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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue Ukulele Chords

ChordsF, C, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

FCDmCFFCDm
FScartissuethatIwishyousaw,Dmsarcasticmisterknowitall
FCloseyoureyesandI’llkissyou’cause,DmwiththebirdsI’llshare
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FPushmeupagainstthewall,DmyoungKentuckygirlinapush-upbra
FFallingallovermyself,Dmtolickyourheartandtasteyourhealth’cause
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FBloodlossinabathroomstall,DmSoutherngirlwithascarletdrawl
FWavegoodbyetomaandpa’cause,DmwiththebirdsI’llshare
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FSoftspokenwithabrokenjaw,Dmstepoutsidebutnottobrawl
FAutumn’ssweetwecallitfall,DmI’llmakeittothemoonifIhavetocrawland
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FScartissuethatIwishyousaw,Dmsarcasticmisterknowitall
CloseFyoureyesandI’llkissyou’cause,DmwiththebirdsI’llshare
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
FWiththebirdsI’llshare,Dmthislonelyview
AlbumCalifornication
Year1999
KeyF
DifficultyEasy

How to play Scar Tissue on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Scar Tissue uses these transitions most often: Dm → F (20), F → Dm (20), and C → Dm (2). 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 - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

F to C

2. C → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Dm:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

C to Dm

3. Dm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to F:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 20 times.

Dm to F

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Scar Tissue.

  • Scar Tissue includes 46 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Scar Tissue contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Scar Tissue connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → F: 14%