Standards

All Through The Night chords & key

Key
F major
Form
AABC
Bars
64
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“All Through The Night” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 64-bar AABC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 10 minor ii–V–i, uses 31 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor, D minor, B♭ major, A♭ major, G minor and F major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Fmaj7
Em7♭5A7♭9
Dm7D♭7
Cm7F7♭9
B♭maj7
B♭m7E♭7♭9
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
1.
Am7♭5
D7♭9
Gm7♭5
C7♭9
F6
D7♭9
Gm7
C7♭9
2.
Emaj7
E7
B♭m7♭5
E♭7♭9
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
Gm7♭5
C7♭9
B
Fm7
Dm7♭5
Gm7♭5
C7♭9
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭6
D♭6
Gm7♭5
C7♭9
Fm7
Fm7/E♭
Dm7♭5
G7♭9
Gm7♭5
C7♭9
C
Fmaj7
Em7♭5A7♭9
Dm7D♭7
Cm7F7♭9
B♭maj7
B♭maj7
B♭m7
E♭7
Am7
D7
Gm7
C7♭9
F6
D7♯9
Gm7
C7♭9

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I
10Minor ii–V–i
22ii–V moves
3Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
31Different chords

Most used chords

  • C7♭9×8
  • A♭maj7×6
  • Gm7♭5×5
  • B♭maj7×4
  • Fmaj7×3
  • Em7♭5×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

F minor, D minor, B♭ major, A♭ major, G minor and F major

Recorded on these albums

1954 Tal Farlow Quartet
Tal Farlow · “All Through the Night”
1955 In a Mellow Mood
Bobby Hackett · “All Through the Night”
1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald · “All Through the Night”
1957 Wonderful! Wonderful!
Johnny Mathis · “All Through the Night”
1958 When You Come to the End of the Day
Perry Como · “All Through the Night”
1963 Something Wonderful
Carmen McRae · “Blow, Gabriel, Blow / All Through The Night / Anything Goes”
1964 Bosses of the Ballad
Illinois Jacquet · “All Through the Night”
1965 Anything Goes
The Dave Brubeck Quartet · “All Through the Night”
1966 All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter
Julie London with The Bud Shank Quintet · “All Through the Night”
1967 A Time for Love
Bobby Hackett · “All Through the Night”
1980 2 X 7 = Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli & John Pizzarelli · “All Through the Night”
1981 Alone Together
George Shearing & Marian McPartland · “All Through the Night”
1986 Play the Music of Cole Porter
George Shearing & Barry Tuckwell · “All Through the Night”
1988 Master of Sax
Johnny Griffin · “All Through the Night”
1988 Take My Hand
Johnny Griffin · “All Through the Night”
1989 Anything Goes: Stéphane Grappelli & Yo‐Yo Ma play (mostly) Cole Porter
Stéphane Grappelli & Yo‐Yo Ma · “All Through the Night”
1993 Black Butterfly
Russell Malone · “All Through the Night”
1994 I Love You, Paris
Shirley Horn · “All Through the Night”
1996 Cole Porter: All Through the Night
Dick Hyman · “All Through the Night”
2000 Soft Lights / In a Mellow Mood
Bobby Hackett · “All Through the Night”
2001 A Nancy Wilson Christmas
Nancy Wilson · “All Through the Night”
2007 Sings Cole Porter
Ella Fitzgerald · “All Through the Night”
2020 Lullabies
Dave Brubeck · “All Through the Night”
2020 Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Benny Carter · “All Through the Night (Remastered)”

Frequently asked questions

What key is All Through The Night in?

All Through The Night is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote All Through The Night?

All Through The Night was written by Cole Porter.

What is the form of All Through The Night?

All Through The Night has 4 sections (AABC) with 64 bars in total.

How fast is All Through The Night played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to All Through The Night?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Em7b5 A7b9 | Dm7 Db7 | Cm7 F7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.