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Summer Nights – Survivor: piano chords

Summer Nights by Survivor uses 7 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G D A Bm E F#m C#m

Chord sheet

G D A G D Bm A G A E F#m C#m D A E A E F#m C#m D A E F#m G D A G D Bm A G A G D A Bm A G A E F#m C#m D A E F#m G D A G D Bm A G A G D A Bm A G A G D A G A G D A G D A

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

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

A

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Questions

Which chords does Summer Nights by Survivor use?

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

What key is Summer Nights by Survivor in?

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

How hard is Summer Nights 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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