Standards
Here's That Rainy Day chords & key
“Here's That Rainy Day” is a jazz standard by Jimmy Van-Heusen. It is usually played in G major as a ballad, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres G major, E♭ major, C minor, B♭ major, G minor and C major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — G major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Am7×7
- D7×7
- D♯maj7×3
- Gmaj7×3
- Em7×3
- Gm×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
G major, E♭ major, C minor, B♭ major, G minor and C major
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
History
"Here's That Rainy Day" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke that was published in 1953. It was introduced by Dolores Gray in the Broadway musical Carnival in Flanders. The musical was based on the 1935 French film comedy also titled Carnival in Flanders. Originally, Harold Arlen was going to compose the musical's score, but he bowed out and was replaced by Van Heusen. Veteran film director Preston Sturges was hired to salvage the musical three weeks before its Broadway debut, but the show closed after only six performances. Nonetheless, Dolores Gray won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, a standing record for the shortest running Tony Award–winning role. Today, the production is primarily remembered for a song Gray performed, "Here's That Rainy Day", which in time became established as a jazz standard.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1959 | No One Cares Frank Sinatra, orchestra conducted by Gordon Jenkins · “Here’s That Rainy Day” |
| 1972 | With Love Tony Bennett · “Here’s That Rainy Day” |
| 2009 | Love Is the Answer Barbra Streisand · “Here’s That Rainy Day” |
| 2017 | Love in Triplicate - Sinatra Sings Great American Songbook Frank Sinatra · “HERE’S THAT RAINY DAY (1959)” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Eclypso 29% | E♭ major |
| The Way You Look Tonight 29% | F major |
| I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan 28% | C major |
| Jeannine 27% | A♭ major |
| One Morning In May 26% | G major |
| Jeepers Creepers 25% | B♭ major |
| A Certain Smile 24% | F major |
| A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 24% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Here's That Rainy Day in?
Here's That Rainy Day is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.
Who wrote Here's That Rainy Day?
Here's That Rainy Day was written by Jimmy Van-Heusen.
What is the form of Here's That Rainy Day?
Here's That Rainy Day has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Here's That Rainy Day played?
The usual groove is Ballad.
What are the chord changes to Here's That Rainy Day?
The opening bars are Gm Gmmaj7/F# | Fm6 A#7 | D#maj7 | G#maj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.