George Gershwin Song facts: “Summertime” was written in 1935 for the opera Porgy and Bess. With over 33,000 covers, “Summertime” is one of most covered songs in the history of recorded music.
Harmonica type: diatonic
8 7 8 -8 7 -8 8 7 -6 5 Summertime and the living is easy 8 8 8 -8 -8 Fish are a-jumpin' 7 -6 7 -6 7 -7 And the cotton is high 8 8 7 8 -8 Your daddy's rich and 7 -8 8 7 -6 5 Your mama's good looking 5 6 5 6 -6 7 8-8 7 7 7-6 So, hush, little baby, don't you cry 8 7 8 -8 7 One of these mornings -8 8 7 -6 5 8 8 8 -8 -8 You're going to rise up singing 7 -6 7 -6 7 -7 Then you'll spread your wings 8 8 7 8 -8 -8 And you'll take to the sky 7 -8 8 7 -6 5 But till that morning 5 5 6 5 6 -6 7 There's a-nothing can harm you 8 -8 7 7 7 -6 -8 -8 7 With daddy and mamma standing by 8 7 8 -8 7 -8 8 7 -6 5 Summertime and the living is easy 8 8 8 -8 -8 Fish are a-jumpin' 7 -6 7 -6 7 -7 And the cotton is high 8 8 7 8 -8 Your daddy's rich and 7 -8 8 7 -6 5 Your mama's good looking 5 6 5 6 -6 7 8-8 7 7 7-6 So, hush, little baby, don't you cry
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