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Standards

Bye Bye Blues chords & key

Hamm-Bennett-Lown-Gray

Key
C major
Form
ABAC
Bars
32
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4

“Bye Bye Blues” is a jazz standard by Hamm-Bennett-Lown-Gray. Most bands play it in C major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence, uses 7 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A
C
C
A♭7
A♭7
C
C
A7
A7
B
D7
D7
G7
G7
C
Cdim7
Dm7
G7
A
C
C
A♭7
A♭7
C
C
A7
A7
C
D7
D7
G7
G7
C
A♭7
C
C

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

Harmonic analysis

1Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
1ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
4Dominant chains
7Different chords

Most used chords

  • C×12
  • A♭7×5
  • G7×5
  • A7×4
  • D7×4
  • Cdim7×1

Characteristics

  • ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1960 Bing & Satchmo
Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • BYE BYE BLUES SEXTETTE FROM HUNGER · George Thow · Joe Yukl · Blake Reynolds ·… archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
The Gravy Waltz 21% Ray Brown C major AABA · 32 Jazz waltz
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 20% Hughie Cannon G major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing
Bourbon Street Parade 20% Paul Barbarin A♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing
Hungaria 20% Django Reinhardt G major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Bye Bye Blues in?

Bye Bye Blues is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote Bye Bye Blues?

Bye Bye Blues was written by Hamm-Bennett-Lown-Gray.

What is the form of Bye Bye Blues?

Bye Bye Blues has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Bye Bye Blues played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to Bye Bye Blues?

The opening bars are C | C | Ab7 | Ab7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.