Standards

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening chords & key

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

“In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening” is a jazz standard by Hoagy Carmichael. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence, uses 16 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

D⁶G⁶

D⁶

E♭⁶A♭⁶

E♭⁶

F⁷

B♭⁶

F⁷

B♭⁶

G⁷

C⁶

G⁷

C⁷

F⁶

F⁶G♭^dim7

G^m7

C⁷

C⁷C^7♭9

F⁶C⁷

F⁶

F⁷

B♭^maj7

B♭⁶E♭⁷

F⁶D⁷

G^m7C⁷

F⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

1Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

2ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

16Different chords

Most used chords

F⁶×8
C⁷×6
D⁶×4
E♭⁶×4
G⁶×3
A♭⁶×3

Recorded on these albums

1964	Frank Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners Frank Sinatra · “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening”
2006	Together Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire · “In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening”
—	It’s Easy to Remember Bing Crosby · “In the Cool Cool Cool of the Evening”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

In the cool, cool, cool of the evening Raquel Rastenni og Harry Felbert · Otto Franckers orkester · Hoagy… archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Don't Fence Me In 28%	Cole Porter	F major	ABCD · 32	Medium swing
Just You, Just Me 27%	Jesse Greer	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Solitude 26%	Duke Ellington	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
52nd Street Theme 22%	Thelonious Monk	C major	AABA · 32	Up-tempo swing
I Can't Give You Anything But Love 21%	Jimmy McHugh	F major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
Nutty 21%	Thelonious Monk	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
You Better Go Now 20%	Reichner-Graham	E♭ major	ABC · 24	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening in?

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening?

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening was written by Hoagy Carmichael.

What is the form of In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening?

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening?

The opening bars are D6 G6 | D6 G6 | D6 G6 | D6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.