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Ian & Sylvia - Summer Wages Chords

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ChordsA, G, F#m, D, Bm, A7, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[A] [G] [F#m]
[A]Never [D]hit seventeen when you [G]play against the dealer
For you [D]know that the [Bm]odds won’t ride with [A7]you
Never [D]leave your woman alone
When your [G]friends are out to steal her
Years are [D]gambled and [Bm]lost like summer [A7]wa[D]ges

[verse 2]
And we’ll keep rollin’ on till we [G]get to Vancouver
And the [D]woman that I [Bm]love is living [A7]there
Its been [D]six long months and [G]more since I’ve seen her
She may be [D]gambled and [G]gone like summer [A7]wa[D]ges

[chorus]
In [A7]all the beer taverns all [G]down along [D]Hastings
The dreams of the [F#m]season are all [G]spilled out on the [D]floor
All the [A7]big stands of timber just [G]waitin’ for [D]fallin’
And the [D7]hookers standing [Bm]watchfully [G]waiting by the [A7]door

[verse 3]
So I’ll [D]work on them tugboats in my [G]slippery city shoes
Which I [D]swore I would [Bm]never do [A7]again
Through the [D]gray fog bound straights
Where the [G]cedars stand watchin’
I’ll be [D]far off and [Bm]gone like summer [A7]wa[D]ges

[chorus]
In [A7]all the beer taverns all [G]down along [D]Hastings
The dreams of the [F#m]season are all [G]spilled out on the [D]floor
All the [A7]big stands of timber just [G]waitin’ for [D]fallin’
And the [D7]hookers standing [Bm]watchfully [G]waiting by the [A7]door

[verse 4]
[A]Never [D]hit seventeen when you [G]play against the dealer
For you [D]know that the [Bm]odds won’t ride with [A7]you
Never [D]leave your woman alone
When your [G]friends are out to steal her
Years are [D]gambled and [Bm]lost like summer [A7]wa[D]ges

[Closing]
Years are [D]gambled and [Bm]lost like summer [A7]wa[D]ges

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ArtistIan & Sylvia
AlbumSo Much For Dreaming
GenresFolk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year1967
KeyA

How to play Summer Wages on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ian & Sylvia - Summer Wages on guitar requires 7 chords and 14 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 Wages uses these transitions most often: G → D (14), A7 → D (10), and D → G (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 A - G chord transition.

1. A → G chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from A to G;

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

2. G → F#m chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram

To move from G to F#m;

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

3. F#m → A chord transition

Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from F#m to A;

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

4. A → D chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from A to D;

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

5. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

6. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

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

7. Bm → A7 chord transition

To move from Bm to A7;

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

8. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 to D;

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

9. G → A7 chord transition

To move from G to A7;

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

10. D → F#m chord transition

To move from D to F#m;

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

11. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7;

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

12. D7 → Bm chord transition

To move from D7 to Bm;

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

13. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

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

14. A7 → A chord transition

To move from A7 to A;

  1. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

Summer Wages chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Summer Wages.

  • Summer Wages includes 76 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Summer Wages contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Summer Wages connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A7: 1%
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