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Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Chords

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ChordsG, Em, C, D7, Bm, A, D, Gm7, C7, F, F7, Dm, Fm, Bb, Eb
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • 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
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-x-3-3-3-x Barre at fret 3.Guitar Gm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar F7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
Do do do [G]down doobee [Em]do down [C]down [D7]cumma cumma
[G]Down doobee [Em]do down [C]down [D7]cumma cumma
[G]Down doobee [Em]do down [C]down [D7]
Breaking up is [G]hard [C]to [G]do

[verse 2]
Don’t take your [G]love [Em]a[C]way from [D7]me
[G]Don’t you [Em]leave my heart in [C]mise[D7]ry
[G]If you [Bm]go then [Em]I’ll be blue
‘Cause [A]breaking up is hard to [D7]do

[Closing]
Remember [G]when [Em]you [C]held me [D7]tight
[G]And you [Em]kissed me all [C]through the [D7]night
[G]Think of [Bm]all that [Em]we’ve been through
And [A]breaking up is [D]hard to [G]do

[chorus]
They say that breaking [Gm7]up [C7]is [Gm7]hard to [C7]do
[F]Now I [F7]know I [Dm]know that it’s [F7]true
[Fm]Don’t [Bb]say that [Fm]this is the [Bb]end
In[Eb]stead of breaking up I wish that [D7]we were making up again

[chorus]
I beg of [G]you [Em]don’t [C]say good[D7]bye
[G]Can’t we [Em]give our love a[C]nother [D7]try
[G]Come on [Bm]baby let’s [Em]start anew
And [A]breaking up is [D]hard to [G]do

[chorus]
They say that breaking [Gm7]up [C7]is [Gm7]hard to [C7]do
[F]Now I [F7]know I [Dm]know that it’s [F7]true [Fm]
Don’t [Bb]say that [Fm]this is the [Bb]end
In[Eb]stead of breaking up I wish that [D7]we were making up again

[chorus]
I beg of [G]you [Em]don’t [C]say good[D7]bye
[G]Can’t we [Em]give our love a[C]nother [D7]try
[G]Come on [Bm]baby let’s [Em]start anew
And [A]breaking up is [D]hard to [G]do

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ArtistNeil Sedaka
AlbumCirculate
GenresPop
Year1960
KeyG

How to play Breaking Up Is Hard To Do on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do on guitar requires 15 chords and 20 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.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (14), C → D7 (11), and Em → C (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 G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

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

To move from G to Em;

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

2. 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

To move 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.
Em to C

3. C → D7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

To move from C to D7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
C to D7

4. D7 → G chord transition

Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
D7 to G

5. G → C chord transition

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.

6. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm;

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

7. Bm → Em chord transition

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.

8. Em → A chord transition

To move from Em to A;

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

9. A → D7 chord transition

To move from A to D7;

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

10. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D;

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

11. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

12. G → Gm7 chord transition

To move from G to Gm7;

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

13. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to C7;

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

14. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F;

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

15. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

16. F7 → Dm chord transition

To move from F7 to Dm;

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

17. F7 → Fm chord transition

To move from F7 to Fm;

  1. While playing F7, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

18. Fm → Bb chord transition

To move from Fm to Bb;

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

19. Bb → Eb chord transition

To move from Bb to Eb;

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

20. Eb → D7 chord transition

To move from Eb to D7;

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

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.

  • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do includes 96 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Breaking Up Is Hard To Do connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Em: 9%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → A: 5%
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