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Breaking Free original guitar chords by
Zac Efron
Zac Efron
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens
High School Musical
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Key: C minor•
Intro 1
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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Ab
Ab
4

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Absus2
Absus2
3

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Chorus 1
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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We're soarin', flyin'
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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There's not a star in heaven
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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that we can't reach
F
F

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Ab
Ab
4

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If we're trying so we're breaking free
Verse 1
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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You know the world can see us
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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In a way that's different
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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than who we are
F
F

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Creating space between us
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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'Til we're separate hearts
Abadd9
Abadd9
4

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Am7b5
Am7b5
4

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But your faith it gives me strength
Ab
Ab
4

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Strength to believe
Chorus 2
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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We're soarin', flyin'
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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There's not a star in heaven
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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that we can't reach
F
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Ab
Ab
4

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If we're trying so we're breaking free
Verse 2

Oh, we're breakin' free (oh)
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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Can you feel it building
Ab
Ab
4

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Eb
Eb
6

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Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Like a wave the ocean just can't control
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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Connected by a feeling
Ab
Ab
4

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Ooh, in our very souls
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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(very soul, ooh)
Ab
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4

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Am7b5
Am7b5
4

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Rising 'til it lifts us up
Ab
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4

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So every one can see
Chorus 3
Cm
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F
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We're soarin', flyin'
Ab
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4

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Eb
Eb
6

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There's not a star in heaven
Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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that we can't reach
F
F

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Ab
Ab
4

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If we're trying yeah we're breaking free

Oh, we're breakin' free (ooh)
Cm
Cm
3

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F
F

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Runnin', climbin'
Ab
Ab
4

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To get to that place
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb/D
Bb/D
3

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Cm
Cm
3

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To be all that we can be
F
F

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Now's the time
Ab
Ab
4

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So we're breaking free
Eb
Eb
6

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Bb/D
Bb/D
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We're breaking free (ooh, yeah)
Bridge 1
Ab
Ab
4

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More than hope, more than faith
Am7b5
Am7b5
4

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This is true, this is fate
Ab
Ab
4

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And together we see it comin'

More than you, more than me
Am7b5
Am7b5
4

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Not a want, but a need
Ab
Ab
4

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Both of us breakin' free
Chorus 4
Dm
Dm

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G
G

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We're soarin', flyin'
Bb
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F
F

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There's not a star in heaven
C/E
C/E

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Dm
Dm

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that we can't reach
G
G

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Bb
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If we're trying yeah we're breaking free

Breakin' free
Dm
Dm

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G
G

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We're runnin', ooh, climbin'
Bb
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To get to that place
F
F

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C/E
C/E

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Dm
Dm

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To be all that we can be
G
G

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Now's the time (now's the time)
Bb
Bb

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So we're breaking free
Outro 1

Oh, we're breaking free, oh
Dm
Dm

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G
G

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You know the world can see us
Bb
Bb

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F
F

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C/E
C/E

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Bb
Bb

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In a way that's different than who we are

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Cm

    3

  • F

  • Ab

    4

  • Absus2

    3

  • Eb

    6

  • Bb/D

    3

  • Abadd9

    4

  • Am7b5

    4

  • Dm

  • G

  • Bb

  • C/E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Breaking Free by Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, High School Musical is C minor.

The primary chords used in Breaking Free are Cm, F, Ab, Absus2, Eb, Bb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Cm, F, Ab, Absus2, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Breaking Free is approximately 108 beats per minute.

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