldmeAmclosesoGmIcanCfinally
FWhenyoutellmethatyouloveme,babe,youbringthesunandtakeawaymypain
GmAndtheanxietyismilesaway,Ididn’tknowthatIcouldfeelthatway
BbIdidn’tknowlifewasAmsobeautifultillIGmheldyou,oh,Cyeah
YourBbeyesmakemeBbmfeellikeI’mAmofffloatingonDair
WhenyouGmlookatme,CfuckFeverythingelsebutDyou,yeah
IGmdon’twannaBbmbethere,so
FBaby,baby,won’tyoupleasecomerescueGmme?
Idon’treallywannastayifyou’renotBb
AllIknowisthatIAmneedyou,baby
BbHoldmeAmclosesoGmIcanCfinally
BbHoldmeAmclosesoGmIcanCfinally
BbHoldmeAmclosesoGmIcanCfinallyFbreathe
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ArtistJames Arthur
AlbumYou
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyDm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Breathe on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

James Arthur - Breathe on ukulele requires 8 chords and 16 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Breathe uses these transitions most often: Bb → Am (15), C → Bb (13), and Am → Gm (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Dm - C chord transition.

1. Dm → C chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Switching from Dm to C:

  1. While playing Dm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

Dm to C

2. C → Bb chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from C to Bb:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

C to Bb

3. Bb → Am chord transition

Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from Bb to Am:

  1. While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

Bb to Am

4. Am → Gm chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram

To move from Am to Gm:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

Am to Gm

5. Gm → C chord transition

Switching from Gm to C:

  1. While playing Gm, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

6. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

7. F → Gm chord transition

Switching from F to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

8. Gm → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to Bb:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

9. F → Dm chord transition

Switching from F to Dm:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

10. Bb → Bbm chord transition

Switching from Bb to Bbm:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

11. Bbm → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Bbm to Am:

  1. While playing Bbm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

12. Am → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

13. D → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. F → D chord transition

Switching from F to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

15. Gm → Bbm chord transition

To move from Gm to Bbm:

  1. While playing Gm, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

16. Bbm → F chord transition

Switching from Bbm to F:

  1. While playing Bbm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Breathe chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Breathe.

  • Breathe includes 105 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Breathe contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Breathe connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → C: 20%
    • Bb → Am: 4%
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