Jimmie Rodgers - The Long, Hot Summer

Simplified chord chart for Jimmie Rodgers - The Long, Hot Summer (karaoke of Runy Karaoke & Lyrics), in C at 81 BPM: 8 chords instead of 10, and 18 changes instead of 19. Sevenths became triads (Am, C, D#, E, Em, F, Fm, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyC

Tempo 81 BPM

Chord changes18

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In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 1 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of C

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am	B°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:05	G	4.0s
2	0:09	Am	7.3s
3	0:16	C	51.7s
4	1:08	E	5.0s
5	1:13	Am	2.2s
6	1:15	Em	3.6s
7	1:18	Am	2.8s
8	1:21	Em	2.8s
9	1:24	F	10.1s
10	1:34	C	4.3s
11	1:39	Am	2.9s
12	1:41	E	2.9s
13	1:44	C	8.5s
14	1:53	Fm	2.9s
15	1:56	Em	4.5s
16	2:00	Am	22.8s
17	2:23	D#	2.1s
18	2:25	Am	—