Standards
Friday The 13th chords & key
- Key
- G major
- Form
- A
- Bars
- 8
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Friday The 13th” is a jazz standard by Thelonious Monk. It is usually played in G major as a medium swing, and the 8-bar A form repeats as one section. In this atlas it appears on 12 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — G major
A
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
- Gmaj7×4
- F7×4
- D♯7×4
- D7×4
Recorded on these albums
| 1954 | Blows for LP Thelonious Monk Quintet featuring Sonny Rollins · “Friday The Thirteenth” |
| 1978 | Something Borrowed, Something Blue Tommy Flanagan · “Friday the 13th” |
| 1980 | Evidence Steve Khan · “Friday the 13th” |
| 1982 | SwinGrass '83 Buell Neidlinger / Peter Erskine / Marty Krystall / Peter Ivers / Andy Statman / Richard Greene / Fred Tackett |
| 1983 | Regeneration Roswell Rudd - Steve Lacy - Misha Mengelberg - Kent Carter - Han Bennink · “Friday the 13th” |
| 1985 | Live At Sweet Basil Vol.2 Gil Evans · “Friday the 13th” |
| 1986 | The State of the Tenor - Live at the Village Vanguard, Volume 1 Joe Henderson · “Friday the Thirteenth” |
| 1990 | Punjab Joe Henderson · “Friday the Thirteen” |
| 1991 | Bloomington Branford Marsalis · “Friday the 13th” |
| 1991 | Hot House Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron · “Friday the 13th” |
| 2007 | Live in New York, Vol. 1 Thelonious Monk · “Friday the Thirteenth” |
| 2014 | The Last Judgment John Zorn · “Friday the 13th” |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Friday The 13th in?
Friday The 13th is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.
Who wrote Friday The 13th?
Friday The 13th was written by Thelonious Monk.
What is the form of Friday The 13th?
Friday The 13th has 1 sections (A) with 8 bars in total.
How fast is Friday The 13th played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Friday The 13th?
The opening bars are Gmaj7 F7 | D#7 D7 | Gmaj7 F7 | D#7 D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.