Theme from A Summer Place chords

Percy Faith & his Orchestra

Song Key: F Major → D Major

Time Signature: 6/8

Tempo: 188 bpm


Guitar Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Skill Level: Intermediate 🟠

Chords: F, Fsus4, F#, G, Gm7, G9, Am7, Bb, Bm7, C, C7, C9, D, Dm, Dm7, Dmaj7, Em7

Arrangement Song Details
R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
F Major F Major barre chord Fsus4 F# Major barre chord G Major barre chord Gm7 barre chord G9 Am7 Bb Major barre chord Bb Major Bm7 barre chord C major C9 C7 D Major Dm Dm7 Dmaj7 Em7
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
F Major-LH F Major barre chord-LH Fsus4-LH F# Major barre chord-LH G Major barre chord-LH Gm7 barre chord-LH G9-LH Am7-LH Bb Major barre chord-LH Bb Major-LH Bm7 barre chord-LH C major-LH C9-LH C7-LH D Major-LH Dm-LH Dm7-LH Dmaj7-LH Em7-LH
Performance Video
Speed: x0.1

Theme from A Summer Place Tabs

numbers on the grid indicate frets
0 means the string is played open
unmarked strings are not to be played
(B) represents a barre chord... learn more

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
Intro: 6/8
   F             Fsus4         F             Fsus4
e| 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - |
B| 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - |
G| 2 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 2 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
D| 3 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - |
  (B)           (B)           (B)           (B) 

Verse:
   F     Dm7     Gm7   C7      F     Dm7     Gm7   C7
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 1 - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
  (B)           (B)           (B)           (B)

   Fmaj7         Gm7   C7      Fmaj7         Gm7   C7
e| 0 - - - - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 0 - - - - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - - - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - - - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - - - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| - - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | - - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
                (B)                          (B)

   F     Dm7     Gm7   C7      F     Dm7     Gm7   C7
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
  (B)           (B)           (B)           (B)

   Fmaj7         Gm7   C7      Fmaj7         Gm7   C7
e| 0 - - - - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 0 - - - - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - - - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - - - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - - - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| - - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | - - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
                (B)                          (B)

   F     Dm7     Gm7   C7      F     Dm7     Gm7   C7
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
  (B)           (B)           (B)           (B)

Interlude:
   Dm    F       Bb    Gm7     F     Dm7     Gm7   C7
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 1 - - 3 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 3 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 0 - - 3 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| - - - 3 - - | 1 - - 5 - - | 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| - - - 1 - - | - - - 3 - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
        (B)     (B)           (B)           (B)


   F     Dm7     G9            C9            C      
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - - - - | 0 - - - - - | 0 - - - - - |
B| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 2 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 0 - - - - - |
D| 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - - - - | 2 - - - - - | 2 - - - - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
  (B)                                        ↑

Verse:
   F     Dm7     Gm7   C7      F     Dm7     Gm7   C7
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 1 - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
  (B)           (B)           (B)           (B)

   Fmaj7         Gm7   C7      Fmaj7         Gm7   C7
e| 0 - - - - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 0 - - - - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - - - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - - - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - - - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - - - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| - - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | - - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | - - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
                (B)                          (B)

   F     Dm7     Gm7   C7      F     Dm7     Gm7   C7
e| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 0 - - |
B| 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - | 1 - - 1 - - | 3 - - 1 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 3 - - |
D| 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 3 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - |
A| 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - | 3 - - - - - | 5 - - 3 - - |
E| 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | 3 - - - - - |
  (B)           (B)           (B)           (B)

   F             F           F# G
e| 1 - - - - - | 3  -  -  -  2  3 |
B| 1 - - - - - | 3  -  -  -  2  3 |
G| 2 - - - - - | 3  -  -  -  3  4 |
D| 3 - - - - - | 3  -  -  -  4  5 |
A| 3 - - - - - | 5  -  -  -  4  5 |
E| 1 - - - - - | 3  -  -  -  2  3 |  Key Change
  (B)           (B)         (B)(B) 
 
Verse:
   D     Bm7     Em7   A7      D     Bm7     Em7   A7
e| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 1 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
B| 3 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - | 1 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
D| 0 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - | 3 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - |
A| - - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - |
E| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | - - - - - - |
        (B)                         (B)    

   Dmaj7         Em7   A7      Dmaj7         Em7   A7
e| 2 - - - - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - - - - | 0 - - 0 - - |
B| 2 - - - - - | - - - 2 - - | 2 - - - - - | 0 - - 2 - - |
G| 2 - - - - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - - - - | 0 - - 0 - - |
D| 0 - - - - - | - - - 2 - - | 0 - - - - - | 0 - - 2 - - |
A| - - - - - - | 2 - - 0 - - | - - - - - - | 2 - - 0 - - |
E| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
                (B)                          (B)

   D     Bm7     Em7   A7      D     Bm7     Em7   A7
e| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 1 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
B| 3 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - | 1 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
D| 0 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - | 3 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - |
A| - - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - |
E| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | - - - - - - |
        (B)                         (B)    

   Dmaj7         Em7   A7      Dmaj7         Em7   A7
e| 2 - - - - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - - - - | 0 - - 0 - - |
B| 2 - - - - - | - - - 2 - - | 2 - - - - - | 0 - - 2 - - |
G| 2 - - - - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - - - - | 0 - - 0 - - |
D| 0 - - - - - | - - - 2 - - | 0 - - - - - | 0 - - 2 - - |
A| - - - - - - | 2 - - 0 - - | - - - - - - | 2 - - 0 - - |
E| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - | - - - - - - |
                (B)                          (B)

   D     Bm7     Em7   A7      D     Bm7     Em7   A7
e| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 1 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
B| 3 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - | 1 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
D| 0 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - | 3 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - |
A| - - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - |
E| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | - - - - - - |
        (B)                         (B)    

Outro:

   D     Bm7     Em7   A7      D     Bm7     Em7   A7
e| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 1 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
B| 3 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - | 1 - - 3 - - | - - - 2 - - |
G| 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - | 2 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - |
D| 0 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - | 3 - - 4 - - | - - - 2 - - |
A| - - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - | 3 - - 2 - - | 2 - - 0 - - |
E| - - - - - - | - - - - - - | 1 - - - - - | - - - - - - |...
        (B)                         (B)

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: F Major with a key change to D Major
    F Major: 1 flat (Bb)
    D Major: 2 sharps (F#, C#)
  • Time Signature: 6/8 — Six eighth-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Slowly
  • Metronome: ♪ = 188

Chord Types in This Arrangement:
Chord Types Formula Chords
Major 1-3-5 F, F#, G, Bb, C, D
Dominant 7th 1-3-5-b7 C7
Major 7th 1-3-5-7 Dmaj7
Minor 1-b3-5 Dm
Minor 7th 1-b3-5-b7 Gm7, Am7, Bm7, Dm7, Em7
sus4 1-4-5 Fsus4
9th 1-3-5-b7-9 G9, C9

Transposition:
You can transpose the song chords, but please note that the chord tabs will not change. If you have a good knowledge of chords this will not be an issue, but if you have limited chord knowledge please refer to the links above under the heading of 'Chord Types' where you will find all the chords needed for this song — in any key.

F → D: Why this modulation works
  • F major and D major share no common key signature, so the change stands out clearly.
  • The drop of a major third gives the new section a lighter, more open colour.
  • Because the melody is strong and recognisable, the ear accepts the new key easily even without a pivot chord.
  • This type of modulation is common in film music and classic pop arrangements to create a sense of lift, freshness, or contrast.

Chord Tabs:
You will notice that every Tab Bar consists of 6 vertical columns, where each column represents an eighth note beat.

Most bars consist of 2 chords per bar with one chord for 3 beats and another chord for 3 beats with both chords receiving the same timing count.

Where this occurs, simply count each bar as | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | etc. where the chord changes occur on the highlighted numbers (1 & 4).

The transition from G9 to C9 is very easy (see charts). From G9 you simply retain the chord shape and move each finger upwards on the same fret by one string.

This is an excellent song to play along with, especially handy for practicing chord changes at similar intervals.

Song Details:

Theme from A Summer Place Place Single
Single Cover
  • Composer: Max Steiner
  • Lyricist: Mack Discant
  • Genre: Easy listening, waltz
  • Featured Artists: Percy Faith And His Orchestra
  • Single:
    Recorded: 11 September 1959
    Released: September 1959
    B-side: Go-Go-Po-Go
  • Album: A Summer Place
    Released: 1971
    Format: LP, Compilation
Song / Artist Capo Key Core Chords
A Time For Us - Andy Williams - Am Am, Bb, C, Dm, Em, Em7, F, G
Girl From Ipanema - Frank Sinatra - F Fmaj7, Fmaj9, F#m7, Gb7, Gbmaj7, Gbmaj9, Gb9, G7, Gm7, Am7, Cb9, C7b9, D7b9, D9, Eb9
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Instr) - Hugo Montenegro - Em→Fm Em, F#m, G, A, Bb, B7, Bm, C, D → Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb, B, C7, Cm, Db, Eb
Hello, Dolly! - Louis Armstrong - C C, Cmaj7, C6, Cdim7, D, Dm, Dm7, DmM7, D9, D9#5, D13, Em, E7, G7, G9, Am, Bb
Love is Blue (Instr) - Paul Mauriat - Am Am, A, Bm, C, C#m, D, D7, E7, F, G
Stranger on the Shore (Instr)
- Acker Bilk 		- Bb Bb, Bb7, C7, Cm7, D, Dm, Eb, Eb7, F7, Gb, Gm, Ab
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