# Summertime Blues – The Who: piano chords

Summertime Blues by The Who uses 8 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [B/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A D E A D E A D E A D E A G
- Verse 1: D A D E A D E A D A D A D E A D E A
- Verse 2: D A D E A D E A D A D A D E A D E A A D E A E A D E A B E F# B E F# B B/A
- Verse 3: B E F# B E F# B E B E Esus4 E B
- Outro 1: B E F# B E F# B E F# B E F# B

## Questions

### Which chords does Summertime Blues by The Who use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Summertime Blues by The Who in?

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

### How hard is Summertime Blues to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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