Summer Means New Love

Original Album

Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)

Single

Caroline, No / Summer Means New Love

Written By

Brian Wilson

Produced By

Brian Wilson

Lead Vocals

Instrumental

Recorded On

May 15, 1965

Length

1:55

Notes

Lush, guitar-led instrumental; David Leaf describes this as "evoking the first blush of love". Shows Brian's ability to create a mood without lyrics.
The single release (B-side of "Caroline, No") was under the name of Brian Wilson.

Chords: B..G..F#..D..E..E..D..G..A.. D..B..E..F#..D...G..B.........A
G......Bm7....Am7......D7...........G............Em7....Cmaj7..D7

D..B..A..G..F#..G..E..G..A.. D..B..E..F#..D..E..A
G.......Bm7..Am7.......Cm6.........G............Em7...Am7..D7

B..G..F#..D..E..E..D..G..A.. D..B..E..F#..D..G..B
G......Bm7....Am7.....D7............G.............Bm7..Bm7(b5)/F..E7

C..B..A..G..F#..G..D..A..B.. C..B..A..E..C..A..B..G
Am7..Cm6...Bm7......Em7.............Am7.......D7.....G

E..F#..G..F#..E..F#..D#
C.......C/D.................B...Bmaj7

D#..F..F#..F..D#..F..D
G#m7..G#m7/C#......Bb....Bbmaj7

D..E..F..E..D..E..C..A..E.. F#..G..A..E..F#..G...........A
Gm7..C7............Am7..............A7...............Am7/D..D7

B..G..F#..D..E..E..D..G..A.. D..B..E..F#..D..G..B
G......Bm7....Am7.....D7............G.............Bm7..Bm7(b5)/F..E7

C..C..Bb.........A..A..Bb..F..C..D..Eb..D..C....E..C..A..D..G
Am7.Cm7..F7....Bbmaj7.....Gm7............Am7.........D7......G

Chart prepared by Francis Greene