Nov92019

The Script – Hot Summer Nights Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Hot Summer Nights by The Script on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F# C# G#m B

[Verse 1]
F# C# G#m B
Since we said hello, I knew you’d be leaving
F# C# C#m B
Remember you will always be the one I’ll never forget (I’ll never forget)
F# C# G#m B
‘Cause you’re a sunset girl whose world is always dreamin’
F# C# G#m B
And I’m a full moon man whose living with no regrets, no regrets

[Pre-Chorus 1]
G#m B
‘Cause I held you in my hand (Yes), you fell through them like sand (Yeah)
D#m C#
Until we meet again, my love

[Chorus]
F# C#
Through the yes and the no’s, and the highs and the lows
G#m    B
Through the good and the bad, when you smile when you’re mad
F# C#
I’ll be here
G#m B
I’ll be waitin’ for your love
F#    C#
Through the yes and the no’s, and the highs and the lows
G#m       B
Through the good and the bad, when you smile when you’re mad
F# C#
I’ll be here
G#m B
I’ll be waitin’ for your love

[Post-Chorus]
F# C# G#m B F# C# G#m B
I hate sayin’ goodbye to those sweet summer vibes with you
F# C# G#m B F# C# G#m B
I don’t like sayin’ goodbye to those hot summer nights with you

[Verse 2]
F# C#
We’re laying down on the hood of my car
G#m B
So high thought that we could touch stars
F# C# G#m B
We’re so close, yet we’re so-so far away (So far away)

[Pre-Chorus 2]
G#m B
Week by week, day by day we’d spark up and we’d walk, and we’d walk, yeah
D#m C#
We’d some drinks, then more drinks, we made love then we talk (Talk about)

[Chorus]
F# C#
Through the yes and the no’s, and the highs and the lows
G#m    B
Through the good and the bad, when you smile when you’re mad
F# C#
I’ll be here
G#m B
I’ll be waitin’ for your love
F#    C#
Through the yes and the no’s, and the highs and the lows
G#m    B
Through the good and the bad, when you smile when you’re mad
F# C#
I’ll be here
G#m B
I’ll be waitin’ for your love

[Pre-Chorus 3]
G#m
We had an earphone each, yeah, listenin’ to hip-hop
B
Saying life’s so much better in flip-flops
D#m C#
Got my heart like a postcard, always wishin’ you were here (Wishin’ you were here)

[Chorus]
F# C#
Through the yes and the no’s, and the highs and the lows
G#m B
Through the good and the bad, when you smile when you’re mad
F# C#
I’ll be here
G#m B
I’ll be waitin’ for your love (Waitin’ for your love)
F# C#
Through the yes and the no’s, and the highs and the lows
G#m B
Through the good and the bad, when you smile when you’re mad
F# C#
I’ll be here
G#m B
I’ll be waitin’ for your love

[Outro]
F# C# G#m B x2
F# C#
Under sunsets and full moons
G#m B F# C# G#m B
I’ll be waiting here for you, my love

How to play Hot Summer Nights: key, chords and progression

To play Hot Summer Nights by The Script, think in F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). It takes 6 chords: F#, C#, G#m, B, C#m and D#m.

The backbone of the song is F# – C# – G#m – B (I – V – ii – IV in F♯ major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – reh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, G, Am, Bm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

G#m chord on guitar (466444) — G♯mG♯ B D♯

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

D#m chord on guitar (x68876) — D♯mD♯ F♯ A♯

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Hot Summer Nights chords: questions

What key is Hot Summer Nights in?

Hot Summer Nights by The Script is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).

What chords are in Hot Summer Nights?

Hot Summer Nights uses 6 chords: F#, C#, G#m, B, C#m, D#m.

What is the chord progression of Hot Summer Nights?

The main progression is F# – C# – G#m – B (I – V – ii – IV).

Is Hot Summer Nights easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, A, Em, G, Am, Bm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

This is the chords of Hot Summer Nights by The Script on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Hot Summer Nights: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Hot Summer Nights chords: questions

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