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Elton John - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, Bb, C, A7, G7, Am, Cm7, G, Ab, C7
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

FDmBbCFBbFBb
FDon’tgobreakingmyBbheart.FIcouldn’tifIBbtried.
FOhA7HoneyifBbIgetG7restless.FBaby,Cyou’renotthatBbkind
FBbFBbC
FDon’tgobreakingmyDmheart.FYoutaketheweightoffofBbme.
FOhA7HoneywhenyouBbknockonmyG7door.FOoh,ICgaveyoumyBbkey.
FBbFBbC
AmWoohoo.NobodyCm7knowsit.
BbWhenIwasFdown.CIwasyourGclown.
AmWoohoo.NobodyCm7knowsit.(nobodyCm7knows)
BbRightfromtheFstart.ICgaveyoumyGheart.
AbOhhA7oh!IgaveyoumyBbheart.
FBbFBbC
FSodon’tgoC7breakingmyDmheartC
BbIwon’tgoC7breakingyourFheart.
CDmC
BbDon’tgoC7breakingmyFheart.
BbCBb
FAndnobodyBbtoldus.F‘CausenobodyBbshowedus.
FAndA7nowit’sBbuptoG7usbabe.FOh,IthinkwecanBbmakeit.
FBbFBbC
FSodon’t Bbmisunderstandme.FYouputthelightinmyBblife.
FOh,youA7puttheBbsparktotheG7flame.
FI’vegotyourheartinmyBbsights.
FBbFBbC
AmWoohoo.NobodyCm7knowsit.
BbButwhenIwasFdown.CIwasyourGclown.
AmWoohoo.NobodyCm7knowsit.(nobodyCm7knows)
BbRightfromtheFstart.ICgaveyoumyGheart.
AbOhhC7oh!IgaveyoumyBbheart.
FBbFBbC
FDon’tgobreakingmyDmheart
BbIwon’tgoC7breakingyourFheart.
FCDmC
BbDon’tgoC7breakingmyFheart.
BbFBbFBbFBb
FA7BbG7FBbBb
AmWoohoo.NobodyCm7knowsit.Cm7
BbWhenIwasFdown.CIwasyourGclown.
BbRightfromtheFstart.ICgaveyoumyGheart.
AbOhhC7oh!IgaveyoumyBbheart.
FBbFBbC
FDon’tgobreakingmyDmheartC
BbIwon’tgoC7breakingyourFheart.
FDon’tgobreakingCmy,Dmdon’tgobreakingC
Bbmy,don’tgoC7breakingmyFheart.
FDon’tgobreakingCmy,Dmdon’tgobreakingC
Bbmy,don’tgoC7breakingmyFheart.
F
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ArtistElton John
AlbumDon't Go Breaking My Heart
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1976
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Don't Go Breaking My Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart on guitar requires 11 chords and 23 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.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (34), F → Bb (31), and F → C (12). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Here's how to move from F to Dm:

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

F to Dm

2. Dm → Bb chord transition

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

Switching from Dm to Bb:

  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 B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Dm to Bb

3. Bb → C chord transition

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

Switching from Bb to C:

  1. While playing Bb, 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

Bb to C

4. C → F chord transition

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

Here's how to move from C 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. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

C to F

5. F → Bb chord transition

Switching from F to Bb:

  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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 31 times.

6. F → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

7. A7 → Bb chord transition

Switching from A7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

8. Bb → G7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

9. G7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. Am → Cm7 chord transition

Switching from Am to Cm7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

12. Cm7 → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

13. C → G chord transition

To move from C 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

14. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

  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 G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. G → Ab chord transition

Switching from G to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

16. Ab → A7 chord transition

To move from Ab to A7:

  1. While playing Ab, lift your ring finger from E string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

17. F → C7 chord transition

Switching from F to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

18. C7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from C7 to Dm:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

19. Dm → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to C:

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

20. Bb → C7 chord transition

To move from Bb to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

21. Ab → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Ab to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

22. Bb → Am chord transition

Switching from Bb to Am:

  1. While playing Bb, 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.

This transition appears in the chorus.

23. G → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't Go Breaking My Heart.

  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart includes 185 chord transitions, 23 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.05% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Don't Go Breaking My Heart connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → C: 20%
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