Chords for San Francisco: (Scott McKenzie): guitar lesson for beginners
Tempo:
110.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Hiya, Scott McKenzie's San Francisco.
Intro is C, [G] and then that takes you into A [Am] minor.
A minor, [F] F, [C] C,
[G] G.
[F] [C] C,
[G] G.
[C] C, [F]
[C] C, C.
Intro is C, [G] and then that takes you into A [Am] minor.
A minor, [F] F, [C] C,
[G] G.
[F] [C] C,
[G] G.
[C] C, [F]
[C] C, C.
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G
C
Am
F
D
G
C
Am
_ _ _ Hiya, Scott McKenzie's San Francisco.
Nobody can sing it like Scott McKenzie. _ _ _ _
_ _ Intro is C, _ _ [G] and then that takes you into A [Am] minor. _ _
A minor, [F] F, _ _ _ [C] C, _
_ [G] G.
_ Repeat, [Am] A minor, _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] C, _
_ [G] G.
_ _ _ [Am] All right.
_ _ _ [C] C, _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] C, _ _ C.
_ [Bm] E minor, _ [Am] A minor, _ [G] _ _ G.
_ Something like this.
Let's try it from the intro.
[C] _ C. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] If [F] you're going [C] to San _ [G] Francisco, _ _ [A] _ be sure [F] to wear [C] some flowers [G] in your hair. _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] If you're going [F] to San _ _ [C] Francisco, _ _ _ [Em] you're gonna meet _ [E] some gentle [G] people there.
_ _ _ That takes you into the second verse.
And then [Bb] you come to a bridge, _ _ or a chorus. _ _ _
All across the nation, _ _ _ such a strange vibration, _ _ [C] _ _
people in motion.
[G] That's a [Bb] B flat.
That's the trickiest chord, B flat.
_ You can play it _ sixth fret, [Gb] playing the E shape and [Bb] barring. _
[D] Or you can play it down [Bb] here.
_ It's not so easy to play though.
You bar [A] the first fret, and then you hold down the D, G, and B strings at the [Fm] third fret. _
_ [E] _ [Bb] _ Just _ get away with it.
_ _ There's a whole generation _ _ with a new explanation. _
_ [C] _ People in motion, G.
[G] _ _ People in motion, that takes you to [Am] the last verse.
All [F] those people. _ _ _
So we've seen through [A] the last verse, and then you come to a [Am] very nice key change.
Then they go A minor, _ [Bm] B minor. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] That changes, you [Am] go from A minor to [Bm] B minor. _
_ B minor, A minor shape, and then moving up to the second fret.
_ _ _ [D] D, come [G] to Jason, _ friend.
[D] D, Cisco, _ _ D. _
[Gbm] Summer time, F sharp minor, [Bm] B minor.
We are loving [D] there. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] So I apologise for the singing.
But you can do your own arrangement, you don't have to try to sound like Scott McKenzie.
_ It's a really nice sort of picture.
_ _ _ There's a bit of other people joining in there.
I'll put the chords down there, and the words, so best of luck.
Bye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nobody can sing it like Scott McKenzie. _ _ _ _
_ _ Intro is C, _ _ [G] and then that takes you into A [Am] minor. _ _
A minor, [F] F, _ _ _ [C] C, _
_ [G] G.
_ Repeat, [Am] A minor, _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] C, _
_ [G] G.
_ _ _ [Am] All right.
_ _ _ [C] C, _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] C, _ _ C.
_ [Bm] E minor, _ [Am] A minor, _ [G] _ _ G.
_ Something like this.
Let's try it from the intro.
[C] _ C. _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] If [F] you're going [C] to San _ [G] Francisco, _ _ [A] _ be sure [F] to wear [C] some flowers [G] in your hair. _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] If you're going [F] to San _ _ [C] Francisco, _ _ _ [Em] you're gonna meet _ [E] some gentle [G] people there.
_ _ _ That takes you into the second verse.
And then [Bb] you come to a bridge, _ _ or a chorus. _ _ _
All across the nation, _ _ _ such a strange vibration, _ _ [C] _ _
people in motion.
[G] That's a [Bb] B flat.
That's the trickiest chord, B flat.
_ You can play it _ sixth fret, [Gb] playing the E shape and [Bb] barring. _
[D] Or you can play it down [Bb] here.
_ It's not so easy to play though.
You bar [A] the first fret, and then you hold down the D, G, and B strings at the [Fm] third fret. _
_ [E] _ [Bb] _ Just _ get away with it.
_ _ There's a whole generation _ _ with a new explanation. _
_ [C] _ People in motion, G.
[G] _ _ People in motion, that takes you to [Am] the last verse.
All [F] those people. _ _ _
So we've seen through [A] the last verse, and then you come to a [Am] very nice key change.
Then they go A minor, _ [Bm] B minor. _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] That changes, you [Am] go from A minor to [Bm] B minor. _
_ B minor, A minor shape, and then moving up to the second fret.
_ _ _ [D] D, come [G] to Jason, _ friend.
[D] D, Cisco, _ _ D. _
[Gbm] Summer time, F sharp minor, [Bm] B minor.
We are loving [D] there. _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] So I apologise for the singing.
But you can do your own arrangement, you don't have to try to sound like Scott McKenzie.
_ It's a really nice sort of picture.
_ _ _ There's a bit of other people joining in there.
I'll put the chords down there, and the words, so best of luck.
Bye. _ _ _ _ _ _ _