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        Summertime    Du Bose Heyward / George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin   
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
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Tuning: eBGDAE

I like unusual chords patterns and open string drone notes.
I've tried to include both here.
No capo needed if you can sing in Am - add capo as necessary.

Use the A string bass note and the top E string note as 'drones' for the main part of the tune.
Flatten your little finger across 3 strings for the Am7 -
and also dampen the top string so it doesn't sound.

Notice that there are two different ways to play the Dm9 chord -
each flattens an F note to E - one low, one high.

And the Esus chord is just an E chord moved up one fret with all the other strings ringing.

Enjoy!

    [Chords]
    Am Bm11 Am7 Dm Dm9 Dm Dm7 E Esus C Am Dm9 Fmaj7
 e|-0--0----x---1--1---1--1---0-0----0-0--0---0----|
 B|-1--3----5---3--3---3--3---0-0----1-1--3---1----|
 G|-2--4----5---2--2---2--2---1-2----0-2--2---2----|
 D|-2--4----5---3--2---0--x---2-3----2-2--3---2----|
 A|-0--0----0---x--x---x--3---2-3----3-0--x---2----|
 E|-x--x----x---x--x---x--x---0-0----x-x--x---x----|

[Intro]
¦Am - Bm11 - ¦Am7 - Bm11 - ¦Am - Bm11 - ¦Am7 - Bm11 - ¦

[Verse 1]
       Am     Bm11    Am7           Bm11        Am     Bm11    Am7   Bm11
Summer-time,              and the   livin' is   easy;

          Dm     Dm9    Dm           Dm7       E     Esus  E
Fish are  jumpin',           and the cotton is high.

     Am       Bm11    Am7          Bm11        Am     Bm11    Am7   Bm11
Your daddy's  rich        and your mama's good-lookin',

     C              Am     Dm9    Fmaj7      Am   Bm11  Am7   Bm11
So   hush, little   baby,  don't       you   cry.

[Verse 2]
              Am     Bm11    Am7               Bm11     Am     Bm11    Am7   Bm11
One of these  mornin's,           you're gonna rise up  singin';

             Dm          Dm9    Dm         Dm7          E    Esus  E
You're gonna spread your wings         And take to the  sky.
              Am     Bm11    Am7          Bm11        Am       Bm11    Am7   Bm11
But 'til that mornin',             ain't  nothin' can harm you
      C           Am      Dm9     E     Am   Bm11  Am7  Bm11   Am   Bm11  Am7  Bm11
With  daddy and   mammy   stand - in'   by.

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