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A Summer Place: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Max Steiner
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 92 BPM
- 1960
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
A Summer Place written out as piano music: the ii7 – V7 – I – V – ii7 – V7 – I – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand rowing-boat chords.
A Summer Place chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm7 | ii7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 1 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Cm7 | ii7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 3 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and rowing-boat chords in the right, over the Cm7 – F7 – Bb – F – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Questions about A Summer Place
Does the sheet music for A Summer Place have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in A Summer Place?
The loop is Cm7 – F7 – Bb – F – Cm7 – F7 – Bb – Gm (ii7 – V7 – I – V – ii7 – V7 – I – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.
What key is A Summer Place in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in A Summer Place?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Summer Place easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of A Summer Place?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.