Owl City – Cloud Nine(9) Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

Owl City – Cloud Nine(9) Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsEbFmAbDbBbmBbGmGCFAmDm

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This is the chord progression of Cloud 9 by Owl City on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
|Eb Eb Fm Ab |Db Ab
|Eb Eb Fm Ab |Db Ab

[Verse 1]
Eb            Fm            Ab            Db
Pull the moon down with a lasso
Eb            Ab            Db                       Ab
Make your ceiling full of stars glow
Eb            Ab                       Db            Ab
I can sneak in through the window
Eb            Fm            Ab            Db
I could say it but we both know
Ab            Eb |Fm            Db            Ab
You got me floating on cloud nine

[Instrumental]
|Eb Fm Db

[Chorus]
Db                       Ab                                  Eb
Look up when the world gets you down
And you’re gonna get by
Db                       Fm                       Eb
Hang in when the world counts you out
And you’re gonna be fine
Db                       Ab                       Eb                       Fm
Sometimes that’s life, some days nothing ever goes right
Bbm                                  Fm
But when your hand is in mine
Eb
You got me floating on cloud nine

[Verse 2]
Fm                                  Bb                       Eb
Meet the one who makes your heart stop
Fm                       Bb            Eb
Find a diamond in a gift shop
Fm            Bb                       Eb
Live a little, love a whole lot
Fm                       Bb                                  Eb
And you’ll be shouting from the rooftop
Eb
You got me floating on cloud nine

[Instrumental]
|Fm Gm |Eb |Fm Gm Bb |Eb

[Chorus]
Eb                       Bb                       Fm
Look up when the world gets you down
And you’re gonna get by
Eb                       Gm                       Fm
Hang in when the world counts you out
And you’re gonna be fine
Eb                                  Bb                       Fm                       Gm
Sometimes that’s life, some days nothing ever goes right
Eb                                  Gm
But when your hand is in mine
Fm
You got me floating on cloud nine

[Modulate]
[Verse 3]
G            C                       F                       C
Hey baby are we almost there yet ?
G            C                       F                       C
And how much cooler could my life get ?
G                       C            F                       C
Take my hand and take a deep breath
G                       Am                       F
And we’ll ride off until the sunset

[Instrumental]
|G Am |F |G Am C |Dm G

[Chorus]
F                                  C                                  G
Look up when the world gets you down
And you’re gonna get by
F                       Am                                 G
Hang in when the world counts you out
And you’re gonna be fine
F                       C                                  G                                  Am
Sometimes that’s life, some days nothing ever goes right
Dm                       F                       G
But when your hand is in mine…
F                                  C                                  G
Look up when the world gets you down
C
And you’re gonna get by
F                                  Am                       G
Hang in when the world counts you out
C
And you’re gonna be fine
F                       C                       G                                  Am
Sometimes that’s life, some days nothing ever goes right
Dm                                  Am
But if your hand is in mine
G                                  Am                                  C
I’ll be floating on cloud nine for the rest of my life
I’ll be floating on cloud nine
G         Am        C |F     C
For the rest of my life

[Outro]
|G C |F

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How to play Cloud Nine(9): key, chords and progression

Cloud Nine(9) by Owl City is built around E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭), with 12 chords in all: Eb, Fm, Ab, Db, Bbm, Bb, Gm, G, C, F, Am and Dm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Db – Ab – Eb – Fm (♭VII – IV – I – ii in E♭ major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D, Em, G, C, Am, A, F#m, F#, B, E (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Db chord on guitar (x46664)
D♭D♭ F A♭
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Cloud Nine(9) chords: questions

What key is Cloud Nine(9) in?

Cloud Nine(9) by Owl City is centred on E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in Cloud Nine(9)?

Cloud Nine(9) uses 12 chords: Eb, Fm, Ab, Db, Bbm, Bb, Gm, G, C, F, Am, Dm.

What is the chord progression of Cloud Nine(9)?

The main progression is Db – Ab – Eb – Fm (♭VII – IV – I – ii).

Is Cloud Nine(9) easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes D, Em, G, C, Am, A, F#m, F#, B, E (58% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 33% without a capo).

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