Form AB
Bars 32
Time signature 4/4
“Gone With The Wind” is a jazz standard by Allie Wrubel. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 10 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, G major and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
A
F m7 B♭ 7
E♭ maj7 C 7
F m7 B♭ 7
E♭ maj7
A m7 D 7
G 6 E 7
A m7 D 7
G maj7
G m
G♭ dim7
F m7
B♭ 7
E♭ maj7 D 7♯5
D♭ 7 C 7♭9
F m7
B♭ 7
B
F m7 B♭ 7
E♭ maj7 C 7
F m7 B♭ 7
E♭ maj7
A m7 D 7
G 6 E 7
A m7 D 7
G maj7
F m7
C m7
F m7 B♭ 7
G m7♭5 C 7♭9
F m7
B♭ 7
E♭ maj7
G m7♭5 C 7
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
10 Major ii–V–I
1 Minor ii–V–i
14 ii–V moves
0 Tritone substitutions
0 Dominant chains
16 Different chords
Most used chords
F m7 ×9 B♭ 7 ×8 E♭ maj7 ×6 A m7 ×4 D 7 ×4 C 7 ×3 Key centres reached by ii–V E♭ major, G major and F minor
Recorded on these albums
1950
Piano Solos Vol. 2 Art Tatum
1953
Cosmopolite Benny Carter · “Gone With the Wind”
1954
Toshiko’s Piano Toshiko Akiyoshi · “Gone With the Wind”
1954
Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers Chris Connor · “Gone With the Wind”
1955
Music for Torching Billie Holiday · “Gone With the Wind”
1955
Julie Is Her Name Julie London · “Gone With the Wind”
1955
Happy Minors Red Mitchell, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Simms · “Gone With the Wind”
1956
Sings Lullabys of Birdland Chris Connor · “Gone With the Wind”
1956
The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow Tal Farlow · “Gone With the Wind”
1956
Bennie Green With Art Farmer Bennie Green · “Gone With the Wind”
1957
Krupa Rocks Gene Krupa · “Gone With the Wind”
1957
Blue Trombone J.J. Johnson · “Gone With the Wind”
1957
Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By Barney Kessel · “Gone With the Wind”
1957
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys Rita Reys with the Jazz Messengers and Wessel Ilcken Combo · “Gone With the Wind”
1957
Jazz Will-O-The-Wisp Al Haig · “Gone With the Wind”
1957
The Fourmost Guitars Jimmy Raney, Chuck Wayne, Joe Puma, Dick Garcia
1958
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely Frank Sinatra, orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle · “Gone With the Wind”
1958
Lady in Satin Billie Holiday · “Gone With the Wind”
1958
Sittin' In Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Paul Gonsalves, Wynton Kelly, J.C. Heard, Wendell Marshall · “Ballad Medley: On the Alamo / Stompin' at the Savoy / This Time the Dream’s on Me / Time After Time / Gone With the Wind”
1958
Vaughan and Violins Sarah Vaughan · “Gone With the Wind”
1958
Romano Mussolini con Nunzio Rotondo e Lilian Terry Romano Mussolini con Nunzio Rotondo e Lilian Terry · “Gone With the Wind”
1959
Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers Ella Fitzgerald · “Gone With the Wind”
1959
Cue for Saxophone Billy Strayhorn · “Gone With the Wind”
1959
Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements Anita O’Day · “Gone With the Wind”
Historic 78 rpm recordings
GONE WITH THE WIND
BENNY CARTER · THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO · BUDDY RICH · Oscar Peterson… · 1954
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Standards with similar changes Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is Gone With The Wind in? Gone With The Wind is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Gone With The Wind? Gone With The Wind was written by Allie Wrubel.
What is the form of Gone With The Wind? Gone With The Wind has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Gone With The Wind played? The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Gone With The Wind? The opening bars are Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7 C7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.