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In Summer: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Robert Lopez

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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

In Summer written out as piano music: the I – ii – I – ii loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand marching chords.

In Summer chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2F#miiF# A C#
3EIE G# B
4F#miiF# A C#

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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the E – F#m – E – F#m 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.

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Questions about In Summer

Does the sheet music for In Summer 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 In Summer?

The loop is E – F#m – E – F#m (I – ii – I – ii) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is In Summer in?

E major, at about 107 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in In Summer?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is In Summer easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.