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Standards · 1941

Blue Champagne chords & key

Watts-Ryerson-Eaton

Key
F major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1941

“Blue Champagne” is a jazz standard by Watts-Ryerson-Eaton from 1941. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 14 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and D minor.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
F6A♭dim7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
D♭7C7
Fmaj7A♭dim7
Gm7C7
1.
F6
Gm7C7
2.
F6
Em7♭5A7♭9
B
DmDmmaj7
Dm7G7
Fmaj7Gm7C7
Fmaj7Em7♭5A7
Dm7Dmmaj7
Dm7G7
Fmaj7G9
D♭7C7
A
F6A♭dim7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
D♭7C7
Fmaj7A♭dim7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7

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

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I
2Minor ii–V–i
13ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • C7×13
  • F6×9
  • Gm7×9
  • A♭dim7×6
  • Dm7×6
  • Fmaj7×6

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major and D minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"Blue Champagne" is a song written by Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton and Frank L. Ryerson and recorded and first released by American bandleader Jimmy Dorsey in 1941, featuring vocals by singer Bob Eberly.

Read the full article on Wikipedia ↗ · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • Blue Champagne Charlie Ventura and his All-American Sextet · Grady Watts · Frank… · 1947 archive.org ↗
  • Blue Champagne Charlie Ventura and his All-American Sextet · Grady Watts · Frank… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Dinah 39% Harry Akst G major BBA · 24 Medium-up swing
That's Amore (That's Love) 29% Warren-Brooks B♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
Falling In Love With Love 26% Richard Rodgers B♭ major AA · 64 Jazz waltz
In Love In Vain 24% Leo Robin Jerome Kern B♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
There Is No Greater Love 24% Isham Jones B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
The Good Life 23% Sacha Distel A♭ major AB · 32 Ballad
I've Got A Crush On You 22% George Gershwin B♭ major AB · 18 Ballad
My Shining Hour 22% Harold Arlen C major AB · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Blue Champagne in?

Blue Champagne is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Blue Champagne?

Blue Champagne was written by Watts-Ryerson-Eaton (1941).

What is the form of Blue Champagne?

Blue Champagne has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Blue Champagne played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Blue Champagne?

The opening bars are F6 Abdim7 | Gm7 C7 | F6 Dm7 | Db7 C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.