I Believe I Can Fly Chords
by R. Kelly193,541 views, added to favorites 465 times
| Difficulty: | advanced |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 1 contributor total, last edit on Jul 19, 2023
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I BELIEVE I CAN FLY / R. Kelly
[A]
C Fdim/C
I used to think that I could not go on
C Fdim/C
And life was nothing but an awful song
C Fdim/C
But now I know the meaning of true love
C Fdim/C
I'm kneeling on the everlasting lines
[B]
E7+ Am7
If I can see it
Fm/Ab
Then I can do it
Am/G
If I just believe it
G
There's nothing to it
[C]
C
I believe I can fly
Am7
I believe I can touch the sky
Dm7
I think about it every night and day
G
Spread my wings and fly away
Abdim7 Am
I believe I can soar
Fm/Ab
I see me running through that open door
C/G
I believe I can fly
Fm/Ab
I believe I can fly
Am F/G
I believe I can fly
Oh...
[A]
C Fdim/C
See I was on the verge of breaking out
C Fdim/C
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
C Fdim/C
There are miracles in life i must achieve
C Fdim/C
But first I know it starts inside of me oh oh
[B]
E7+ Am
If I can see it
Fdim/Ab
Then I can do it
Am/G
If I just believe it
F/G (G)
There's nothing to it
[C]
C
I believe I can fly
Am7
I believe I can touch the sky
Dm7
I think about it every night and day
F/G
Spread my wings and fly away
Abdim7 Am
I believe I can soar
Fdim/Ab
I see me running through that open door
C/G
I believe I can fly
Fdim/Ab
I believe I can fly
Am
I believe I can fly
[Bridge]
Fmaj/D C/E F/G
Oh, ‘cause I believe in you
[B]
Bbm
If I can see it
F#dim/A
Then I can do it
Bbm/Ab
If I just believe it
Gb/Ab (Ab)
There's nothing to it
[C]
Db
I believe I can fly
Bbm
I believe I can touch the sky
Ebm
I think about it every night and day
Ab
Spread my wings and fly away
Adim7 Bbm
I believe I can soar
F#dim/A
I see me running through that open door
Db/Ab
I believe I can fly
F#dim/A
I believe I can fly
||: Db/Ab | F#dim/A :||
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2 comments
This is almost right, but the Fdim/C chord is actually a Dm7b5. I think it's over F, but it could be over C, but, either way, it's not an Fdim chord. The chords sound very simlilar, but there is no B in the chord, and there is a D. Otherwise there would be a big clash between the B and C, which there isn't.
The lead in to the Am chord is also unnecessary if you consider the above chord, so take out the E7+.
The Fm/Ab chord is also actually a Dm7b5 (or Fm+6), and I'm again unsure about the bass, except in one spot, right before the Am/G. That's definitely an Ab, as the bass is walking down.
Still, this is the best tab I've found so far.
I'd make this a tab, but I don't know how.
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This is the best tab I've seen, but there still are a few errors. The big error is the Fdim/C. There is no B in that chord, as it would clash with the C, and I'm pretty sure the C is not the bass. I'm pretty sure what you are hearing is a D, making this either a Dm7b5/F (or, put more simply, a Fm/D). The chords sound similar, because they both have a diminished triad (D,F,Ab).
This also makes the the E7+ unnecessary--it's just an Fm+6/Ab, just like all the other Fm/Ab chords in the song. (I am unsure if the Ab is in the bass on some of them, though. An F in the bass sounds okay, too.)
Finally, the lead in to the chorus is the same both times. It's F/G (G), not just G. In fact, that holds for every G chord in the song.
Note that, of course, this all holds through the key change. The chords are thus F#m/D#, F#m/A, and F#/G# (G#), respectively. The F#dim/A is also an error.
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