Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
[intro]
[D] [A]
[Opening]
[D]I got my first real four string
[A]Bought it at the Five and Dime
[D]Played it till my fingers bled
[A]It was the summer of sixty nine
[verse 2]
[D]Me and some guys from school
[A]Had a band and we tried real hard
[D]Himmy quit… Hodie got married
[A]Shoulda known… we’d never get far
[verse 3]
[Bm]Oh, when I [A]look back now
[D]That summer seemed to [G]last forever
[Bm]And if I [A]had the choice
[D]Yeah I’d always [G]wanna be there
[Bm]Those were the [A]best days of my [D]life [A]
[verse 4]
[D]Ain’t no use in complaining
[A]When you’ve got a job to do
[D]Spent my evening’s down at the drivein
[A]And that’s when I met you, yeah
[chorus]
[Bm]Standing on your [A]mama’s porch
[D]You told me that you’d [G]wait forever
[Bm]Oh and when you [A]held my hand
[D]I knew that it was [G]now or never
[Bm]Those were the [A]best days of my
[D]Life… oh [A]yeah… back in the summer of [D]69 [A]
[verse 5]
[F]Man we were [Bb]killing time
We were [C]young and restless… we [Bb]needed to unwind
[F]I guess [Bb]nothing can last for[C]ever… forever… no
[interlude]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[Closing]
[D]And now the times are changing
[A]Look at everything that’s come and gone
[D]Sometimes when I play that old fourstring
[A]I think about ya, wonder what went wrong
[chorus]
[Bm]Standing on your [A]mama’s porch
[D]You told me that you’d [G]wait forever
[Bm]Oh and when you [A]held my hand
[D]I knew that it was [G]now or never
[Bm]Those were the [A]best days of my
[D]Life… oh [A]yeah… back in the summer of [D]69 [A]
[outro]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
How to play Summer of 69 on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 on guitar requires 7 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.
Summer of 69 uses these transitions most often: A → D (23), D → A (18), and Bm → A (9). 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 D - A chord transition.
1. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
2. A → Bm chord transition
To move from A to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
3. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
4. G → Bm chord transition
To move from G to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
5. A → F chord transition
To move from A to F;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
6. F → Bb chord transition
To move from F to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
7. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
8. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
Summer of 69 chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Summer of 69.
- Summer of 69 includes 73 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Summer of 69 contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Summer of 69 connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → Bm: 8%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%