# Summer Of '69 – Bryan Adams: piano chords

Summer Of '69 by Bryan Adams uses 11 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D A
- Verse 1: D A D A
- Chorus 1: D A D A Bm A D G Bm A D G Bm A D/A D
- Verse 2: A/D D D/A A A/D D D/A A
- Chorus 2: Bm A D G Bm A D G Bm A D A D/A D
- Bridge 1: F Bb C Bb/D C/E F Bb C
- Verse 3: A/D D D/A A A/D D D/A A
- Chorus 3: Bm A D G Bm A D G Bm A D
- Outro 1: A D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Summer Of '69 by Bryan Adams use?

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

### What key is Summer Of '69 by Bryan Adams in?

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

### How hard is Summer Of '69 to play on the piano?

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

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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