Summertime Chords by The Zombies

Tempo:
180.65 bpm
Chords used:

Am

D

Ab

Dm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Summertime - The Zombies chords
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[Bb] [Ab]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] It's summertime [Ab]
and [D] [Am] living is [Bm] easy.
[D] [Dm] The fields are jumping
[F] and the cotton [E] is high.
Your [Am]
daddy's rich
[Ab] [D] and your [Am] mama's good looking.
[Bm] [D]
[C] Won't you hush pretty [Am] baby,
[Dm] don't [Am] you cry.
[Ab] [D] One [Am] of these mornings,
[Bm] [Am] you're gonna wake up singing.
[Ab] [D] Then [Dm] you're gonna spread your wings [F] [Dm] and take to [E] the sky.
[Em] But till [Am] that morning,
[D] there ain't nothing, [Am] nothing gonna hold you.
[Bm]
[C] With your [G] mommy [Am] and daddy [Dm] there [Am] standing by.
[Dm]
[Am]
[E] [D] [Am] It's summertime [Ab]
and [Am] living is [D] easy.
[E] [D] The fields [Dm] are jumping
[F] and the cotton [E] is high.
[Em]
[E] [Em] [Am] Your daddy's rich
[Ab] [Am] and your mama's good looking.
[Bm]
[Em] Won't you hush [Am] pretty baby, [Dm] don't [Am] you cry.
[Ab] [D]
[Am]
[Ab] [D]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
D
1321
Ab
134211114
Dm
2311
E
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
Ab
134211114
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To learn The Zombies - Summertime chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Am, Ab, D, Am, Bm, Am, Bm and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 90 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 181. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Minor.

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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ It's _ summertime _ _ _ [Ab] _
and [D] _ _ [Am] living is _ _ _ [Bm] easy.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] The fields are jumping _ _ _
[F] _ _ and the cotton [E] is high. _ _ _
_ _ _ Your [Am]
daddy's rich _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] and your [Am] mama's good looking. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[C] Won't you hush pretty [Am] baby, _
[Dm] _ don't _ _ [Am] you cry. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ One [Am] of these _ _ mornings, _
[Bm] _ _ _ [Am] you're gonna wake up singing. _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ Then [Dm] you're gonna spread your wings [F] _ _ [Dm] and take to [E] the _ sky. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ But till [Am] that morning, _ _ _
[D] _ _ there ain't nothing, [Am] nothing gonna hold you. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] With your [G] mommy [Am] and daddy [Dm] _ there _ _ [Am] standing by. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] It's summertime _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ and _ _ [Am] living is _ [D] _ easy.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ The fields [Dm] are jumping _ _ _
[F] _ _ and the cotton [E] is high.
[Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] [Am] Your daddy's rich _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Am] and your mama's good looking. _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Won't you hush [Am] pretty baby, [Dm] _ don't _ _ [Am] you cry. _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the compositions on the album The Original Studio Recordings, Vol. 1, written by Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and George Gershwin, this one shines.

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