Chords of: Summer by: Joe Hisaishi. (D, A, G7, E) 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 Joe Hisaishi is in D Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 177 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, G7, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 6:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → G → Gmaj7 → D → Bm → D → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:06 | 17% |
| D | 0:57 | 15% |
| E | 0:32 | 8% |
| G7 | 0:32 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:21 | 5% |
| G | 0:20 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:20 | 5% |
B – G – A – D – G – F#m – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – D – Bm – G – A – D – Bm – G – A – D – Bm – G – A – D – A – G – F#m – Bm7 – E7 – G – A7 – Bm7 – A – Gmaj7 – A6 – F#m – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – D – A – G6 – F#m7 – Bm7 – E7 – …
