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Flamingo chords & key

Ted Grouya

Key
F major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“Flamingo” is a jazz standard by Ted Grouya. Most bands play it in F major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 14 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, F minor and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 7 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Fmaj7Dm7
Gm7C7
Fm7
B♭7
D♭7
Gm7C7
1.
Fmaj7D7
Gm7C7
2.
F6B♭m6
F6
B
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
Adim7
B♭m7
E♭7
Gm7
C7
A
Fmaj7Dm7
Gm7C7
Fm7
B♭7
D♭7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7D7
Gm7C7

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

Harmonic analysis

6Major ii–V–I
3Minor ii–V–i
14ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • Gm7×9
  • C7×9
  • Fmaj7×5
  • Dm7×3
  • Fm7×3
  • B♭7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, F minor and A♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1956 Jazz Creations of Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
2012 Blue Note Jazz Inspiration
Duke Ellington
2018 Piano Duets: Great Times!
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
2018 Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
2018 Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
2018 Piano Duets: Great Times!
Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn
— Strictly for the Birds
Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • FLAMINGO KAI EWANS and his swinging 16 · Freddy Alberk · Andersen & Grouva archive.org ↗
  • FLAMINGO The 38th Special Service Co. Orchestra · BUD FREEMAN archive.org ↗
  • Flamingo Erroll Garner · Anderson · Grouya · 1949 archive.org ↗
  • FLAMINGO "WINGY" MANONE AND HIS GO-GROUP · Burt Johnson · Allen Stevenson ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗
  • FLAMINGO JOE LOCO · Pete Terrace · E. Anderson · T. Grauya · 1954 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Tautology 25% Lee Konitz F major ABCA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Je Ne Sais Pas 24% Hampton-Jones F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Don't Be That Way 23% Edgar Sampson D♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
For Sentimental Reasons 23% William Best F major AABA · 32 Slow swing
Big Nick 22% John Coltrane G major A · 8 Medium slow
Ain't Misbehavin' 20% Fats Waller C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Blue Skies 20% Irving Berlin C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Fools Rush In 20% Rube Bloom C major ABAC · 32 Slow swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Flamingo in?

Flamingo is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Flamingo?

Flamingo was written by Ted Grouya.

What is the form of Flamingo?

Flamingo has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Flamingo played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Flamingo?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 Dm7 | Gm7 C7 | Fm7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.