Standards · 1939

Flying Home chords & key

Key: E♭ major
Form: AABA
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4
Year: 1939

“Flying Home” is a jazz standard by Goodman-Hampton from 1939. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

E♭E♭_/D♭

C^m7B⁷B♭⁷

E♭E♭_/D♭

C^m7B⁷B♭⁷

E♭E♭_/D♭

C^m7B⁷B♭⁷

E♭⁶

B♭⁷

E♭⁶

E♭⁷

A♭⁷

F⁷

B♭⁷

E♭E♭_/D♭

C^m7B⁷B♭⁷

E♭E♭_/D♭

C^m7B⁷B♭⁷

E♭E♭_/D♭

C^m7B⁷B♭⁷

E♭⁶

B♭⁷

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

2Dominant chains

9Different chords

Most used chords

B♭⁷×13
E♭×9
E♭_/D♭×9
C^m7×9
B⁷×9
E♭⁶×4

Characteristics

AABA song form

History

"Flying Home" is a jazz and jump blues composition written by Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton with lyrics by Sid Robin.

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Recorded on these albums

1955	Lullabies of Birdland Ella Fitzgerald
1996	How High the Moon Ella Fitzgerald
1998	Lullabies of Birdland / Sweet and Hot Ella Fitzgerald · “Flyin’ Home”
2005	All My Life Ella Fitzgerald
2016	Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set Ella Fitzgerald
—	It Ain't Over... Ella Fitzgerald

Historic 78 rpm recordings

FLYING HOME ART TATUM TRIO · Goodman · Hampton archive.org ↗
FLYING HOME JOHNNIE GUARNIERI · Morey Feld · Leo Guarnieri · Goodman · Hampton ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
FLYING HOME CHARLIE ROSS QUARTET · Goodman · Hampton · Robin · 1957 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
52nd Street Theme 29%	Thelonious Monk	C major	AABA · 32	Up-tempo swing
When The Saints Go Marching In 25%	Traditional	F major	A · 16	Medium swing
Don't Know Why 23%	Jesse Harris	B♭ major	AAABAA · 50	Ballad
Stompin' At The Savoy 21%	Webb-Goodman-Sampson	D♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Flying Home in?

Flying Home is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Flying Home?

Flying Home was written by Goodman-Hampton (1939).

What is the form of Flying Home?

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

How fast is Flying Home played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Flying Home?

The opening bars are Eb Eb/Db | Cm7 B7 Bb7 | Eb Eb/Db | Cm7 B7 Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.