Standards
Cottage For Sale chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- AABC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Cottage For Sale” is a jazz standard by Willard Robison. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABC form. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor and E♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Fm7×7
- E♭6×6
- A♭m6×6
- C7×5
- F7×5
- B♭7×5
Key centres reached by ii–V
F minor and E♭ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1957 | Just One of Those Things Nat King Cole · “A Cottage For Sale” |
| 1958 | Long Ago and Far Away Tony Bennett with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra · “A Cottage for Sale” |
| 1959 | No One Cares Frank Sinatra, orchestra conducted by Gordon Jenkins · “A Cottage for Sale” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- Cottage for Sale Tab Smith; His Fabulous Alto and His Orchestra · Conley · Robinson · 1952 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town 35% | F major |
| Valse Hot 29% | A♭ major |
| I Love Being Here With You 27% | B♭ major |
| All Of Me 26% | C major |
| I Got Rhythm 25% | B♭ major |
| C.T.A. 24% | B♭ major |
| Straighten Up And Fly Right 24% | A♭ major |
| Who's Sorry Now? 24% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Cottage For Sale in?
Cottage For Sale is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Cottage For Sale?
Cottage For Sale was written by Willard Robison.
What is the form of Cottage For Sale?
Cottage For Sale has 4 sections (AABC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Cottage For Sale played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Cottage For Sale?
The opening bars are Eb6 | G7 | C7b9 | Fm7 Abm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.