George Gershwin – Summertime (Ukulele Fingerpicking)

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[For the sound of the 3 slidings it is important to play the chords in these variations] Slide 1: Dm=2210 D#m=3320 Em=4430 Slide 2: Gm=0231 GmM7=0221 Gm7=0211 Slide 3: A7=0100 A#7=1211 A7=0100 The melody playing (fingerpicking) is simple, because all notes are present in the basic chords. However, a low-g ukulele would be helpful. [Verse 1]
N.C.  Dm   Em Dm          Em          Dm    Em Dm
Summertime       and the  livin' is   easy

         Gm      GmM7 Gm7                   A7   A#7 A7
Fish are jumpin'          and the cotton is high

N.C.         Dm   Em Dm          Em           Dm      Em  Dm
Your daddy's rich,      and your momma's good lookin'

   F           Dm    Gm        A7  A#7 A7
So hush little baby, don't you cry

[Interlude]
   Dm                                             Gm       Gm7               A7  A#7  A7
A|-0-------0-----0-------0---------------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|------1------------1-----1------------------1---3---3----1-------1------1--0-----------|
C|------------------------------2--2-2-------------------------2------2------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (Sum-mer-time, and the livin' is easy. Fish are jum-pin' and the cotton is high.)

   Dm                                                   F           Dm     Gm        A7
A|-0----0-------0-----0--------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------1--------------1-------1-----------------------------------1----3-----3---0---|
C|-------------------------------------2----2--2-----2--0----0--0---2--------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  (Your daddy's rich, and your momma's good lookin'. So hush little ba-by, don't you cry.)
[Verse 2]
N.C.         Dm       Em  Dm                 Em      Dm   Em  Dm
One of these mornings,        you're gon-na  rise up sing-ing

                        Gm    GmM7 Gm7                        A7
Then you'll spread your wings,         and you'll take to the sky

N.C.          Dm      Em  Dm              Em           Dm       Em Dm
But till that morning,        there's a   nothin' can  harm you

     F         Dm     Gm       A7  A#7 A7       Dm
With daddy and mammy, standing by          your side