# L'été indien – Joe Dassin: piano chords

L'été indien by Joe Dassin uses 7 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm Gm A7
- Verse 1: Dm Gm A7 Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7
- Chorus 1: Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7
- Verse 2: Dm Gm A7 Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7
- Chorus 2: Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7
- Instrumental 1: Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7 Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7 Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7
- Chorus 3: Dm A D7 Gm Eb Dm Bdim A7 Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does L'été indien by Joe Dassin use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is L'été indien by Joe Dassin in?

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

### How hard is L'été indien to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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