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alt-J - Breezeblocks Chords

ChordsF, Am, Dm, A, G, A#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to C key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram


[F]She may contain the [Am]urge to run away
But hold her [Dm]down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
[F]Citrezene, your [Am]fever’s gripped me again
Never [Dm]kisses, all you ever send are full stops, la la la la


[F]Do you know [Am]where the wild things go
They [Dm]go along to take your honey, la la la la
[F]Break down now weep, build up [Am]breakfast now
Let’s eat my love, my [Dm]love love love, la la la la


[Dm]Muscle to muscle and [Dm]toe to toe
[Dm]The fear has gripped me [Dm]but here I go
[Dm]My heart sinks as [Dm]I jump up
[Dm]Your hand grips hand as [Dm]my eyes shut
[F]Ahhh [A]ahhh [Dm]ahhh ah [F]ah,
[F]Ahhh [A]ahhh [Dm]ahhh ah [F]ah [F]ah.


[F]Do you know [Am]where the wild things go
They [Dm]go along to take your honey, la la la la
[F]Break down now sleep, build up [Am]breakfast now
Let’s eat my love, my [Dm]love love love, la la la la


[F]She bruises coughs, she [Am]splutters pistol shots
Hold her [Dm]down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
[F]She’s morphine, [Am]queen of my vaccine my love,
My [Dm]love love love, la la la la


[Dm]Muscle to muscle and [Dm]toe to toe
[Dm]The fear has gripped me [Dm]but here I go
[Dm]My heart sinks as [Dm]I jump up
[Dm]Your hand grips hand as [Dm]my eyes shut
[F]Ahhh [A]ahhh [Dm]ahhh ah [F]ah, [F]ahhh [A]ahhh [Dm]ahhh ah [F]ah
[F]Ahhh [A]ahhh [Dm]ahhh ah [F]ah, [F]ahhh [A]ahhh [Dm]ahhh ah [F]ah ah


[F]She may contain the [Am]urge to run away
But hold her [Dm]down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks
[F]Germaline, [Am]disinfect the scene my love, my [Dm]love love love


[G]Please don’t [F]go, I love you so…
my [Dm]lovely [F] [F] [A#] [Am]
[Dm]Please don’t go, please don’t go,
I [F]love you so, I love you [F]so [A#] [Dm]
[Dm]Please don’t go, please don’t go,
I [F]love you so, I love you [F]so
Please break my [A#] [Dm]heart, hey
[Dm]Please don’t go, please don’t go,
I [F]love you so, I love you [F]so [A#] [Dm]
[Dm]Please don’t go, please don’t go,
I [F]love you so, I love you [F]so
Please break my [A#] [Dm]heart, ah


[F]Please don’t [A]go, I’ll eat you whole
[Dm]I love you so, I [F]love you so, I love you so
[F]Please don’t [A]go, I’ll eat you whole
[Dm]I love you [F]so, I love you so, I love you so, I love you so…

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Artistalt-J
AlbumAn Awesome Wave
Year2012
KeyF

How to play Breezeblocks on Guitar (Step-by-step)

alt-J - Breezeblocks on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.

Breezeblocks uses these transitions most often: Dm → F (23), Am → Dm (11), and F → Am (10). 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 F - Am chord transition.

1. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am;

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

2. Am → Dm chord transition

To move from Am to Dm;

  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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
Am to Dm

3. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

  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 B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Dm to F

4. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A;

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

5. A → Dm chord transition

To move from A to Dm;

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

6. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

7. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

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

8. F → A# chord transition

To move from F to A#;

  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 D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

9. A# → Am chord transition

To move from A# to Am;

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

10. A# → Dm chord transition

To move from A# to Dm;

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

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

  • Breezeblocks includes 73 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Breezeblocks contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Breezeblocks connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → G: 16%
    • Dm → F: 14%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Am: 11%
    • F → Dm: 5%