Just Breathe Chords and Guitar Lesson by Pearl Jam
Welcome to my Just Breathe guitar lessons and chord page by Pearl Jam. This song was released in 2009 and became a favorite for me to teach students some more intricate fingerpicking patterns.
If you haven’t learned my ‘Travis Picking’ pattern, then I highly recommend you go ahead and learn that first before attempting this song as all the variations will be based off of that pattern.
I will provide a strumming pattern that you can use to strum along with this as well if fingerpicking isn’t your thing.
JUST BREATHE CHORDS:
JUST BREATHE STRUMMING PATTERNS:
Strumming:
1 +a 2 e +a 3 + a 4 e + a
D DU DUDU D DU DUDU
Easier Strumming: For those of you who cannot count 16th note strumming patterns well. You can play the above as an 8th note pattern just note you will need to double each chord. So for example, the intro progression for this song is:
C C G G C C G G
You would need to strum it as: C C C C G G G G C C C C G G G G
1 2+ 3+ 4+
D DU DU DU
PICKING PATTERNS:
Verse Picking Patterns: Over chords C & G
Chorus Picking Patterns: Over Am and F
Bridge & Outro Picking Patterns: Over Various Chords
JUST BREATHE CHORD CHART By Pearl Jam
We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.
Intro:
C C G G
Verse:
C C G G
C C G G
C C G G
C C G G
Chorus:
Am Am F F
Interlude:
C C G G
C C G G
Verse:
C C G G
C C G G
C C G G
C C G G
Chorus:
Am Am F F
Bridge:
G Dm G Dm
F Dsus2 Dm
G7 G
Verse:
C C G G
C C G G
Am Am F F
Bridge:
G Dm G Dm
F Dsus2 Dm
G7 G
Outro:
C C G G
C C G G
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.