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Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, C, C7, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
[F] [Dm] [C]
[F]Just stop your crying
It’s a sign of the [Dm]times
Welcome to the [C]final show
Hope you’re wearing your best clothes

[verse 2]
[F]You can’t bribe the door
On your way to the [Dm]sky
You look pretty [C]good down here
[C]But you ain’t really good,

[chorus]
[F]If we never learn we’ve been here before
[Dm]Why are we always stuck and
running from the bull[C]ets
The bull[C7]ets,

[chorus]
[F]We never learn we’ve been here before
[Dm]Why are we always stuck and
running from the bull[C]ets
The bull[C7]ets,

[chorus]
[F]Just stop your crying
It’s a sign of the [Dm]times
We gotta get a[C]way from here
We gotta get a[C7]way from here

[verse 3]
[F]Just stop your crying
It’ll be alr[Dm]ight
They told me that the [C]end is near
We gotta get a[C7]way from here

[verse 4]
[F]Just stop your crying
Have the time of your [Dm]life
Breakin’ through the [C]atmosphere
Things look pretty good from here

[verse 5]
[F]Remember everything will be al[Dm]right
We could meet a[C]gain somewhere.
Somewhere far away from here.

[chorus]
[F]We never learn we’ve been here before
[Dm]Why are we always stuck and
running from the bull[C]ets
The bul[C7]ets,

[chorus]
[F]We never learn we’ve been here before
[Dm]Why are we always stuck and
running from the bull[C]ets
The bull[C7]ets,

[chorus]
[F]Just stop your crying
It’s a sign of the [Dm]times
We gotta get a[C]way from here
We gotta get a[C7]way from here

[verse 6]
[F]Stop your crying, baby
It’ll be al[Dm]right
They told me that the [C]end is near
We gotta get a[C7]way from here

[chorus]
[F]If we never learn we’ve been here before
[Dm]Why are we always stuck and
running from the bull[C]ets
The bull[C7]ets,

[chorus]
[F]We never learn we’ve been here before
[Dm]Why are we always stuck and
running from the bull[C]ets
The bull[C7]ets,

[verse 7]
[F]We don’t talk enough
[Dm]We should open up
[C]Before it’s all too much [Bb]
[F]Will we ever learn
[Dm]We’ve been here before
[C]It’s just what we know [Bb]

[Closing]
[F]Stop your crying, baby
It’s a sign of the [Dm]times
We gotta get a[C]way
We got to get a[Bb]way
We got to get a[F]way
We got to get a[Dm]way
We got to get a[C]way
[C]We got to! We got to!
[F]Away!
[F]We got to! We got to!
[Dm]Away!
[Dm]We got to! We got to!
[C]Awwaa[Bb]aay! [F]

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ArtistHarry Styles
AlbumHarry Styles
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyF

How to play Sign Of The Times on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Sign Of The Times uses these transitions most often: Dm → C (20), F → Dm (20), and C → C7 (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with F - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

2. Dm → C chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Dm to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Dm to C

3. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
C to F

4. C → C7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from C to C7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.
C to C7

5. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

6. C → Bb chord transition

To move from C to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

7. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

Sign Of The Times chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sign Of The Times.

  • Sign Of The Times includes 74 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Sign Of The Times contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sign Of The Times connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → C7: 2%
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