San Francisco Bass

San Francisco
Song written and produced By John Phillips (Mamas & Papas fame)
This version by Scott McKenzie recorded in 1967
Reached number 1 in UK and sold 7 Million copies globally.
Original Bassist: Joe Osborn. Tabbed by bass50611
The great flower power anthem hope you enjoy playing along to it.
Any comments email me at bass254@btinternet.com
TAB UPDATED AND AMENDED 4th MAY 2013
 
Intro:
G----------------------|
D-----GUITAR ONLY------|
A-------NO BASS--------|
E----------------------|
 
Verse 1:
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------5-55-5--------4------------------5-55-5--------4---|
A-7-77-5-3-33-3-------5---55-7--5-7-77-5-3-33-3--------5---55-7--5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------5-55-5--------5-55-55--520------4-2-22-----------4-7---7--|
A-7-77-7--------3-33-3--------------2-22--------5-55---5-7-----5-5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 2:
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------5-55-5--------4-----------------5-55-5--------4---|
A-7-77-5-3-33-3-------5---55-7--5-7-77-5-3-33-3-------5---55-7--5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------5-55-5--------5-55-55--520------4-2-22-----------4-7---7--|
A-7-77-7-------3-33-3---------------2-22--------5-55---5-7-----5-5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Bridge: (Play quavers)
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------55555555-55555555-55555555-|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------|
E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------55555555-55555555------------------|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------55555555-55555555-|
E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
 
Verse 3:         .
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D------5-7-7-----5---32----------------------------5-55-5--------|
A-7-77-------3-3-------2--2-5-55-5---7-77-5-3-33-3--------5-55-5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------5-55-5--------5-55-5-5--520------4-2-22---5-55-5-5-55555555-|
A-7-77-7--------3-33-3-------5-------2-22----------------5-----------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Bridge 2: (4 bars of quavers)                     .
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------77777777----------77777---------7----------|
A-77777777--99999999----------55555555------9-7-9-----7--4-44-4-|
E-------------------------------------------------5----5--------|
                                               SONG FADES OUT
G----------------------------------------------------|
D-4-44-4---7-77-7-7-77-7--------7-77-7--------7-77-7-|
A----------------7-------9-99-9--------5-55-5--------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
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