Summertime

Bill Evans

JazzAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

B7Diagram coming soon

A9Diagram coming soon

FmDiagram coming soon

F#mDiagram coming soon

GmDiagram coming soon

Am7

F#Diagram coming soon

Em7

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro: G Am C B7 Em Am Em B7  
                                                                                                                                                                      
B7    Em   B7 Em           A9        Em   Am Em Fm F#m Gm 
Summertime,         and the livin' is easy 
         Am        Am7+  Am7         C          B7   C  B7        
Fish are jumpin',            and the cotton is high 
      Em     B7   Em         A9         Em Am7   Em  Fm  F#m 
Your daddy's rich   and your mama's good-lookin' 
Am  G           Am    C7M  C7M/9   B7  Em  Am Em  B7 
So hush, little baby, don't             you cry 
B7           Em       B7 Em               A9      Em  Am  Em Fm F#m Gm 
One of these mornin's,       you're gonna rise up singin' 
              Am          Am7+   Am7       C           B7    C  B7 
You're gonna spread your wings  and take to the sky 
B7             Em    B7  Em        A9         Em  Am   Em  Fm F#m 
But 'til that mornin',     ain't nothin' can harm you 
Am    G G/F#    Em C7M C7M/9 B7 Em B7 Em7 Em6 Am7 B7 Em 
With daddy and mammy standin' by

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Chord set

G · Am · C · B7 · Em · A9 · Fm · F#m · Gm · Am7 · F# · Em7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.