John Denver – Flight The Higher We Fly Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

John Denver – Flight The Higher We Fly Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsFAm/EDmDb+5F/CBbmaj7Gm7C7BbmajAm7BbGCAbmaj7Csus4Fmaj7/AGm7/CGmC9Fsus2Fadd2

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This is the chord progression of Flight The Higher We Fly by John Denver on Piano, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F Am/E Dm Db+5 F/C Bbmaj7 Gm7 C7

[Verse]
F                   Am/E                  Dm                  F/C
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
Bbmaj                  Am7                  Gm7                  C7
And danced the sky on laughter silvered wings
F                  Am/E                  Dm                                   Db+5
Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the tumbling mirth
Bbmaj7                  Gm7                  C7                  F
Of sun-split clouds and done a hundred things
Bb                  G                  C                  Bb                  F                  Abmaj7
I’ve wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence
Db+5                  Csus4                  C7                  F     Am/E Dm
Hovering there I’ve chased the shouting winds aloft
F/C                  Bb                  Gm7                  C7                  F
And flung my eager craft through footless halls of air

[Chorus]
Bbmaj7                                   Fmaj7/A
The higher we fly, the farther we go
Gm7                  Gm7/C                  F
The closer we are to each other
Bbmaj7                                   Fmaj7/A
The darker the night, the brighter the star
Gm7 Gm7/C F Am/E Dm Db+5
In peace go my sisters and brother
F/C Bbmaj7 Gm7 C7

[Verse]
F                  Am/E                  Dm                  F/C
Up, up, the long delirious burning blue
Bbmaj7                                   Am7                                   Gm
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
C7                  F                  Am/E                  Dm
Where never lark nor even eagle flew
Db+5                  F/C                  G    C                  Bb
And while with silent lifting mind I trod
F                  Am/E                  Dm                  F/C
The high untrespassed sanctity of space
Bb                                   C9                                   F
Put out my hand and touched the face of God

[Chorus]
Bbmaj7                                   Fmaj7/A
The higher we fly, the farther we go
Gm7                                   Gm7/C
The closer we are to each other
Bbmaj7                                   Fmaj7/A
The darker the night, the brighter the star
Gm7 Gm7/C F Am/E Dm Db+5
In peace go my sisters and brother
Gm7 C7 F Fsus2 Fadd2

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How to play Flight The Higher We Fly: key, chords and progression

Flight The Higher We Fly by John Denver is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 19 chords in all: F, Am/E, Dm, F/C, Bbmaj, Am7, Gm7, C7, Bbmaj7, Bb, G and C and 7 more.

The backbone of the song is F – Am/E – Dm – F/C (I – iii – vi – I in F major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, F#m, Bm, G, F#m7, Em7, A7, Gmaj7, E, A (69% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Bbmaj7 chord on guitar (x13231)
B♭maj7B♭ D F A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x)
A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C9 chord on guitar (x3233x)
C9C E G B♭ D
Fsus2 chord on guitar (x-8-10-10-8-8)
Fsus2F G C
Fadd9 chord on guitar (103011)
Fadd9F A C G

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Flight The Higher We Fly chords: questions

What key is Flight The Higher We Fly in?

Flight The Higher We Fly by John Denver is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Flight The Higher We Fly?

Flight The Higher We Fly uses 19 chords: F, Am/E, Dm, F/C, Bbmaj, Am7, Gm7, C7, Bbmaj7, Bb, G, C and 7 more.

What is the chord progression of Flight The Higher We Fly?

The main progression is F – Am/E – Dm – F/C (I – iii – vi – I).

Is Flight The Higher We Fly easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes D, F#m, Bm, G, F#m7, Em7, A7, Gmaj7, E, A (69% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

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