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San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair): piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Phillips
- E minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- i–bVI–bIII–bVII loop
- 1967
- Medium
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San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bIII – bVII loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand drip-drop slide.
San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | C | VI | C E G |
| 3 | G | III | G B D |
| 4 | D | VII | D F# A |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and drip-drop slide in the right, over the Em – C – G – D chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
Does the sheet music for San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)?
The loop is Em – C – G – D (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in E minor, and the song ends on C#m – A – E.
What key is San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) in?
E minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.