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Learning To Fly chords by Pink Floyd (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G
A/G
Gmaj7
Em7
D
C
C/B
Am
Am/G
F
Fmaj7

Intro 1

G

A/G

G

Gmaj7

Em7

Em7

D

G

A/G

G

Gmaj7

Em7

Em7

D

Verse 1
G 
A/G 
Into the distance
G 
Gmaj7 
a ribbon of black
Em7 
Stretched to the point
D 
of no turning back
G 
A/G 
A flight of fancy
G 
Gmaj7 
on a windswept field
Em7 
D 
Standing alone my senses reeled
G 
A/G 
A fatal attraction
G 
Gmaj7 
is holding me fast
Em7 
D 
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?

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Chorus 1

C

Can't keep my eyes

C/B

Am

Am/G

from the circling skies

F

Tongue tied and twisted

C

D

just an earth bound misfit, I

Solo 1

G

A/G

G

Gmaj7

Em7

D

Verse 2
G 
A/G 
Ice is forming
G 
Gmaj7 
on the tips of my wings
Em7 
Unheeded warnings
D 
I thought I thought of everything
G 
A/G 
No navigator
G 
Gmaj7 
to find my way home
Em7 
D 
Unladened, empty and turned to stone

Chorus 2
C 
C/B 
A soul in tension
Am 
Am/G 
that's learning to fly
F 
Condition grounded
C 
but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
from  the circling skies
F 
Tongue-tied and twisted
C 
D 
just an earth-bound misfit, I

Interlude 1
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
[Radio   talk]
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7 
Am 
Am 
D 
D 

Verse 3
G 
Above the planet on a wing and a prayer
Em7 
My grubby halo,
a vapor trail in the empty air
G 
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Em7 
Out of the corner of my watering eye
G 
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Em7 
Could blow this soul
D 
right through the roof of the night

Chorus 3
C 
There's no sensation
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
to    compare with this
F 
C 
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Can't keep my mind
C/B 
Am 
Am/G 
from  the circling skies
F 
Tongue tied and twisted
C 
D 
just an earth bound misfit, I

Outro 1
G 
A/G 
G 
Gmaj7 
Em7 
Em7 
D 
G 
A/G 
G 
Gmaj7 
Em7 
Em7 
D 
[Repeat and fade]

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0

G
A/G
Gmaj7
Em7
D
C
C/B
Am
Am/G
F
Fmaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 83

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A/G: 3-x-2-2-2-x
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C/B: x-2-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0

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This is the definitive original version of Learning To Fly by Pink Floyd, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Pink Floyd's performance.

Learning To Fly

Pink Floyd

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