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Flying Chords

by Strawbs
KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays474

Flying by Strawbs is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, A and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed 
  			

Intro: 
G  D  C  G     G  D  C  G     G  D  C  G 

               OR 

(HARMONICS - 12th FRET) - 3x's 

E -----------------------------12-- 
B ---------------------12----12---- 
G -------------12----12----12------ 
D -----12----12----12-------------- 
A ---12----12---------------------- 
E -12------------------------------ 

THEN: 
D  C  D  C  G  A   
D  G G  D     
D  G G  D 

(HARMONICS - 7th FRET) 

E ------------ 
B ---------7-- 
G ---7----7--- 
D --7----7---- 
A -7---------- 
E ------------ 


Verse: 
 D 
Young boy that I know 
              Am 
Feels he has lived too long 
      D 
His spirit of adventure 
          C 
Slipped away 
      G 
With little sense of pride 
     A 
He feels deep down inside 


Chorus:

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