Summer Chords
by Real Friends
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.
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--------------|
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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: