Breakthru chords by
Queen (Official Version)

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Key: F majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1
Gm Gm 
 
Em7b5 Em7b5 
 
Ebmaj7 Ebmaj7 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
When love     breaks    up
Fm7 Fm7 
 
Fm6 Fm6 
 
Db7/F Db7/F 
 
When the dawn light wakes up
F#6 F#6 
 
Eb7/G Eb7/G 
 
A new life is born
Abadd9 Abadd9 
 
C7 C7 
 
Somehow I have to make this
Gm7 Gm7 
 
final breakthrough

Interlude 1

F

F

F

F

(Now)

F

F

F

F

Verse 1
F F 
 
I wake up
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Feel just fine
F F 
 
Your face
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Fills my mind
F F 
 
I get religion quick
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
'Cause you're looking divine
Bb Bb 
 
Honey, you're touching something,
C C 
 
you're touching me
Bb Bb 
 
I'm under your thumb,
Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
C/E C/E 
 
under your spell, can't you see?

Chorus 1

F

If I could only reach you

C

If I could make you smile

Bb

If I could only reach you

That would really be a

Interlude 2

F

F

F

F

(breakthrough), oh yeah

Bridge 1
F F 
 
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Break through these barriers of pain
F F 
 
Break through
Eb/F Eb/F 
 
Yeah, to     the sunshine from the rain
Dm Dm 
 
Make my feelings known towards you
G G 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Turn my heart inside and out for   you now
Bb Bb 
 
Somehow I have to make this
Dm7 Dm7 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
fi    nal breakthrough
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 
C7sus4 C7sus4 
 

Interlude 3

F

F

F

F

Now, oh yeah

Verse 2
F F 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
Your smile speaks books to me
F F 
 
I break up
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
With each and every one of your looks at me
F F 
 
Honey, you're starting something
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
deep inside of me
Bb Bb 
 
Honey, you're sparking something
C/Bb C/Bb 
 
this fire in me
Bb Bb 
 
I'm outta control
Dm Dm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I want to rush headlong into this ecstasy

Chorus 2
F F 
 
If I could only reach you
C C 
 
If I could make you smile
Bb Bb 
 
If I could only reach you
F F 
 
That would really be a breakthrough
If I could only reach you
C C 
 
If I could make you smile
Bb Bb 
 
If I could only reach you
That would really be a

Interlude 4

F

F

F

F

(break through), oh yeah

F

F

Eb/F

Eb/F

Breakthrough,

F

F

Eb/F

Eb/F

breakthrough

Solo 1
Dm Dm 
 
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
[Tremolo]
F/A F/A 
 
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm7 Dm7 
 
C/E C/E 
 
F F 
 
Db Db 
 
Ebm7 Ebm7 
 
Db/E# Db/E# 
 
Ab Ab 
 
A A 
 
A A

Chorus 3
F# F# 
 
If I could only reach you
C# C# 
 
If I could make you smile
B B 
 
If I could only reach you
F# F# 
 
That would really be a breakthrough
If I could only reach you
C# C# 
 
If I could make you smile
B B 
 
If I could only reach you
Badd9 Badd9 
 
That would really be a

Outro 1

F#

F#

F#

F#

(breakthrough)

F#

F#

F#

F#

Breakthrough

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsGm Em7b5 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Fm7...

Chords

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of Breakthru by Queen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Queen.

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