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Down By The Riverside chords & key

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

“Down By The Riverside” is a jazz standard. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AB form has 2 sections. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
F
F
F
F
C7
C7
F
F
F
F
F
F
C7
C7
F
F
B
B♭
B♭
F
F
C7
C7
F
F7
B♭
B♭
F
F
C7
C7
F
F

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

Harmonic analysis

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

Most used chords

  • F×19
  • C7×8
  • B♭×4
  • F7×1

Recorded on these albums

1958 Louis and the Good Book
Louis Armstrong · “Down by the Riverside”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE CHRIS BARBER's JAZZBAND · Pat Halcox · Chris Barber · Monty Sunshine… archive.org ↗
  • Down By The Riverside Conrad Janis and his Tailgate Jazz Band · Richard Smith · Tom… · 1946 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
When The Saints Go Marching In 31% Traditional F major A · 16 Medium swing
52nd Street Theme 27% Thelonious Monk C major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
A Tisket A Tasket 25% Traditional E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Blueberry Hill 23% Lewis-Stock-Rose E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Creole Love Call 23% Duke Ellington B♭ major AABB · 46 Medium swing
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 21% Harold Arlen F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Across The Alley From The Alamo 21% Joe Greene F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Alexander's Ragtime Band 21% Irving Berlin F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Down By The Riverside in?

Down By The Riverside is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

What is the form of Down By The Riverside?

Down By The Riverside has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Down By The Riverside played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Down By The Riverside?

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