Chords of: How To Fly by: Sticky Fingers. (C#m7, Abm, Emaj7, F#6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“How To Fly” by Sticky Fingers is in Ab Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, Abm, Emaj7, F#6.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → E → Abm7 → Abm → Abm7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:36 | 19% |
| Emaj7 | 0:30 | 16% |
| F#6 | 0:27 | 14% |
| C#m | 0:17 | 9% |
| F# | 0:17 | 9% |
| Abm7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| C#m7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 6% |
F# – B – Abm – E – F# – Abm7 – Abm – F# – Abm7 – Abm – C#m7 – C#m – Emaj7 – Abm – F#maj7 – B/C# – Emaj7 – Abm – F#6 – E6 – Abm – F# – B/C# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F# – C#m – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F# – B/C# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F# – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F# – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F#6 – E6 – Abm – F#6 – C#m – E6 – Abm – …
