Floaty Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays521

Floaty by Foo Fighters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D, C, A, G#5, A5, C#5, B, G# and B5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: E  D  C  A  
  
Verso 1:
E 
He floats 
E 
Floats away 
D 
On the ground 
    C          A  E 
He comes back down 
  
Verso 2:
E 
They float 
E 
Floats away 
D 
On the ground 
      C         A 
They come back down 
  
Verso 3:
E 
She floats 
E 
Floats away 
D 
On the ground 
     C          A 
She comes back down 

Verso 4:
E 
We float 
E 
Float away 
D 
On the ground 
    C         A    E 
We come back down 
  

G#5                          
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
  G#5                  
That's not as big as what's 
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
G#5               
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
G#5          
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
  
Verso 1:
E 
He floats 
E 
Floats away 
D 
On the ground 
    C          A 
He comes back down 
  
Terceira Parte 
Verso 3:
E 
She floats 
E 
Floats away 
D 
On the ground 
     C          A    E 
She comes back down 
  

G#5                          
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
  G#5                  
That's not as big as what's 
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
G#5               
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
G#5          
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
  
( B  G#  B  G# ) 
( B  G#  B  G# ) 

Verso 2:
E 
They float 
E 
Floats away 
D 
On the ground 
      C         A 
They come back down 
  
Verso 4:
E 
We float 
E 
Float away 
D 
On the ground 
    C         A    E 
We come back down 
  

G#5                          
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
  G#5                  
That's not as big as what's 
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
G#5               
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
G#5          
That's not as big as what's  
  A5    C#5   E 
Flown around here 
  
Final: B5  G#  B5  G#  D 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante