Chords of: Summer by: Calvin Harris. (Gmaj7, C6, Cmaj7, C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Summer” by Calvin Harris is in C Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 198 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, C6, Cmaj7, C.
C6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Em → D → Cmaj7 → D → C → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C6 | 0:29 | 13% |
| C | 0:29 | 13% |
| D | 0:25 | 11% |
| Em | 0:23 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Am7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:11 | 5% |
Bb6 – Em – A7/C# – Am – Em – D – Am – B – Cmaj7 – Em – D – Am7 – B – C – Em – D – Am – G/B – C – Em – D – Am – G/B – C – C6 – Em – G/D – D7 – G – Am7 – G/B – C – C6 – Em – G/D – D7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – G/B – C – Abm7b5 – C6 – Em – D – G – Am7 – B7 – C – …
