How to Play Summertime Blues on Guitar?

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues can be played in the key of F using the F, Bb, C chords. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Summertime Blues with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues Chords

Chord reference F, Bb, C

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F]I’m gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F]‘Bout a workin’ all summer Just to try to earn dollar [F] [Bb] [C] [F]

[Bb]Every time I call my baby, try to get a date My [F]boss says “no dice son you gotta work late” [Bb]Sometimes I wonder what I’m a’gonna do But there [F]ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F]Well my Mom and Poppa told me Son you gotta make some money [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F]If you wanna use the car To go ‘ridin next Sunday [F] [Bb] [C] [F]

Well I [Bb]didn’t go to work, told the boss I was sick. Now you [F]can’t have the car ’cause you didn’t work a lick” [Bb]Sometimes I wonder what I’m a’gonna do But there [F]ain’t no cure for the summertime blues

[F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I’m [F]gonna take two weeks Gonna have fine vacation [F] [Bb] [C] [F] I’m [F]gonna take my problem To the United Nations [F] [Bb] [C] [F]

[Bb]Well I called my congressman and he said, quote [F]“I’d like to help you son but you’re too young to vote’ [Bb]Sometimes I wonder what I’m a’gonna do But there [F]ain’t no cure for the summertime blues [F] [Bb] [C] [F] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]

Artist Eddie Cochran

Album Single

Genres Rock and roll, Rockabilly

Year 1958

Key F

Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues can be played in the key of F using the F, Bb, C chords.

For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Summertime Blues with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.