Chords of: "Summertime" (Live -1969) by: Janis Joplin. (Gaug, Gm, D, Cm) 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.
“"Summertime" (Live -1969)” by Janis Joplin is in C Minor and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 64 different chords across 211 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gaug, Gm, D, Cm.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Cm → G → Bb6 → D → Gm → F → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 0:31 | 11% |
| D | 0:30 | 11% |
| Cm | 0:26 | 9% |
| F | 0:26 | 9% |
| G | 0:15 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:10 | 4% |
Gaug – Gm7 – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – Am – Gm – Am7b5/G – Cm – D – G – Gm7b5/F – Eb/F – Cm – Bb6 – Cm – C#6 – D – F6 – Cdim – Gm – F – Bbmaj7 – C – C#maj7 – D – Fmaj7 – F#m – Gm – F – Bbmaj7 – Cm – D – F7 – D/F# – Gm – F – Bb6 – C – D – Bb/F – D7/F# – Gm – D/F# – Bb/F – Em – C#6 – C – F# – …
