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George Gershwin - Summertime Chords

Chord reference Dm, A7, Gm, Gm7, Bb, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Dm] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] Summer [Dm]time [A7] [Dm] And the [A7]livin’ is [Dm]easy [A7] [Dm] Fish are [Gm]jumpin’ [Gm7] [Bb] And the cotton is [E7]high Oh, your daddy’s [Dm]rich [A7] [Dm] And your [A7]ma is good [Dm]lookin’ [A7] [Dm] So [F]hush, little [Dm]baby; [Gm]don’t [Bb]you [Dm]cry [A7] [Dm]

One of these [Dm]mornings [A7] [Dm] You’re gonna [A7]rise up [Dm]singing [A7] [Dm] Then you’ll [Gm]spread your wings [Gm7] [Bb] And you’ll take to the [E7]sky But ’til that [Dm]morning [A7] [Dm] There ain’t [A7]nothin’ can [Dm]harm you [A7] [Dm] With [F]daddy and [Dm]mammy [Gm]stand [Bb]in’ [Dm]by [A7] [Dm]

Summer [Dm]time [A7] [Dm] And the [A7]livin’ is [Dm]easy [A7] [Dm] Fish are [Gm]jumpin’ [Gm7] [Bb] And the cotton is [E7]high Oh, your daddy’s [Dm]rich [A7] [Dm] And your [A7]ma is good [Dm]lookin’ [A7] [Dm] So [F]hush, little [Dm]baby; [Gm]don’t [Bb]you [Dm]cry [A7] [Dm]

One of these [Dm]mornings [A7] [Dm] You’re gonna [A7]rise up [Dm]singing [A7] [Dm] Then you’ll [Gm]spread your wings [Gm7] [Bb] And you’ll take to the [E7]sky But ’til that [Dm]morning [A7] [Dm] There ain’t [A7]nothin’ can [Dm]harm you [A7] [Dm] With [F]daddy and [Dm]mammy [Gm]stand [Bb]in’ [Dm]by [A7] [Dm]

Artist George Gershwin
Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1938
Key Dm

How to Play Summertime on Guitar?

George Gershwin - Summertime can be played in the key of Dm using the Dm, A7, Gm, Gm7, Bb, E7 chords.

  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For Gm7, To play Gm7, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, G ring open, mute B.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Summertime with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.