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Dua Lipa - Break My Heart Chords

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ChordsEm, C, Bm, G, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmCBm
EmI’vealwaysbeentheGonetosaythefirstgoodbye
CHadtoloveandloseaBmhundredmillionEmtimes
EmHadtogetitwrongtoGknowjustEmwhatIClike,nowI’mBmfalling
EmYousaymynamelikeIhaveGneverheardEmbefore
CI’mindecisive,but,thisBmtime,IknowforEmsure
EmIhopeI’mnottheonlyGonethatEmfeelsitCall,areyouBmfalling?
CCentreofattention,youknowDyoucangetwhateveryouwantBmfromme
WheneveryouEmwantit,Dbaby,it’sCyouinmyreflection
I’mDafraidofallthethingsyoucoulddoBmtome
IfIwould’veBmknownit,baby
Iwould’veEmstayedathome,’causeGIwasdoingDbetterEmalone
ButwhenyouCsaid,“Hello”,IBmknewthatwastheendofitEmall
Ishould’veEmstayedathome,’causeGnowthereain’tDnolettingyou Emgo
AmICfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldDbreakmyheart?
EmOhno,GIwasdoingDbetterEmalone,butwhenyouCsaid,“Hello”
IBmknewthatwastheendofitEmall,Ishould’veEmstayedathome
‘CauseGnowthereain’tnoDlettingyouEmgo
AmICfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldDbreakmyheart?
EmIwonder,whenyougo,ifGIstayEmonyourmind
CTwocanplaythatgame,butyouBmwinmeEmeverytime
EmEveryonebeforeyouGwasaEmwasteofCtime,yeah,youBmgotDme
CCentreofattention,youknowDyoucangetwhateveryouwantBmfromme
WheneveryouEmwantit,Dbaby,it’sCyouinmyreflection
I’mDafraidofallthethingsyoucoulddoBmtome
IfIwould’veBmknownit,baby
Iwould’veEmstayedathome,’causeGIwasdoingDbetterEmalone
ButwhenyouCsaid,“Hello”,IBmknewthatwastheendofitEmall
Ishould’veEmstayedathome,’causeGnowthereain’tDnolettingyou Emgo
AmICfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldDbreakmyheart?
EmOhno,GIwasdoingDbetterEmalone,butwhenyouCsaid,“Hello”
IBmknewthatwastheendofitEmall,Ishould’veEmstayedathome
‘CauseGnowthereain’tnoDlettingyouEmgo
AmICfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldDbreakmyheart?
COooooh,DbreakmyBmheart,Emooh,DbreakmyCheartDOoh
AmIBmfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldbreakmyheart?
Iwould’veEmstayedathome,’causeGIwasdoingDbetterEmalone
ButwhenyouCsaid,“Hello”,IBmknewthatwastheendofitEmall
Ishould’veEmstayedathome,’causeGnowthereain’tDnolettingyou Emgo
AmICfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldDbreakmyheart?
EmOhno,GIwasdoingDbetterEmalone,butwhenyouCsaid,“Hello”
IBmknewthatwastheendofitEmall,Ishould’veEmstayedathome
‘CauseGnowthereain’tnoDlettingyouEmgo
AmICfallinginlovewiththeBmonethatcouldDbreakmyheart?
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ArtistDua Lipa
AlbumFuture Nostalgia
GenresPop
Year2020
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Break My Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart on guitar requires 5 chords and 9 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.

Break My Heart uses these transitions most often: C → Bm (19), Em → C (18), and Em → G (18). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

Em to C

2. C → Bm chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

Switching from C to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

C to Bm

3. Bm → Em chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from Bm to Em:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

Bm to Em

4. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

Em to G

5. G → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. Bm → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to D:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. D → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

8. D → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

9. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

Break My Heart chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Break My Heart.

  • Break My Heart includes 136 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Break My Heart contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Break My Heart connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
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