Jul192019

Jaden – Summertime In Paris Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Summertime In Paris by Jaden on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Amaj7
I could fall asleep or stare in your eyes
E
You’re right by my side
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Amaj7
I wrote you a poem for your surprise
E
It’s right by your side

[Verse 1]
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Top off, when I’m not with you, I feel awful
E Dmaj7
She likes my ideas, she say I’m thoughtful
Look, look, I was zonin’ in the whip
Amaj7 E
It’s because of you I can exist, I swear
Dmaj7
I just don’t want to get my heart broke
Amaj7
This path is mine, I know (This path is mine)
I’m asking for your love

[Bridge]
Dmaj7
I hop out, ooh
Amaj7
I don’t wanna go home
Dmaj7
I hop out, ooh
Amaj7
I don’t wanna go home (So come on over)

[Verse 2]
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Why won’t you confess to all of us?
Amaj7
Drip drop on my neck, that’s octopus
I ain’t get those texts, you know what’s up
Dmaj7 Gmaj7
Sorry, honest, you need to hear my side of the story
Let’s talk, get low to highs, let ’em off
Dmaj7
Sit at home, reading Vogue with a centerfold
Love is simple, it’s all good ’til the crescendo
Gmaj7
‘Til they wake up and switch, we ain’t playin’ Nintendo
That’s why when the sun sets I just stare at the window

[Verse 3]
Dmaj7
Oh, only you, only you, only you
Amaj7
Yeah, you make my heart race, yeah
D
Yeah, you make my heart race, yeah
Dmaj7
Oh, only you, only you, only you, oh
Amaj7
Yeah, you make my heart race, yeah
D
Keep me from my dark place, yeah, from my dark place
Dmaj7
Now I got my own place
Yeah, we were in love but we just
Gmaj7
Yeah, we were in love but we just homies
We just homies
Dmaj7
Only you, only you, only you
Amaj7
Yeah, you make my heart race, yeah
Keep me from my dark place, yeah, from my dark place
Dmaj7
Now I got my own place, yeah

[Chorus]
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Amaj7
I could fall asleep and stare in your eyes
We’ll dance all night
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Amaj7
I wrote you a poem for your surprise
It’s right by your side
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Amaj7
I could fall asleep and stare in your eyes
We’ll dance all night
Dmaj7
Summertime is meant to fall in love
Amaj7
I wrote you a poem for your surprise
It’s right by your side

[Outro]
And it’s summertime

How to play Summertime In Paris: key, chords and progression

Summertime In Paris by Jaden keeps coming home to A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). You need 5 chords: Dmaj7, Amaj7, E, Gmaj7 and D.

The backbone of the song is Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E – Dmaj7 (IVmaj7 – Imaj7 – V – IVmaj7 in A major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.