Slow Days of Summer Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Slow Days of Summer in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: D – G – D – G
How it goes
Slow Days of Summer sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVDIGIV
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Rocket sweep
How it goes
Climbs two octaves in two big leaps, soaring like a rocket. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 140 songs of the library.
Rocket sweepWide arpeggio · Film scoreLeft handTricky
3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
5
Ending: D – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD

What chords are in Slow Days of Summer?

The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is Slow Days of Summer in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Slow Days of Summer?

Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Slow Days of Summer easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.