Summer Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays466

Summer by Real Friends is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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Intro: 
(lead) 
e|-----------0~----3~----3~-------------0~----0~------------------------------| 
B|-----------5~-------5~----------------3~--------3~--------this is repeated--| 
G|---4h5p4------------------------------0~------------0~-----until the verse--| 
D|------------------------------4h5p4-----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

(rhythm) 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|---5~----5~----------5~----5~-----------------x2--| 
A|---3~----2~----5~----3~----2~----5~----5~---------| 
E|---------------3~----------------3~----2~---------| 

verse 1 (both guitars): 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---5--x4--x--5--x6--5--x4--x--5--x6--------------------------| 
A|---3------x--2------3------x--2------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 
E|-------------------------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|---5--x4--x--5--x6--5--x4--x--5--x6------------------| 
A|---3------x--2------3------x--2------5~--5--5--5--5--| 
E|-------------------------------------3~--2--2--2--2--| 

Pre-Chorus 
e|--------3-----------3----------------------------------------------| 
B|--------0--x3-------0--x3--------3-----------3-------------all-x2--| 
G|---4h5--5------4h5--5------------0--x3-------0--x3-----------------| 
D|----------------------------4h5--5------4h5--5---------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 1: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------5--x6--------5--x6--------5--x6--7--x10---------------5--x8--| 
A|---5--x4--3-----2--x4--3-----2--x4--3------5------2--x6--4--x6--3------| 
E|---3------------0------------0--------------------0------2-------------| 

Post-Chorus (can't really figure out the lead here, sorry) 
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|-------5~---5~---7~--------5~----------------| 
A|--2~---3~---2~---5~---2~---3~--xxxxxxxxxxxx--| 
E|--0~------------------0~-------xxxxxxxxxxxx--| 

verse 2: lead: 
e|--3------3------3------------------------------| 
B|--3--x8--3--x3--3-----------this just repeats--| 
G|--5------4------x--x10------------4 times------| 
D|----------------5------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

rhythm: 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|--5-5-5~---4~--------5-5-5--(slide down)--| 
A|--3-3-3~---2~---5~---3-3-3----------------| 
E|----------------3~------------------------| 

this next part I'm really unsure about but it kinda sounds close? 
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------all-x2--| 
D|------5---5h7------5---5------5---5h7------5---5------------| 
A|-3333-- 3-----3333---3--------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------3333---3-----3333---3--------------| 
   '''' ' ' ' ' '''' ' ' ' ''''   ' ' ' '''' ' ' ' 

Chorus 2 is the same as the first. Just start doing all downstrokes on the last chord right before the bridge 

Bridge: 
lead: 
e|-------3~---5~---3~---0~--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------3~-------------3~------all-x2--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--2/4--4~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

rhythm (all downstrokes): 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------all-x2----then-------| 
D|--5--5--5--5 5- 5--5--5--5-5----------------------------------------------------5~--| 
A|--3--3--3--3 3- 2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--5--5--5--5-5------------------------3~--| 
E|------------------------------0--0--0--0-0--3--3--3--3-3----------------------------| 

then the lead guitar plays the intro riff a few times ("you were easy on my eyes...") 
and the rhythm just lets the C5 power chord ring out twice 

Final Chorus:

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante