Standards · 1937
A Foggy Day chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABB
- Bars
- 26
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1937
“A Foggy Day” is a jazz standard by George Gershwin from 1937. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 26 bars in ABB form. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 24 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, G minor and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 19 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- C7×8
- Fmaj7×6
- Gm7×6
- F6×3
- Fmaj7/C×3
- B♭69×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, G minor and B♭ major
History
"A Foggy Day" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress. It was originally titled "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" in reference to the pollution-induced pea soup fogs that were common in London during that period, and is often still referred to by the full title. The commercial recording by Astaire for Brunswick was very popular in 1937.
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Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- A Foggy Day Ira Gershwin · George Gershwin · Carmen McRae · 1953 archive.org ↗
- A FOGGY DAY CARMEN McRAE · Ira Gershwin · George Gershwin · 1953 archive.org ↗
- Foggy Day Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Trio · Gershwin · 1955 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| I Want To Be Happy 33% | C major |
| Sometimes I'm Happy 32% | F major |
| Deed I Do 30% | C major |
| This Is All I Ask 29% | F major |
| Am I Blue? 28% | F major |
| But Not For Me 28% | E♭ major |
| Ol' Man River 28% | E♭ major |
| Rockin' Chair 28% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is A Foggy Day in?
A Foggy Day is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote A Foggy Day?
A Foggy Day was written by George Gershwin (1937).
What is the form of A Foggy Day?
A Foggy Day has 3 sections (ABB) with 26 bars in total.
How fast is A Foggy Day played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to A Foggy Day?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Bb69 | Fmaj7 | Bb69. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.