How to Play Don't Go Breaking My Heart on Guitar?

Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart can be played in the key of F using the F, Dm, Bb, C, G7, Cm7 chords. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. For Cm7, To play Cm7, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Don't Go Breaking My Heart with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Elton John - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart Chords

Chord reference F, Dm, Bb, C, G7, Cm7

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F] [Dm] [Bb] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F]Don’t go breaking my [Bb]heart. [F]I couldn’t if I [Bb]tried. [F]Oh [A7]Honey if [Bb]I get [G7]restless. [F]Baby, [C]you’re not that [Bb]kind

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]Don’t go breaking my [Dm]heart. [F]You take the weight off of [Bb]me. [F]Oh [A7]Honey when you [Bb]knock on my [G7]door. [F]Ooh, I [C]gave you my [Bb]key.

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Am]Woo hoo. Nobody [Cm7]knows it. [Bb]When I was [F]down. [C]I was your [G]clown. [Am]Woo hoo. Nobody [Cm7]knows it. (nobody [Cm7]knows) [Bb]Right from the [F]start. I [C]gave you my [G]heart. [Ab]Ohh [A7]oh! I gave you my [Bb]heart.

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]So don’t go [C7]breaking my [Dm]heart [C] [Bb]I won’t go [C7]breaking your [F]heart.

[C] [Dm] [C] [Bb]Don’t go [C7]breaking my [F]heart.

[Bb] [C] [Bb] [F]And nobody [Bb]told us. [F]‘Cause nobody [Bb]showed us. [F]And [A7]now it’s [Bb]up to [G7]us babe. [F]Oh, I think we can [Bb]make it.

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]So don’t misunder[Bb]stand me. [F]You put the light in my [Bb]life. [F]Oh, you [A7]put the [Bb]spark to the [G7]flame. [F]I’ve got your heart in my [Bb]sights.

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [Am]Woo hoo. Nobody [Cm7]knows it. [Bb]But when I was [F]down. [C]I was your [G]clown. [Am]Woo hoo. Nobody [Cm7]knows it. (nobody [Cm7]knows) [Bb]Right from the [F]start. I [C]gave you my [G]heart. [Ab]Ohh [C7]oh! I gave you my [Bb]heart.

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]Don’t go breaking my [Dm]heart [Bb]I won’t go [C7]breaking your [F]heart.

[F] [C] [Dm] [C] [Bb]Don’t go [C7]breaking my [F]heart.

[Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [A7] [Bb] [G7] [F] [Bb] [Bb] [Am]Woo hoo. Nobody [Cm7]knows it. [Cm7] [Bb]When I was [F]down. [C]I was your [G]clown. [Bb]Right from the [F]start. I [C]gave you my [G]heart. [Ab]Ohh [C7]oh! I gave you my [Bb]heart.

[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]Don’t go breaking my [Dm]heart [C] [Bb]I won’t go [C7]breaking your [F]heart. [F]Don’t go breaking [C]my, [Dm]don’t go breaking [C] [Bb]my, don’t go [C7]breaking my [F]heart. [F]Don’t go breaking [C]my, [Dm]don’t go breaking [C] [Bb]my, don’t go [C7]breaking my [F]heart.

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Artist Elton John

Album Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock

Year 1976

Key F

Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart can be played in the key of F using the F, Dm, Bb, C, G7, Cm7 chords.

For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
For Cm7, To play Cm7, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Don't Go Breaking My Heart with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.