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Down For Double chords & key

Freddie Green

Key
B♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium-up swing
Time signature
4/4

“Down For Double” is a jazz standard by Freddie Green. It is usually played in B♭ major as a medium-up swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence, uses 9 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 9 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

A
B♭6G7
C7F7
B♭6G7
C7F7
B♭6G7
C7F7
1.
B♭6Gm7
Cm7F7
2.
B♭6Cm7
D♭dim7B♭6
B
B♭7
B♭7
E♭6
E♭6
C7
C7
F7
F7
A
B♭6G7
C7F7
B♭6G7
C7F7
B♭6G7
C7F7
B♭6Cm7
B♭6B♭6

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
19Dominant chains
9Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭6×15
  • F7×12
  • C7×11
  • G7×9
  • Cm7×3
  • B♭7×2

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1954 Courts the Count
Shorty Rogers · “Down for Double”
1956 This One's for Basie
Buddy Rich · “Down for Double”
1962 I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count!
Mel Tormé · “Down for Double”
1991 Night at the Concord Pavilion
Mel Tormé · “Down for Double”
2000 The Lang-Worth Transcriptions
Count Basie · “Down for Double”
2002 Two Darn Hot: A Night at the Concord Pavilion / Live at the Fujitsu-Concord
Mel Tormé · “Down for Double”
2007 5 for Freddie: Bucky's Tribute to Freddie Green
Bucky Pizzarelli · “Down for Double”
2009 The Swinging Buddy Rich West Coast All-Star Sessions
Buddy Rich
2009 Toe Tappin' Jazz
Jay Geils · “Down for Double”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 43% Serger Ellis G major AAB · 48 Medium swing
52nd Street Theme 42% Thelonious Monk C major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
If You Ever Should Leave 30% Cahn-Chaplin C major A · 24 Medium swing
This Is All I Ask 28% Gordon Jenkins F major ABAC · 32 Ballad
L.O.V.E. 27% Gabler-Kaempfert G major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 24% Harold Arlen F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Cotton Tail 24% Duke Ellington B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Flat Foot Floogee 24% Gaillard-Stuart-Green F major AABA · 32 Slow swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Down For Double in?

Down For Double is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Down For Double?

Down For Double was written by Freddie Green.

What is the form of Down For Double?

Down For Double has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Down For Double played?

The usual groove is Medium-up swing.

What are the chord changes to Down For Double?

The opening bars are Bb6 G7 | C7 F7 | Bb6 G7 | C7 F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.