Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Summer Me, Winter Me on piano
By Michel Legr
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
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Learn Summer Me, Winter Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Am – A7 – D
How it goes
Summer Me, Winter Me sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Am is A, C and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIAmvA7V7DI- DD · F# · A
- AmA · C · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Shimmering waves
How it goes
A low root, then two notes rocking fast like light on water. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 58 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Em – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmA7D- EmE · G · B
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Questions about Summer Me, Winter Me
What chords are in Summer Me, Winter Me?
The loop is D – Am – A7 – D (I – v – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A7 – D.
What key is Summer Me, Winter Me in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Summer Me, Winter Me?
Shimmering waves: open arpeggio 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Summer Me, Winter Me easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.