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Summertime
George Gershwin (1935)
From the opera "Porgy and Bess". One of the most recorded songs of all time.
Form: 16 barsStyle: Jazz StandardTempo: 90 BPM
Changes
Am7
E7
Am7
Am7
Dm7
Am7
E7
Am7
Drop 2 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
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0
0
2
0
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E7
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2
1
2
2
✕
Am7
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0
0
2
0
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Am7
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0
0
2
0
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Dm7
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2
2
3
3
✕
Am7
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4
2
5
3
✕
E7
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4
4
6
5
✕
Am7
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4
2
5
3
✕
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
4
2
5
3
✕
E7
✕
4
4
6
5
✕
Am7
✕
4
2
5
3
✕
Am7
✕
4
2
5
3
✕
Dm7
✕
2
2
3
3
✕
Am7
✕
4
2
5
3
✕
E7
✕
4
4
6
5
✕
Am7
✕
4
2
5
3
✕
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
7
5
7
7
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E7
✕
8
7
9
7
✕
Am7
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7
5
7
7
✕
Am7
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7
5
7
7
✕
Dm7
✕
5
5
7
5
✕
Am7
✕
7
5
7
7
✕
E7
✕
8
7
9
7
✕
Am7
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7
5
7
7
✕
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
9
9
10
10
✕
E7
✕
11
9
12
11
✕
Am7
✕
9
9
10
10
✕
Am7
✕
9
9
10
10
✕
Dm7
✕
9
7
10
8
✕
Am7
✕
9
9
10
10
✕
E7
✕
11
9
12
11
✕
Am7
✕
9
9
10
10
✕
Drop 3 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
4
5
5
✕
5
E7
✕
4
7
6
✕
7
Am7
✕
4
5
5
✕
5
Am7
✕
4
5
5
✕
5
Dm7
✕
2
5
3
✕
5
Am7
✕
4
5
5
✕
5
E7
✕
4
7
6
✕
7
Am7
✕
4
5
5
✕
5
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
7
9
7
✕
8
E7
✕
8
9
9
✕
10
Am7
✕
7
9
7
✕
8
Am7
✕
7
9
7
✕
8
Dm7
✕
5
7
7
✕
8
Am7
✕
7
9
7
✕
8
E7
✕
8
9
9
✕
10
Am7
✕
7
9
7
✕
8
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
9
12
10
✕
12
E7
✕
11
13
12
✕
12
Am7
✕
9
12
10
✕
12
Am7
✕
9
12
10
✕
12
Dm7
✕
9
10
10
✕
10
Am7
✕
9
12
10
✕
12
E7
✕
11
13
12
✕
12
Am7
✕
9
12
10
✕
12
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
Am7
✕
0
2
2
✕
3
E7
✕
2
4
2
✕
4
Am7
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0
2
2
✕
3
Am7
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0
2
2
✕
3
Dm7
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0
2
0
✕
1
Am7
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0
2
2
✕
3
E7
✕
2
4
2
✕
4
Am7
✕
0
2
2
✕
3