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Hot Freaks - Her Smile In Every Summer Chords

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ChordsC, Em, Am, G, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

[Opening]
[C]There was once a [Em]girl, I’d [Am]felt I’d known for[G]ever
Her [C]name in every [Em]song, her [Am]smile in every [G]summer
Ac[C]ross the conti[Em]nent, [Am]we’d go on ad[G]venture
But [C]now, we [F]are [G]apart, but [C]I still picture [Em]us
[Am]Living in the [G]same house, [C]somewhere by the [Em]sea
It [F]wouldn’t have to be [G]much, a [C]place for her and [Em]me
Yeah [Am]that’d be every[G]thing, that [C]we would Fever [G]need

[verse 2]
Now [C]when the night winds beat upon our house
The [Em]windows shake and power goes out
But [F]isn’t it amazing, its [G]me and her and me and her
[C]Summertime is [Em]gone, I [Am]go about my [G]business
I [C]would give any[Em]thing, to [F]hold her hand just one more [G]time

[chorus]
I’m [C]scared that [Em]I, won’t [F]ever [G]change.
I [Em]think [F]about her [C]every [G]day.
I [C]can’t [Em]let go, I [F]can’t go [G]on.
[C]I’m not [Em]ok, at [F]all, [G]oh.

[verse 3]
[C] [Em] [F] [G] [Em] [F] [G] [G]
[C]She was by my [Em]side, when [Am]I first saw the [G]ocean.
[Em]1,000 miles [F]wide, and [C]we both dipped our [G]toes in.
And [C]stayed there for a [Em]while.
And [F]watched the sky turn [G]red and [C]orange, [Em]yeah [F] [G]yeah.

[verse 4]
[C]Later the [Em]stars came [Am]out [G]
[F]There we sat in the sand, with her hand in my hand [F] [G]

[chorus]
I’m [C]scared that [Em]I, won’t [F]ever [G]change.
I [Em]think [F]about her [C]every [G]day.
I [C]can’t [Em]let go, I [F]can’t go [G]on.
[C]I’m not [Em]ok, at [F]all, [G]oh.

[Closing]
[C] [Em] [F] [G] [Em] [F] [C] [G]
I [C]made [Em]ways to [Am]forget [G]how [C]it [Em]felt
When [F]we [G]were [C]alone [Em](lone) [Am]
[G]That could never [C]be [Em](lone) [F] [G]real

[chorus]
[C] [Em] [F] [G] [Em] [F] [G] [G]
I’m [C]scared that [Em]I, won’t [F]ever [G]change.
I [Em]think [F]about her [C]every [G]day.
I [C]can’t [Em]let go, I [F]can’t go [G]on.
[C]I’m not [Em]ok, at [F]all, [G]oh.

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ArtistHot Freaks
AlbumSingle
GenresIndie
Year2012
KeyC

How to play Her Smile In Every Summer on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Hot Freaks - Her Smile In Every Summer on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Her Smile In Every Summer uses these transitions most often: G → C (30), C → Em (29), and Em → F (26). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Em chord transition.

1. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
C to Em

2. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am

3. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

4. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

5. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

6. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

7. Em → F chord transition

To move from Em to F;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

Her Smile In Every Summer chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Her Smile In Every Summer.

  • Her Smile In Every Summer includes 148 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Her Smile In Every Summer contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Her Smile In Every Summer connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → F: 9%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
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