Standards
Get Out Of Town chords & key
- Key
- B♭ major
- Form
- AB
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Get Out Of Town” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. It is usually played in B♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres C minor, B♭ major, G minor and B♭ minor. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm6×8
- Gm×4
- Cm7×4
- Dm7♭5×3
- G7♭9×3
- B♭maj7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
C minor, B♭ major, G minor and B♭ minor
Recorded on these albums
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Get Out of Town” |
| 1958 | Give the Lady What She Wants Lena Horne · “Get Out of Town” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- Get Out of Town Artie Shaw and his Orchestra · Mel Torme · Cole Porter · 1946 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Smile 22% | F major |
| Easy To Love 21% | G major |
| Day By Day 20% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Get Out Of Town in?
Get Out Of Town is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.
Who wrote Get Out Of Town?
Get Out Of Town was written by Cole Porter.
What is the form of Get Out Of Town?
Get Out Of Town has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Get Out Of Town played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Get Out Of Town?
The opening bars are Gm | Gm | Gm6 | Gm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.