Summertime
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1966.
Tabbed and Submitted by HeathrowGiant.
[opening]
e|------------------------------------14-17--15-14-15------|
B|---------------------------13-15-16-----------------15---|
G|------------------12-14-15-------------------------------|
D|---------------12----------------------------------------|
A|---------12-13-------------------------------------------|
E|-3-1--15-------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-14-15-----15-14-15-----------------------------------|
B|----------16-----------15-16-15--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------17-15-14-15-14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------17-16-17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------16-15--15-----------------------15-------------|
G|-14-15-17-----------17-15-17--17-15-14-15----17--15--14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|E---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15--16-15---------------------------|
G|----------14--15--17-----------17-15-14-15-14------------|
D|-17-16-17-------------------------------------17-16--17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|E---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15--16-15------------------------------------|
G|-14--15--17-----------17-15-14---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------16------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
[verse]
e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1-----------|
G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---------|
D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(verse fills - listen to song for timing) - Cm D
e|-------------------3-5-8-6-8b-8b-8b-8--------------------|
B|-------------3-4-6--------------------------4---7--------|
G|--------------------------------------------5---7--------|
D|--------------------------------------------5---7--------|
A|-------3-5-6--------------------------------3---5--------|
E|-3-5-6---------------------------------------------------|
'...and take to the sky' (leads)
e|-18b-18b--15----15---------------------------------------|
B|-------------18----18--15-18-18b-18b-18-15-18-15---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------18-17---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(2nd verse chords)
Gm Bb Cm D
e|----------------------3-----3----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3--3--4--7----------------------|
G|-15-17b-17b--15-17b---3--3--3--5--7----------------------|
D|----------------------5--3--5--5--7----------------------|
A|----------------------5--1--5--3--5----------------------|
E|----------------------3-----3----------------------------|
(lead guitar break w/distortion)
e|-15-14-15-----15-14-15-----15-14-15----------------------|
B|----------15-----------16-----------15-16-15-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------17-15-14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------15----14-|
B|----------------15-----------------------------15----15---|
G|-15-14-------14----14/15--15\14----------14--15----14-----|
D|-------17-16--------------------15----15------------------|
A|-----------------------------------15---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-16-13-16----16-15-16----13-16-15-13-(REPEAT 1x)------|
G|-------------15----------15------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-13-15-11-15-10-15-11-15-10-15---------------------|
G|-14------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----16-15-16-13-16-11-16-13-16-11-16--------------------|
G|--15-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-13-15-11-15----13-11-13-10-13----11-10-11-8-10----|
G|-14----------------12----------------10------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------10-----------10-----------11------14-|
B|---10-8-10-7-8------12--12-------11--11-------13------15---|
G|-9----------------12------12---12------12---12------14-----|
D|----------------12-----------12-----------13------16-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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How to play Summertime
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.