Sergio Mendes – My Summer Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Sergio Mendes – My Summer Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are My Summer Love Chords by Sergio Mendes on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C G#  F  C G# F
C   G#  F    Cm


[Verse 1]
G
 The sun's in
    C6/F
the sky
        C
See the butterflies
      C
dance
G
 I'm feeling so
 C6/F
high
        C
In this crazy
romance

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[Pre Chorus]
G#
 First time I saw
 you
C
look my way
F              C
 When we walked in
    Gm
the sand
G#
 I couldn't
think of
C
what to say
G#        F
 Then you gave me
     C
your hand


[Chorus]
            Am
You were my summer
 love
F          C
 Under the stars
 above
The color on the
 sea
    D7
was indigo
G5/D
 I promise I
 would
      C
never let you go
            Am
You were my summer
love
Fmaj7           C
 Underneath the stars
 above
You're the only one I'm
D7
dreaming of
G5/D          G
 And you will always
be
   C
my summer love

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[Post Chorus]
G#  F  C  G# F
C  G#  F Cm  G


[Verse 2]
G   G
 I told you
    C6/F  C6/F
goodbye
        C
Said it never could
C6   C  C6
last
G G
  I thought you and
C6/F  C6/F
I
        C
Were a thing of
    C
the past

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[Pre Chorus]
G#  G#
    But Ive been
counting
 C       C
every day
F         C
 For this winter
   Gm7
to end
G#
 I just cant wait
   C       C
to fly away
G#          F
 And be with you
   C   C  C
again


[Chorus]
            Am
You were my summer
 love
F          C
 Under the stars
above
The color on the sea
    D7
was indigo
G5/D
 I promise I would
      C
never let you go
            Am
You were my summer
love
Fmaj7
 Underneath the
C
stars above
You're the only
 one I'm
D7
dreaming of
G5/D          G
 And you will always
 be
   C
my summer love
[Post Chorus]
G#  F  C  G#  F
C   G#  F     G


[Chorus]
            Am
You were my summer
 love
F          C
 Under the stars
above
The color on the
        D7
sea was indigo
G5/D
 I promise I would
      C
never let you go
            Am
You were my summer
love
Fmaj7
 Underneath the
C
stars above
You're the only one
    D7
I'm dreaming of
G5/D          G
 And you will always
      C
be my summer love


[Outro and Fade]
            Am
You were my summer
 love
F          C
 Under the stars
above
The color on
the sea
     D7
 was indigo
G5/D
 I promise
I would
      C
never let you go
You were...

Watch: Sergio Mendes - My Summer Love (Official Visualizer)

From The Sergio Mendes Band on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play My Summer Love: key, chords and progression

My Summer Love by Sergio Mendes keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 13 chords: C, G#, F, Cm, G, C6/F, Gm, Am, D7, G5/D, Fmaj7 and C6 and 1 more.

The backbone of the song is C – G# – F – C (I – ♭VI – IV – I in C major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, F, D, Am, E, A6, Em, F#m, B7, E5 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 58% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G# chord on guitar (466544)
G♯G♯ B♯ D♯
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C6 chord on guitar (x32210)
C6C E G A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
G5 chord on guitar (355xxx)
G5G D
Fmaj7 chord on guitar (xx3210)
Fmaj7F A C E
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F

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My Summer Love chords: questions

What key is My Summer Love in?

My Summer Love by Sergio Mendes is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in My Summer Love?

My Summer Love uses 13 chords: C, G#, F, Cm, G, C6/F, Gm, Am, D7, G5/D, Fmaj7, C6 and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of My Summer Love?

The main progression is C – G# – F – C (I – ♭VI – IV – I).

Is My Summer Love easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, F, D, Am, E, A6, Em, F#m, B7, E5 (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 58% without a capo).

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