Summer Nights Chords by Van Halen

Tempo:
94.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bb

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Summer Nights chords
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[F] [Bb]
[G] [F]
[Bb] [C] [G]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[D]
[A] [D]
[G]
[A]
[G] [D]
[A] [B] Ain't no way [Bm] I'm setting home [B] tonight.
[A]
I'll be out until the morning light.
[D] Just hanging [A] around and living along [B] my parking [Gb] lot.
Oh, [D] [A] checking out all the girls, [B] see what they got.
[Gb] Wow, singin' [E] live with me and the boys.
Wanna play some live with the human [D] toys.
Wow, we want them, [B] let them go.
[Gb] Wow, [E] [D] oh yeah, [G] oh [A] yeah.
[E]
[D] Summer nights in my radio.
What a song we be, baby, don't [G] you know?
[D] We be selling our brain when the [G] games are here.
[G] Oh, hot [D] summer nights.
That's my time.
[Bm]
We [B] made it through the [G] cold.
[A]
And [Bm] that's really snowing, [B] getting old.
[Dm] Hey, next [A] year I'll [B] head out for the coast.
[A] What do you say, fellas?
That [Bm] might just call for a toast.
Now, what do [G] you say?
[A]
I'm gonna [E] lie.
[D] You grab that phone.
I'll meet [E] you down at [D] the old fashion [A] home.
[D] Wow, them [Bm] girls are fighting good [E] tonight.
[Gb] [D]
[G] What [A] do you say?
[E]
[D] Summer nights in my [A] radio.
[G] [D] What a song we be, baby, [A] don't you know?
[D] We be selling our brain [G] when the games [A] are here.
[G] Hot [D] summer nights.
Throw my [G] phone.
We [A] made it through the cold.
[Eb] [C]
[D] [C]
[Eb] [Dm]
[D] [C]
[Dm] [Eb] [D]
[Dm]
[Eb] [Dm]
[G]
[D] [Eb] [D]
[Cm] [Dm]
[Eb] [Dm]
[D] [E]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[G] [Bbm]
[F] [Bb] [C] [Gb] Oh.
[Bb] [Eb]
[G] [F]
[C]
[D] Hot summer nights.
[A] You wanna throw my [D] phone?
[A] Hot summer nights.
I need a [D] summer.
[A] Hot summer nights.
Well, let's throw my [D] phone.
[G] Hot [E] summer nights.
[G] [D] I
[A] [G]
[D] [Dm] need a summer.
[D] [G] [B]
[D]
Hot [A] summer nights.
[G] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bb
12341111
B
12341112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Van Halen - Summer Nights chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: D, A, G, A, G, D and G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 95 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 190 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Bb Major.

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_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] Ain't no way [Bm] I'm setting home [B] tonight.
_ _ [A]
I'll be out until the morning light.
_ [D] Just hanging [A] around and living along [B] my parking [Gb] lot.
Oh, _ [D] [A] checking out all the girls, [B] see what they got.
[Gb] Wow, singin' [E] live _ with me and the boys.
Wanna play some live with the human [D] toys.
_ _ Wow, we want them, [B] let them go.
[Gb] Wow, _ [E] _ [D] _ _ oh yeah, _ [G] oh [A] yeah.
[E] _
_ _ [D] Summer nights in my radio.
_ What a song we be, baby, don't [G] you know?
[D] We be selling our brain when the [G] games are here.
[G] Oh, hot [D] summer nights.
That's my time.
_ [Bm] _ _
We [B] made it through the [G] cold.
[A]
And [Bm] that's really snowing, [B] getting old. _
[Dm] Hey, next [A] year I'll [B] head out for the coast.
_ [A] What do you say, fellas?
That [Bm] might just call for a toast.
Now, what do [G] you say?
[A]
I'm gonna [E] lie.
[D] You grab that phone.
I'll meet [E] you down at [D] the old fashion [A] home.
[D] _ Wow, them [Bm] girls are fighting good [E] tonight. _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] What [A] do you say?
[E] _
_ _ [D] Summer nights in my [A] radio.
_ [G] [D] What a song we be, baby, [A] don't you know?
[D] We be selling our brain [G] when the games [A] are here.
[G] Hot [D] summer nights.
Throw my [G] phone.
We [A] made it through the cold.
[Eb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] [Gb] Oh.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] Hot summer nights.
_ _ [A] You wanna throw my [D] phone? _ _ _
[A] Hot summer nights.
I need a [D] summer. _
_ _ [A] Hot summer nights.
Well, let's throw my [D] phone.
_ [G] Hot [E] summer nights.
[G] _ [D] I _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ need a summer.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Hot [A] summer nights.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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