Summertime

Summertime is an aria, composed by George Gershwin in 1935. It has been performed by various artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Brainbox. Various performances are transcripted in this article.

Brainbox - Am - No capo - Pentatonisch

Intro

Am Bm C Bm
Am Bm C Bm

Verse 1

Am Bm C Bm
Summertime
Am Bm C Bm
and the living is easy

Dm Em F F
Fish are jumping
E E7
And the cotton's high

Am Bm C Bm
Your daddy's rich

Am Bm C G
And your mom is good looking

Chorus

     C    Am
So hush, little baby
    Dm E Am Dm Am E
Don't you cry

Verse 2

Am  Bm C Bm
One of these mornings
Am  Bm C Bm
You're gonna rise up singing

Dm  Em  F
You're gonna spread your wings
E E7
And you'll take to the sky

Am Bm C Bm
Until that morning
Am Bm C  G
There ain't nothing gonna harm you

C  Am  Dm Em  
With daddy and mummy
Am Dm Am E
standing by

Solo

Solo is over both verse & chorus - Pentatonic

Am  Bm C Bm Am  Bm C Bm
Dm  Em  F  E E7
Am  Bm C Bm  Am  Bm C G
C    Am
Dm E   Am   Dm     Am      E

Verse 3

Am  Bm C Bm
Summertime
Am  Bm C Bm
and the living is easy

Dm  Em  F F
Fish are jumping
E E7
And the cotton's high

Am Bm C Bm
Your daddy's rich

Am Bm C  G
And your mom is good looking

Chorus 2

Am  Bm C Bm
One of these mornings
Am  Bm C Bm
You're gonna rise up singing

Dm  Em  F
You're gonna spread your wings
E E7
And you'll take to the sky

Am Bm C Bm
Until that morning
Am Bm C  G
There ain't nothing gonna harm you

C  Am  Dm Em  Am Dm Am E
With daddy and mummy standing by

Outro

   C            Am     Dm          Em  Am Dm Am G
With daddy and mummy standing by
  C             Am         Dm      E   D C B A
With daddy and mummy standing by

Em - No capo

Part 1

Em        Am7 Em       Am7       Em    Am7 Em
Summertime,    and the livin' is easy
Am7                       B7  C7 B7
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Em  Am7 Em       Am7          Em      Am7 Em
Your daddy's rich,   and your momma's good lookin'
G                   A7 B7        Em  Am7 Em
So hush little baby,   don't you cry

Part 2

Em                   Am7 Em           Am7     Em      Am7 Em
One of these mornings,   you're gonna rise up singing
            Am7                                      B7  C7 B7
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
              Em     Am7 Em        Am7         Em       Am7 Em
But till that morning,   there's a nothin' can harm you
     G              A7 B7       Em  Am7 Em
With daddy and mammy   standing by

Part 3

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'
So hush little baby, don't you cry

Part 4

One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But till that morning, there's a nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standing by

Notes

Am7 (A-mineur 7)

A7

A7

B7

C7 (2)

• Source: Brainbox: Summertime (YouTube)

Bass guitar - A#

• First bass scheme: A# C C C# C C - (E-string: 6 8 8 9 8 8)
• Second bass scheme: D# F F F# F F - (A-string: 6 8 8 9 8 8)

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'
So hush little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But till that morning, there's a nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standing by

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'
So hush little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornings, you're gonna rise up singing
Then you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But till that morning, there's a nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standing by

Sources

• https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/search.php?search_type=title&value=summertime - 452 hits for "Summertime" (June 2019)
• https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/george_gershwin/summertime_guitar_pro_219901 - Gershwin:Summertime - Guitar pro - V1 - Seems limited