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Jeff St John - Teach Me How To Fly Chords

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ChordsE, D, C, G, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EDED
EHeardyou’dgotbackonyour,Dfeetagain,
EAfterfalling,Ddownsofar.
EWellI’msodamngladyouDreachedthetop
EI’msogladtoseejustDwhereyouare.
CWellhereIam,stillontheDbottom,
CLookin’up,atyouintheDsky.
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
EGirlyouknowI’mproudyouDmadethegrade,
EBecauseyou’vegotnothin’Dontheboard.
EJustapinchof,Dpersonality,
EOhLordI’mgladtoseeyou’veDmadeitafterall.
CWellhereIam,stillontheDbottom.
CLookin’up,atyouintheDsky.
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
EDEDGFGF
EWelldon’tmakemeletyourDmamadown,
EItoldherI’dtakegoodDcareofyou.
ENodon’tletyourmind,Dgowild,
ECausethere’sjustonethingIwantDyoutodo.
CPickmeup,fromhereattheDbottom,
CLiftmeup,toyouintheDsky...
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
GTeachme,teachmeFhowtofly
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14,015 TRANSITIONS ANALYZED#1 at 23%: Which Transition?Master guitar today with the most repeated high-impact chord transitions.
ArtistJeff St John
AlbumLive
GenresPop
Year1974
KeyE
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Teach Me How To Fly on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jeff St John - Teach Me How To Fly on guitar requires 5 chords and 5 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.

Teach Me How To Fly uses these transitions most often: E → D (16), D → E (12), and G → F (12). 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 E - D chord transition.

1. E → D chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from E to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

E to D

2. D → C chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

D to C

3. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

D to G

4. G → F chord transition

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

Switching from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

G to F

5. F → E chord transition

Here's how to move from F to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Teach Me How To Fly chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Teach Me How To Fly.

  • Teach Me How To Fly includes 67 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Teach Me How To Fly contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Teach Me How To Fly connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → C: 14%
    After E, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (25%), D (14%), and B (11%).
    • E → D: 14%
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