CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Summer Nights, chord by chord.

Chords of: Summer Nights by: Lee Isaacs. (Bb, Eb, C, F#) 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 “Summer Nights”

“Summer Nights” by Lee Isaacs is in Db Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, C, F#.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Bb → C → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Bb → C → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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
Bb1:0233%
Eb0:2514%
C0:2212%
D0:158%
C70:148%
F#0:116%
Ebmaj70:116%
Bbmaj70:074%

Chord progression, in order

F# – Bb/F – F#6 – D/F# – F# – Bb – Eb/F – D – Am7 – Bb – Eb – D – C7 – Bb – Eb – D – C7 – Bbmaj7 – Eb – D – C7 – Bb – C – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – C – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bb – Eb – D – C – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – C – Dm7 – Bb – Eb – D – C – C7 – Bb – …