Free as a Bird chords
by The BeatlesSong Key: A Major → C Major → A Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 72 bpm
Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Skill Level: Intermediate 🟠
Chords: A, Am, C, Dm, E, E7, Esus4, F, Fmaj7, Fm, F#m, F#dim7, G, G7, Abmaj7
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Free as a Bird
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A F#m Fmaj7 E7 A F#m Dm E7
Intro: 4/4 | - | - | - | - |
A F#m Dm E7 C Am Esus4 E
| - | - | - | - |
A F#m Fmaj7 E7 A F#m
1. | Free - | As a | bird - |
Dm E A F#m
It's the next best thing to be
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
Free as a | bird - | - |
A F#m Fmaj7 E7 A F#m
2. | Home - | Home and | dry - |
Dm E A F#m
Like a hom-ing bird I'll fly
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
As a bird on | wings - | - |
F
Bridge: What-ev-er hap-pened to
F#dim7
The life that we once knew?
G A A7
Can we real-ly live with-out each oth-er?
F
Where did we lose the touch
F#dim7
It seemed to mean so much?
G E7
It al-ways made me feel so
A F#m Fmaj7 E7 A F#m
3. | Free - | As a | bird - |
Dm E A F#m
It's the next best thing to be
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
Free as a | bird - | - |
A F#m Fmaj7 E7 A F#m
4. | Home - | Home and | dry - |
Dm E A F#m
Like a hom-ing bird I'll fly
Dm G C Am Esus4 E
As a bird on | wings - | - |
F
Bridge: What-ev-er hap-pened to
F#dim7
The love that we once knew?
G E7
Al-ways made me feel so free... (key change)
C Am Abmaj7 G7 C Am Fm G7
Instr: | - | - | - | - |
(free)
C Am Fm G
| - | - | (key change)
A F#m Fmaj7 E7 A F#m
5. | Free - | As a | bird - |
Dm E A F#m
It's the next best thing to be
Dm G A F#m
Free as a | bird - |
Dm G A F#m
Free as a | bird - |
Dm G A F#m
Free as a | bird - |
Dm G A
Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo...Oo
Outro: (Drums)...adlib...Arrangement Details:
- Keys: A Major → C Major → A Major
- Key Signature: A Major - 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
- Key Signature: no sharps or flats
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Slow, steady rock
- Metronome: ♩ = 72
- Voice Range: D4 - F#5
Chord Types in This Arrangement:
| Chord Types | Formula | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Major | 1-3-5 | A, C, E, F, G |
| Dominant 7th | 1-3-5-b7 | E7, G7 |
| Major 7th | 1-3-5-7 | Fmaj7, Abmaj7 |
| Minor | 1-b3-5 | Am, Dm, F, F#m |
| sus4 | 1-4-5 | Esus4 |
| Diminished 7th | 1-b3-b5-bb7 | F#dim7 |
Song Details:
- Songwriter: John Lennon
- Date: 1977 (originally recorded by John as a home demo)
- Lyrics Begin: Free as a Bird, it's the next best thing to be,
- Genre: Rock, soft rock
- Featured Artists: The Beatles
- Album: Anthology 1 (Compilation)
Released: 20 November 1995 - Single:
Recorded: February–March 1994
Released: 4 December 1995
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