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Among My Souvenirs chords & key

Horatio Nicholls

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
33
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“Among My Souvenirs” is a jazz standard by Horatio Nicholls. It is usually played in E♭ major as a ballad, and the 33-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 14 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7A♭7
Gm7G♭7
Fm7
B♭7
1.
E♭maj7
2.
E♭maj7
E♭7
B
A♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
G7Cm7
F7B♭7♯5
A
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7A♭7
Gm7G♭7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭6

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

Harmonic analysis

7Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
12ii–V moves
6Tritone substitutions
1Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fm7×11
  • B♭7×11
  • E♭maj7×9
  • C7♭9×3
  • A♭7×3
  • Gm7×3

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1959 Come Back to Sorrento
Frank Sinatra

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
All At Once You Love Her 34% Rodgers-Hammerstein F major AABC · 40 Medium swing
Big Nick 31% John Coltrane G major A · 8 Medium slow
I Want To Be Happy 30% Vincent Youmans C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
The Love Nest 30% Louis Hirsch E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Ain't Misbehavin' 29% Fats Waller C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 29% Serger Ellis G major AAB · 48 Medium swing
I'm In The Mood For Love 29% Jimmy McHugh C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Put On A Happy Face 29% Charles Strouse E♭ major ABCD · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Among My Souvenirs in?

Among My Souvenirs is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Among My Souvenirs?

Among My Souvenirs was written by Horatio Nicholls.

What is the form of Among My Souvenirs?

Among My Souvenirs has 4 sections (AABA) with 33 bars in total.

How fast is Among My Souvenirs played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Among My Souvenirs?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 C7b9 | Fm7 Bb7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7 Ab7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.