Breezeblocks
by Alt J • Lesson #4 • Nov 12, 2013
About this lesson
Here’s a guitar lesson teaching an acoustic version of Breezeblocks by Alt-J. I’ll teach you the chord shapes and the order to play them, for both the verse and the chorus. You even get to hear me try to sing like the Alt-J guy! Live and learn, right? Good luck with things, and hope you find this helpful!
Notes and tabs
Capo 5th Fret, Standard Tuning
The chords I show here are for playing this song in standard tuning, with a capo on the 5th fret. This will let you play along with the album version, if should so choose. Note, there are other lessons online for playing this song in double-drop-D tuning. If you’re interested in that approach, look elsewhere – I believe this is how alt-J plays it, but I’m more concerned with covering a basic / beginner approach (which I show here).
Guitar Chords Used
Here’s how to play the guitar chords used in this song. I’m focused on the open-position basic version of these chords. If you want to get more advanced, go for it – but these work just fine.
e-|---0----0-----0-----1----------------
B-|---1----0-----1-----3-----1----0-----
G-|---0----0-----2-----2-----2----0-----
D-|---2----2-----2-----0-----3----0-----
A-|---3----2-----0-----------3----2-----
E-|--------0----------------------------
C Em Am Dm F G/B
Chord progressions
VERSE
"She may contain the urge to run away..."
| C . . . | Em . . . | Am . . . | Am . . . |
CHORUS
"Muscle to muscle, and toe to toe..."
| F . . . | C . . . | Em . . . | Am . G/B . |
"Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh...."
| C . . . | Em . . . | Am . . . | C . . . |
BRIDGE
"Please don't go, I love you so, my lovely..."
| Dm . . . | C . . . |
"Please don't go, please don't go, I love you so..."
| Am . . . | C . . . | C . . . | F . C . |
OUTRO
"Please don't go, I'll eat you whole..."
| C . . . | Em . . . | Am . . . | Am . . . |
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