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Summertime Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1959
- Easy
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Summertime Love written out as piano music: the V7 – I – bVI – III loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Summertime Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Db | bVI | Db F Ab |
| 4 | A | III | A C# E |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the C7 – F – Db – A 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 Summertime Love
Does the sheet music for Summertime Love 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 Summertime Love?
The loop is C7 – F – Db – A (V7 – I – bVI – III) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Summertime Love in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Summertime Love?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Summertime Love 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.