Fylingdale Flyer Chords

KeyA# Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays385

Fylingdale Flyer by Jethro Tull is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A# with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, Em, D, G, C and Asus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Through clear skies tracking lightly from far down the line  
                               A  
No fanfare, just a blip on the screen  
Em D           G      C            A      D       C  
No quick conclusions now --- everything will be fine  
  Em    D     G              C          A  
Short-circuit glitsch and not what it seems  
 
Em      D   Em                       D     G   D  
Fylingdale Flyer --- you're only half way there  
G       D       Em                               D          Asus4   A  
Green screen liar --- for a second or so we were running scared  
 
Em D           G      C            A      D       C  
On late shift, feeling drowsy eyes glued to the display  
Em    D     G       C               A  
Dead cert alert, lit match to the straw  
Em D           G          C            A      D       C  
One last quick game of bowls --- we can still win the day  
Em    D       G       C               A  
Fail-safe; forget the things that you saw  
 
Em      D   Em                       D     G   D  
Fylingdale Flyer --- you're only half way there  
G       D       Em                               D          Asus4   A  
Green screen liar --- for a second or so we were running scared  
   
 
same  
They checked the systems through and they read A-o.k.  
Some tiny fuse has probably blown  
Sit back; relax and soon it will just go away  
Keep your hands off that red telephone  
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante