CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Summertime, chord by chord.

Chords of: Summertime by: Kontra K. (F#m, D6, F7, F#m6) 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.

About the chords of “Summertime”

“Summertime” by Kontra K is in Db Major and runs at about 64 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 232 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, D6, F7, F#m6.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 7:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm7b5 → D7/F# → F#7 → B7/D# → F#m → D → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:4924%
D60:4410%
C#m70:296%
C#0:245%
F70:215%
Dmaj70:184%
F#m60:184%
C#m0:143%

Chord progression, in order

C – Cm7b5 – D7/F# – F#7 – B7/D# – F#m – C# – C#m – D – A6 – C#m – F# – F#m – C# – Dmaj7 – Bm – F#m – C#m7 – A – D6 – A6 – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – A/C# – D6 – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – C#m – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – B6 – F#m – C#m – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – F#maj7 – D/F# – C#m7 – Daug – A6 – C#7 – F#m – C#m7 – A – Bm – …