Standards

Days Of Wine And Roses chords & key

Key: F major
Form: ABAC
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Days Of Wine And Roses” is a jazz standard by Henry Mancini. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres G minor, F major, D minor and A minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

F^maj7

E♭^7♯11

A^m7

D^7♭13

G^m7

E♭^7♯11

A^m7

D^m7

G^m7

G^m7_/F

E^m7♭5A^7♭9

D^m7G⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F^maj7

E♭^7♯11

A^m7

D^7♭13

G^m7

E♭⁹

A^m7

D^m7D^m7_/C

B^m7♭5

E^7♭9

A^m7D^m7

G^m7C⁷

F⁶

G^m7C⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I

4Minor ii–V–i

8ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

16Different chords

Most used chords

G^m7×8
A^m7×5
E♭^7♯11×4
D^m7×4
C⁷×3
F^maj7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

G minor, F major, D minor and A minor

Characteristics

ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1963	Our Man in Hollywood Henry Mancini · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	The Songs I Love Perry Como · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Mink Jazz Peggy Lee · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Hollywood – My Way Nancy Wilson · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	The End of the World Julie London · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Encore: Woody Herman – 1963 Woody Herman · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Boss Guitar Wes Montgomery · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Nights of Ballads & Blues McCoy Tyner · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Contemporary Latin Rhythms Barney Kessel
1963	West Coast Vibes Roy Ayers · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Solo Kai Winding
1963	Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete, and Friends Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	Bobby Hackett Plays Henry Mancini Bobby Hackett · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	1963’s Early Hits Lawrence Welk · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1963	This Is Howard Roberts Color Him Funky Howard Roberts
1963	Blossom Dearie Sings Rootin' Songs Blossom Dearie · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	Frank Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners Frank Sinatra · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini Quincy Jones · “The Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	Dizzy Goes Hollywood Dizzy Gillespie
1964	Vaughan With Voices Sarah Vaughan · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers Sammy Davis Jr. · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie Bobby Darin · “The Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	Midnight in Europe Benny Bailey · “Days of Wine and Roses”
1964	More 4 Freshmen And 5 Trombones The Four Freshmen · “Days of Wine and Roses”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Why Do I Love You? 31%	Jerome Kern	A♭ major	AA · 32	Medium swing
The Good Life 29%	Sacha Distel	A♭ major	AB · 32	Ballad
In Love In Vain 29%	Leo Robin Jerome Kern	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
The Lady is a Tramp 29%	Richard Rodgers	C major	AABC · 48	Medium swing
Look For The Silver Lining 29%	Jerome Kern	E♭ major	ABA · 32	Medium swing
I Could Write A Book 28%	Richard Rodgers	C major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
But Beautiful 27%	Jimmy Van-Heusen	G major	ABAC · 32	Ballad
Falling In Love With Love 27%	Richard Rodgers	B♭ major	AA · 64	Jazz waltz

Frequently asked questions

What key is Days Of Wine And Roses in?

Days Of Wine And Roses is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Days Of Wine And Roses?

Days Of Wine And Roses was written by Henry Mancini.

What is the form of Days Of Wine And Roses?

Days Of Wine And Roses has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Days Of Wine And Roses played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Days Of Wine And Roses?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Eb7#11 | Am7 | D7b13. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.