Billy Stewart

Summertime – Billy Stewart: piano chords

Summertime by Billy Stewart uses 11 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Gm F Cm C A Bb D7 Eb7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7

Chord sheet

Gm F Gm Cm Gm F Gm C Gm F Gm A F Gm F Gm Cm Bb Cm Bb D7 Eb7 D7 C Gm F Gm F Gm F Gm F Bbmaj7 Gm Am7 D7 Gm C Gm F Gm Cm Gm F Gm Cm Gm F Gm Cm Gm C Bbmaj7 Gm7 D7 C A Gm F Gm Cm Gm C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Questions

Which chords does Summertime by Billy Stewart use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Summertime by Billy Stewart in?

The chords fit G minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Summertime to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.