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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.

DododoGdowndoobeeEmdodownCdownD7cummacumma
GDowndoobeeEmdodownCdownD7cummacumma
GDowndoobeeEmdodownCdownD7
BreakingupisGhardCtoGdo
Don’ttakeyourGloveEmawayfromD7me
GDon’tyouEmleavemyheartinCmisery
GIfyouBmgothenEmI’llbeblue
‘CauseAbreakingupishardtoD7do
RememberGwhenEmyouCheldmeD7tight
GAndyouEmkissedmeallCthroughtheD7night
GThinkofBmallthatEmwe’vebeenthrough
AndAbreakingupisDhardtoGdo
TheysaythatbreakingGm7upC7isGm7hardtoC7do
FNowIF7knowIDmknowthatit’sF7true
FmDon’tBbsaythatFmthisistheBbend
EbInsteadofbreakingupIwishthatD7weweremakingupagain
IbegofGyouEmdon’tCsay D7goodbye
GCan’tweEmgiveourlove CanotherD7try
GComeonBmbabylet’sEmstartanew
AndAbreakingupisDhardtoGdo
TheysaythatbreakingGm7upC7isGm7hardtoC7do
FNowIF7knowIDmknowthatit’sF7trueFm
Don’tBbsaythatFmthisistheBbend
EbInsteadofbreakingupIwishthatD7weweremakingupagain
IbegofGyouEmdon’tCsay D7goodbye
GCan’tweEmgiveourlove CanotherD7try
GComeonBmbabylet’sEmstartanew
AndAbreakingupisDhardtoGdo
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ArtistNeil Sedaka
AlbumCirculate
GenresPop
Year1960
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

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

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 11 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

D7 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. G → Bm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Bm → Em chord transition

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 4 times.

8. Em → A chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. A → D7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

14. C7 → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. F → F7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. F7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. F7 → Fm chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. Fm → Bb chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

19. Bb → Eb chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. Eb → D7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

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 (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → A: 5%
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