artist: Janice Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company song: Summertime album: Cheap Thrills trans: mrr ~date: 9/18/93 intro: guitar 1 (starts solo, without guitar 2) e-|-------------------------------------------------14-17----15-14-15--------- B-|-------------------------------------13-15----16-------------------15------ G-|-------------------------12-14----15--------------------------------------- D-|----------------------12--------------------------------------------------- A-|----------------12-13------------------------------------------------------ E-|--3-----1----15------------------------------------------------------------
e-|-15-14-15-------15-14-15--------------------------------------------------- B-|----------16----------------15h16p15----------------------------------16-15 G-|-------------------------------------17-15-14-15-14----------14-15-17------ D-|----------------------------------------------------17-16-17--------------- A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|-15-------------------------15--------------------------------------------- G-|----17-15-17----17-15-14-15-------17----15----14--------------------------- D-|-------------------------------------------------17-16--------------------- A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 1 continued, duet with guitar 2 (notated below) e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|-------------------------15----16-15--------------------------------------- G-|-------14----15----17----------------17-15-14-15-14-------14--------------- D-|-17-------------------------------------------------17-16----17------------ A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- e-|-------------------------------------14-15--------------------------------- B-|----------------------------15--------------------------------------------- G-|-14-------15-------17------------------------------------------------------ D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- (end intro) guitar 2 (enters where indicated above) e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|-----------------------------------4-----3-----------3--------3------------ G-|-----------------------------3--5--------------5--------5--------3--5------ D-|--------------------3--5--7------------------------------------------------ A-|-----------3--5--6--------------------------------------------------------- E-|--3--5--6------------------------------------------------------------------ e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------ D-|-----7--5--3--5--7--5--3-----------------3--5------------------------------ A-|--------------------------6--5--3--5--6--------5--3------------------------ E-|-----------------------------------------------------6--5--6--5--3--------- (end intro) first few arpeggios after Janis enters singing "Summertime ..." Gm Gm/F# Gm7 e-|-----------------------------------3--------------------------------------- B-|--------3-----------3-----------3-----3------------------------------------ G-|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3--------------------------------- D-|--5-----------4-----------3------------------------------------------------ A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gdim Cm7 e-|-----------3--------------------3------------------------------------------ B-|--------2-----2--------------1-----1--------------------------------------- G-|-----3-----------3--------3-----------3------------------------------------ D-|--2--------------------1--------------------------------------------------- A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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