Grease Summer Nights Piano Tutorial

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Everytime I play Summer Nights from Grease, I recall how much I love singin' this song with friend. Each one picks a voice and we have lots of fun with it. This song from Grease Summer Nights, is perfect for piano beginners. It doesn't takes much to succeed playing this song so I hope you enjoy playing a long.

If you haven't read How to Play Piano Chords Lesson by now I suggest you first read this one and then come back here. This lesson will show you the concept behind our piano tutorials. It will give you a clear view on how we're going to learn to accompany ourselves on the piano.

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Here are six chords you need to be familiar with in order to play the Grease Summer Nights Tutorial: C major, F major, G Major, A major, D minor and D major.

The Full Hand Position of the Summer Nights Grease piano tutorial.

During the Grease Summer Nights Piano Tutorial we'll limit ourselves to playing all chords within the range of B under middle C and Bb above middle C with the right hand.
So all six chords have to be played in the correct Chord Inversions within that range.

Check out for the suitable chord inversions of all six chords if you need some help along the way.

We'll set the left hand on the C position starting from the lower C. Later on we will be asked to stretch our hand to the B note next to middle C and we'll go back to the lower C by performing a crossing over.

As for the groove, here is the pattern that should be played through the whole song. In the intro of the song and the first four bars there's a famous bass line you should add to the groove. Check out the video to see how I play it.

Click here to learn more about how to play a groove if you didn't go through this lesson yet.

Anyways, here is the groove for Grease Summer Nights piano tutorial.

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Click here for a piano tab of the song from Grease Summer Nights. It will help you to practice the song the way we've played in the piano tutorial.

The lyrics to Grease Summer Nights

[Danny]
Summer lovin' had me a blast

[Sandy]
Summer lovin' happened so fast

[Danny]
I met a girl crazy for me

[Sandy]
Met a boy cute as can be

[Both]
Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
Uh Well-a well-a well-a huh

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Doody]
Did you get very far?

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Marty]
Like does he have a car?

[Everyone]
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh

[Danny]
She swam by me, she got a cramp

[Sandy]
He ran by me, got my suit damp

[Danny]
I saved her life, she nearly drowned

[Sandy]
He showed off, splashing around

[Both]
Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Frenchy]
Was it love at first sight?

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Kenickie]
Did she put up a fight?

[Everyone]
Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh

[Danny]
Took her bowling in the arcade

[Sandy]
We went strolling, drank lemonade

[Danny]
We made out under the dock

[Sandy]
We stayed out 'till ten o'clock

[Both]
Summer fling, don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
Uh well-a well-a well-a huh

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Putzie]
But you don't gotta brag

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Rizzo]
Cos he sounds like a drag

[Everyone]
shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop,shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, YEH

[Sandy]
He got friendly, holding my hand

[Danny]
While she got friendly down in the sand

[Sandy]
He was sweet, just turned eighteen

[Danny]
Well she was good you know what I mean

[Everyone]
Woah!

[Both]
Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights

[Everyone]
woo, woo, woo

[Pink Ladies]
Tell me more, tell me more

[ Jan]
How much dough did he spend?

[Thunderbirds]
Tell me more, tell me more

[Sonny]
Could she get me a friend?

[Sandy]
It turned colder - that's where it ends

[Danny]
So I told her we'd still be friends

[Sandy]
Then we made our true love vow

[Danny]
Wonder what she's doing now

[Both]
Summer dreams ripped at the seams, bu-ut oh, those su-ummer nights....

[Everyone]
Tell me more, tell me more!

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