Sky Blue Sky Chords

KeyC Capo4st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays649

Sky Blue Sky by Wilco is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords G, Em(add2), Em, Am, C/G, Am/G, D/F#, Cmaj7/G, Bm, C, D7, D#dim7, Am/g and D6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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INTRO 
G            Em(add2)  Em     
Am     C/G   G                

VERSE 
G                              Em(add2)        Em 
Oh, the band marched on in formation 
Am                  Am/G  D/F# 
  The brass was phasing   tunes I couldn't place 
Cmaj7/G         Bm         Em(add2) 
Windows open and raining in 
Am                  C              G 
  Maroon, yellow, blue, gold and gray 

    G               Em(add2)  Em 
The drunks were ricocheting 
Am                      Am/G 
  The old buildings downtown 
        D/F# 
Empty so long ago 
Cmaj7/G           Bm       Em(add2) 
Windows broken and dreaming 
Am               C                G 
  So happy to leave what was my home 

Chorus 
D7                    (D6) <--- *you can happily ignore this chord 
  With a sky blue sky 
D#dim7 
  This rotten time 
           Em                Am 
Wouldn't seem so bad to me now 
D7 
  Oh, I didn't die 
D#dim7 
  I should be satisfied 
       Em 
I survived 
                         Am 
That's good enough for now 

BRIDGE/SOLO (same chords as VERSE) 
G              Em(add2)  Em         
Am      Am/g   D/F#                 
Cma7/G         Bm        Em(add2)   
Am      C      G                    

Chorus 
D7                    (D6) 
  With a sky blue sky 
D#dim7 
  This rotten time 
           Em                Am 
Wouldn't seem so bad to me now 
D7 
  Oh, if I didn't die 
D#dim7 
  I should be satisfied 
       Em 
I survived 
                         Am 
That's good enough for now 

OUTRO (same chords as INTRO) 
G            Em(add2)  Em     
Am     C/G   G                


HERE ARE JUST THE CHORDS: 
INTRO 
G            Em(add2)  Em     
Am     C/G   G                

VERSE 
G              Em(add2)  Em         
Am      Am/g   D/F#                 
Cma7/G         Bm        Em(add2)   
Am      C      G                    

Chorus 
D7      (D6) D#dim7         
Em           Am             

BRIDGE/SOLO 
(same chords as VERSE) 

Chorus 

OUTRO 
(same chords as INTRO) 
    	

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