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Indigo Girls - Galileo Chords

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ChordsF, C, Bb, C7, Dm, Am, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[Opening]
[F]Galileo’s [C]head was [Bb]on the block [C7]
[F]The crime was [C]looking up the [Bb]truth [C7]
[F]And as the [C]bombshells of my [Bb]daily fears ex[C]plode
I try to [Dm]trace them [Am]to my [Bb]youth [C7]

[verse 2]
[F]And then you [C]had to bring up [Bb]reincar[C]nation
Over a [F]couple of [C]beers the other [Bb]night [C]
And [F]now I’m serving [C]time for [Bb]mistakes
[C]Made by a[Dm]nother in [Am]another [Bb]life[C]time

[chorus]
[F]How long ’til my [C]soul gets it [Bb]right
Can [C]any human [F]being ever [C]reach that kind of [Bb]light
I [C]call on the [Dm]resting [Am]soul of [G]Galileo
King of [Bb]night vision [C]king of [F]in[C]sight

[verse 3]
And [F]then I [C]think about my fear of [Bb]motion [C7]
[F]Which I [C]never could ex[Bb]plain [C7]
[F]Some other [C]fool across the [Bb]ocean years a[C]go
Must have [Dm]crashed his [Am]little air[Bb]plane [C]

[chorus]
[F]How long ’til my [C]soul gets it [Bb]right
Can [C]any human [F]being ever [C]reach that kind of [Bb]light
I [C]call on the [Dm]resting [Am]soul of [G]Galileo
King of [Bb]night vision [C]king of [F]in[C]sight

[verse 4]
[Dm]I’m not making a [Bb]joke, you know me
I take [Dm]everything so [Bb]seriously
If we [Dm]wait for the time till all [Bb]souls get it right
Then at [C]least I know there’ll [Bb]be no nuclear [C]annihilation [Bb]
In my [F]lifetime, [C]I’m still not [Bb]right [C]

[interlude]
[F] [C] [Bb] [C7] [Dm] [Am] [G] [G] [Bb] [C] [F]

[verse 5]
[F]I offer [C]thanks to those [Bb]before me [C7]
[F]That’s all I’ve [C]got to [Bb]say [C7]
[F]Maybe you [C]squandered big [Bb]bucks in your life[C]time
[Dm]Now I [Am]have to [Bb]pay [C]

[verse 6]
[F]But then again it feels like [C]some sort of inspi[Bb]ration [C7]
To let the [F]next life [C]off the [Bb]hook [C7]
Or she’ll say [F]“look what I [C]had to overcome [Bb]from my last [C]life
[Dm]I think I’ll [Am]write a [Bb]book” [C]

[chorus]
[F]How long ’til my [C]soul gets it [Bb]right
Can [C]any human [F]being ever [C]reach that kind of [Bb]light
I [C]call on the [Dm]resting [Am]soul of [G]Galileo
King of [Bb]night vision [C]king of [F]in[C]sight

[Closing]
How [F]long ’til my [C]soul gets it [Bb]right, [C]
How [F]long ’til I [C]meet that highest [Bb]light
How [F]lo [C]o [Bb]o [C]o [F]ng

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ArtistIndigo Girls
AlbumRites of Passage
GenresFolk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year1992
KeyF

How to play Galileo on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Indigo Girls - Galileo on guitar requires 7 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Galileo uses these transitions most often: F → C (29), C → Bb (28), and Bb → C (26). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

2. C → Bb chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from C to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.
C to Bb

3. Bb → C7 chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from Bb to C7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
Bb to C7

4. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
C7 to F

5. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

6. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

7. Am → Bb chord transition

To move from Am to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

8. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

9. G → Bb chord transition

To move from G to Bb;

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

10. Dm → Bb chord transition

To move from Dm to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

11. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

12. C7 → Dm chord transition

To move from C7 to Dm;

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

Galileo chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Galileo.

  • Galileo includes 159 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Galileo contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Galileo connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → C: 20%
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