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I Found A New Baby chords & key

Palmer-Williams

Key
F major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“I Found A New Baby” is a jazz standard by Palmer-Williams. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 8 different chords.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Dm7
Em7♭5A7
Dm7
D7
G7
C7
1.
Fmaj7
Em7♭5A7
2.
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
B
E7
A7
Dm7
Dm7
D7
G7
C7
Em7♭5A7
A
Dm7
Em7♭5A7
Dm7
D7
G7
C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I
5Minor ii–V–i
5ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
9Dominant chains
8Different chords

Most used chords

  • Dm7×8
  • A7×6
  • Em7♭5×5
  • Fmaj7×5
  • D7×4
  • G7×4

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • I FOUND A NEW BABY Ted Vesely · Lee Countryman · Morty Corb · "Smokey" Stover · Ralph… archive.org ↗
  • "I FOUND A NEW BABY" Art Hodes' Blue Three · Palmer · Williams · 1941 archive.org ↗
  • I Found a New Baby Sid Catlett Trio · Marlowe Morris · John Simmons · Williams · Palmer · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • I FOUND A NEW BABY HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCH. · Palmer · Williams · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • I Found A New Baby MARY LOU WILLIAMS TRIO · Mary Lou Williams · Bill Coleman · Al Hall… · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • I FOUND A NEW BABY NEELY PLUMB'S Four Star Rhythm Section · Stan Wrightsman · George… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • I Found a New Baby The Willie Smith Six · Willie Smith · Lucky Thompson · Howard McGhee… · 1946 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
There Is No Greater Love 24% Isham Jones B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Dig 21% Miles Davis A♭ major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Sweet Georgia Brown 21% Pinkard-Casey-Bernie A♭ major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
I Will Wait For You 20% Michel Legrand F major AA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is I Found A New Baby in?

I Found A New Baby is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote I Found A New Baby?

I Found A New Baby was written by Palmer-Williams.

What is the form of I Found A New Baby?

I Found A New Baby has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is I Found A New Baby played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to I Found A New Baby?

The opening bars are Dm7 | Em7b5 A7 | Dm7 | D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.