Owl City - To The Sky Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,A,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
How to play To The Sky on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Owl City - To The Sky on guitar requires 4 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.
To The Sky uses these transitions most often: B → F# (18), F# → B (14), and E → F# (13). 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 B - F# chord transition.
1. B → F# chord transition
To move from B to F#:
- Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to A string fret 4.
- Lift your pinky from B string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
2. F# → G#m chord transition
Here's how to move from F# to G#m:
- While playing F#, lift your middle finger from G string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 4.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 6.
- Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 6.
This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.
3. F# → E chord transition
To move from F# to E:
- While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
4. E → B chord transition
Here's how to move from E to B:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 4.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Place pinky on B string fret 4.
This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.
5. G#m → E chord transition
To move from G#m to E:
- While playing G#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 6.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to D string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.
To The Sky chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in To The Sky.
- To The Sky includes 93 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how To The Sky connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F#, the most likely next chords across Chordier are B (19%), Bm (15%), and E (13%).
- F# → B: 19%
- F# → E: 13%
After B, the most likely next chords across Chordier are E (21%), Em (16%), and A (16%).- B → E: 21%
- B → F#: 7%