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Summer '68 – Pink Floyd: piano chords

Summer '68 by Pink Floyd uses 22 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D Gmaj7 D Gmaj7 D Em G A7 D Em G A7 D G D G D G D A G D A G D A G D A G Bm7 F A D Em Dmaj7 F# Dm Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm Bb C F Bb E A D G/D D G D G/D D G/D D G D G D G D A G D A G D A G D A G Bm7 F Am D Em Dmaj7 F# Dm Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm Gm Bb

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C F6 F Bb E A Dm Asus2 Am/D G Gm Dm Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm Cmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Dm Gm Bb C F6 F Bb E A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A

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

F

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

A#

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Summer '68 by Pink Floyd use?

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Summer '68 by Pink Floyd in?

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

How hard is Summer '68 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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