Summertime Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays454

Summertime by Paul McCartney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Dm, D, E, F and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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16
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      Am    Dm                Am 
Summertime, and the livin' is easy 
D                                  E   F E 
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high 
                 Am   Dm                   Am 
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin' 
   C                 Dm      E         Am 
So hush little baby, Don't, don't you cry 

             Am       Dm                   Am 
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing 
D                                                     E   F  E 
You're gonna spread your wings and you'll take to the sky 
              Am       Dm                           Am 
But 'til that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you 
   C                 Dm     E         Am 
So hush little baby, Don't, don't you cry 

             Am       Dm                   Am 
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing 
D                                                     E   F  E 
You're gonna spread your wings and you'll take to the sky 
              Am       Dm                           Am 
But 'til that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you 
           C               
With your daddy and mommy, daddy and mommy  
Dm              E        Am 
daddy and mommy standing by 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante