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Standards · 1940

Blueberry Hill chords & key

Lewis-Stock-Rose · Lyrics: Al Lewis, Larry Stock

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1940

“Blueberry Hill” is a jazz standard by Lewis-Stock-Rose from 1940. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 13 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
A♭
A♭
E♭
E♭
B♭7
B♭7
1.
E♭
E♭7
2.
E♭A♭m6
E♭B♭7
B
E♭Cm
Fm7B♭7
E♭B♭7
E♭D7♭9
Gm
Am7♭5D7
G
B♭7E♭7
A
A♭
A♭
E♭
E♭
B♭7
B♭7
E♭D♭7
E♭E♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

1Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
2ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
1Dominant chains
13Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭×14
  • B♭7×10
  • A♭×6
  • E♭7×3
  • A♭m6×1
  • Cm×1

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major and G minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"Blueberry Hill" is a popular American song published in 1940 and first recorded and released by Sammy Kaye in 1940 on RCA Victor. It is best remembered for its 1950s rock and roll version by Fats Domino. Glenn Miller peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1940 with his recording on RCA Bluebird Records featuring Ray Eberle on vocals. In 1941, Gene Autry made a recording of this song for Regal Zonophone. He also sang it in the 1941 movie The Singing Hill.

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

Recorded on these albums

1958 Satchmo in Style
Louis Armstrong
1964 Hello, Dolly!
Louis Armstrong
2000 The Essential Collection
Bing Crosby
2004 American Music Legends
Louis Armstrong

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • Blueberry Hill CHARLES NORMAN SEXTET · Lewis · Stock · Rose · 1952 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
52nd Street Theme 30% Thelonious Monk C major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Flat Foot Floogee 26% Gaillard-Stuart-Green F major AABA · 32 Slow swing
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 25% Frank Loesser F major AABA · 32 Ballad
All Too Soon 24% Duke Ellington C major AABA · 32 Ballad
Down By The Riverside 23% Traditional F major AB · 32 Medium swing
Big Nick 21% John Coltrane G major A · 8 Medium slow
Don't Fence Me In 21% Cole Porter F major ABCD · 32 Medium swing
Wouldn't It Be Loverly 20% Frederick Loewe G major AABA · 34 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Blueberry Hill in?

Blueberry Hill is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Blueberry Hill?

Blueberry Hill was written by Lewis-Stock-Rose (1940).

What is the form of Blueberry Hill?

Blueberry Hill has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Blueberry Hill played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Blueberry Hill?

The opening bars are Ab | Ab | Eb | Eb. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.