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Summertime by George Gershwin
Summertime
standard tuning
X mute
~~~~~~~~ let note ring
/ slide
C(number) barre at (number) fret
C(number)======== barre at (number) fret until ==== ends
(number) play very softly
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||• begin repeat •||
||• loop loop •||
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(intro)
C2 C3 C2============
e|--------X---------------------|------------------------------|
B|------0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----3~~~~----2------3--2------|
G|------0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----4~~~~----2------------2---|
D|------0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----5~~~~----2----------------|
A|--------X---------------------|------------------------------|
E|--0-----X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----3~~~~----2----------------|
C2 C3 C2============
e|------0-X---------------------|------------------------------|
B|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----3~~~~----2------3--2------|
G|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----4~~~~----2------------2---|
D|--------X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----5~~~~----2----------------|
A|--------X---------------------|------------------------------|
E|--0-----X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----3~~~~----2----------------|
C2 C3 C2============
e|------0-X---------------------|------------------------------|
B|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----3~~~~----2------3--2------|
G|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----4~~~~----2------------2---|
D|--------X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----5~~~~----2----------------|
A|--------X---------------------|------------------------------|
E|--0-----X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|----3~~~~----2----------------|
(end intro) sum mer
C2
e|------0-X--------------------||-------------------5/7----3---|
B|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~||---3-----3~~~~~~--------------|
G|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~||•--2-----2~~~~~~--------------|
D|--------X-----------2~~~~~~~~||•--1-----1~~~~~~--------------|
A|--------X--------------------||---2-----2~~~~~~--------------|
E|--0-----X-----------2~~~~~~~~||------------------------------|
tiiiime and the living is
C2 C3
e|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|-------5---3---5----7----3----|
B|------0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|--3~~~~~~~~~------------------|
G|------0-X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|--4~~~~~~~~~------------------|
D|--------X-----------2~~~~~~~~-|--5~~~~~~~~~------------------|
A|--------X---------------------|------------------------------|
E|--0-----X--------2~~~~~~~~~~~-|--3~~~~~~~~~---2--------------|
eeeaaa--- zzzyyyy
C7============
e|--0~~~~--X--------------------|-----------------------7------|
B|------0--X--------0-----------|--------------------------8---|
G|------0--X--------2------(2)--|--------------------------7---|
D|------0--X--------2-------(2)-|----2-X-----------------------|
A|---------X--------------------|--------------6/7~~~~~~~~~~---|
E|--0~~~~--X--------2-----------|--0~~~X-----------------------|
C5=== C3=========================
e|--5~~~~--X--------------------|------3--------3-----5-----3--|
B|------5--X----------5---------|---------5-----3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|------5--X----------5---------|---------4-----3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|------5--X----------4---------|------------------------------|
A|---------X------5-------------|---------------3~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E|--5~~~~--X--------------------|--3~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
summmmmer -
C2
e|--2---------------------------|---X--------------7-----3-----|
B|-----(2)----------2/3~~~~-----|-2-X--------------------------|
G|-----(2)----------2/3~~~~-----|-2-X--------3\4---------0-----|
D|-----(2)----------1/2~~~~-2---|---X--------------------------|
A|------------------2/3~~~~---3-|-2-X--------------------------|
E|--2-------2-------------------|---X--------------------------|
tiiiime
C2 C3
e|--7~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|-------5---3---5----7----3----|
B|------0-X-----------2---------|--3---------------------------|
G|------0-X-----------2---------|--4---------------------------|
D|--------X-----------2---------|--5---------------------------|
A|--------X---------------------|------------------------------|
E|--0-----X--------2------------|--3------------2--------------|
e|--0~~~~--X--------------------|---------------X--------------|
B|------0--X--------0~~~~~~~~---|-------------0-X-------5---4--|
G|------0--X-----------2--------|--------4----0-X--------------|
D|------0--X--------------4---0-|------0--------X--------------|
A|---------X--------------------|---------------X--------------|
E|--0~~~~--X--------2~~~~~~~~---|--3~~~~~~----0-X--------------|
C3====== C7==========================
e|------------------------3--X--|----7-------------------------|
B|--3~~~~~~~~3-----4/5---(5)-X--|---------10-------8-----8~~~~~|
G|--------0--------------(3)-X--|---------9--------8-----8~~~~~|
D|-----4---------------------X--|---------7--------7-----7~~~~~|
A|-----------------3---------X--|--9------7--------------------|
E|--3~~~~~~~~~---------------X--|----------------7-------7~~~~~|
C2 C3 C2============
e|--0~~~~--X--------------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--X------2~~~~~~~~~~---|----3~~~~----2------3--2------|
G|------0--X------2~~~~~~~~~~---|----4~~~~----2------------2---|
D|------0--X------2~~~~~~~~~~---|----5~~~~----2----------------|
A|---------X--------------------|------------------------------|
E|--0~~~~--X------2~~~~~~~~~~---|----3~~~~----2----------------|
closing chord:
C2 (slow rake, let it ring))
e|------0-X----------------------|| 7
B|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~---|| 7
G|--0---0-X-----------2~~~~~~~--•|| 6
D|--------X-----------2~~~~~~~--•|| 5
A|--------X----------------------|| 0
E|--0-----X-----------2~~~~~~~---|| 0
Em Am7 Em Am7 Em Am7 Em
Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Am7 B7 C7 B7
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Em Am7 Em Am7 Em Am7 Em
Your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'
G A7 B7 Em Am7 Em
So hush little baby, don't you cry
Em Am7 Em Am7 Em Am7 Em
One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing
Am7 B7 C7 B7
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
Em Am7 Em Am7 Em Am7 Em
But till that morning, there's a nothin' can harm you
G A7 B7 Em Am7 Em
With daddy and mammy standing by
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version 2
Regular Tuning.
Key:
sb = slow bend
b= bend
r=release bend
v=vibreto.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9---5----7sb9---7--5----7---9---5---2---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------1-----1-----------------------------------------|
G|------9----5----7---7-------2------2----5--4v----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9---5----7sb9---7--5----7---9---5---2---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------1---3b5r3--1--1--------------------------------------|
G|--------0-----0-2---------------------2v---------------------------------|
D|-----2-----2-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Maybe after the tune is played a few times you could improvise around this scale.
e|----8--7--5--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------8---5-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7---5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7---5---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------8--7---5---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------8--7--5--------------|
Em Am Em Am Em Am Em
Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Am B7 C7 B7
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Em Am Em Am Em Am Em
Your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'
G A7 B7 Em Am Em
So hush little baby, don't you cry
Em Am Em Am Em Am Em
One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing
Am B7 C7 B7
Then you'll spread your wings, and you'll take to the sky
Em Am Em Am Em Am Em
But till that morning, there's a nothin' can harm you
G A7 B7 Em Am Em
With daddy and mammy, standing by
* Alternate:
Capo II
Em = Dm
Am = Gm
B7 = A7
C7 = Bb
G = F
A7 = G7
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