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 8 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm7×8
- Am7×5
- E♭7♯11×4
- Dm7×4
- C7×3
- Fmaj7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
G minor, F major, D minor and A minor
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
| 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 |
| 1966 | Movie Song Album Tony Bennett · “Days of Wine and Roses” |
| 1971 | Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (and You Better Believe It) Ella Fitzgerald · “Days of Wine and Roses” |
| 1975 | The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album Tony Bennett and Bill Evans · “Days of Wine and Roses” |
| 1975 | Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison · “Days of Wine & Roses” |
| 1986 | “Easy Living” Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass · “The Days of Wine and Roses” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Why Do I Love You? 31% | A♭ major |
| The Good Life 29% | A♭ major |
| In Love In Vain 29% | B♭ major |
| The Lady is a Tramp 29% | C major |
| Look For The Silver Lining 29% | E♭ major |
| I Could Write A Book 28% | C major |
| But Beautiful 27% | G major |
| Falling In Love With Love 27% | B♭ major |
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.