Standards
Blues In The Night chords & key
- Key
- G major
- Form
- AABB
- Bars
- 40
- Groove
- Slow swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Blues In The Night” is a jazz standard by Harold Arlen. It is usually played in G major as a slow swing, and the 40-bar AABB form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 12 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 10 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — G major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- G7×14
- C7×11
- D7×8
- D♯7×5
- A♯7×4
- A7×3
Recorded on these albums
| 1957 | Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson · “Blues in the Night” |
| 1957 | The Beat of My Heart Tony Bennett · “Blues in the Night” |
| 1958 | Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely Frank Sinatra, orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle · “Blues in the Night” |
| 1959 | Ella Swings Lightly Ella Fitzgerald · “Blues in the Night” |
| 1961 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Blues in the Night” |
| 1979 | Ain’t It So Ray Charles · “Blues in the Night” |
| 1994 | Quincy Plays for Pussycats Quincy Jones · “Blues in the Night” |
| 2010 | The Birth Of A Band - Complete Edition Quincy Jones |
| 2018 | Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums Louis Armstrong · “Blues In the Night” |
| 2023 | Ella Sings the Blues Ella Fitzgerald · “Blues in the Night” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- Blues in the Night archive.org ↗
- BLUES IN THE NIGHT DORIS DAY · Frank De Vol & His Orch. · J. Mercer · Arlen archive.org ↗
- BLUES IN THE NIGHT HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCH. · Mercer · Arlen · 1945 archive.org ↗
- BLUES IN THE NIGHT LOUMELL MORGAN TRIO · Loumell Morgan · Lynwood Jones · James Jackson… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Fine And Mellow 21% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Blues In The Night in?
Blues In The Night is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.
Who wrote Blues In The Night?
Blues In The Night was written by Harold Arlen.
What is the form of Blues In The Night?
Blues In The Night has 4 sections (AABB) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is Blues In The Night played?
The usual groove is Slow swing.
What are the chord changes to Blues In The Night?
The opening bars are G7 | C7 | G7 | G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.