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Standards · 1917

Indiana (Back Home Again In) chords & key

James Hanley · Lyrics: Ballard MacDonald

Key
F major
Form
BA
Bars
32
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1917

“Indiana (Back Home Again In)” is a jazz standard by James Hanley from 1917. Most bands play it in F major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 32 bars in BA form. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, D minor, B♭ major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

B
Fmaj7E♭7
D7
G7
G7
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7
B♭m7E♭7
Fmaj7
D7
G7
G7
Gm7
C7
A
Fmaj7E♭7
D7
G7
G7
Em7♭5
A7♭9
Dm
Em7♭5A7♭9
Dm
Em7♭5A7
DmDm7/C
Bdim7
Am7D7
Gm7C7
F6G♭dim7
Gm7C7

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
4Minor ii–V–i
10ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
19Different chords

Most used chords

  • G7×6
  • Fmaj7×4
  • D7×4
  • Gm7×4
  • C7×4
  • E♭7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, D minor, B♭ major and G minor

History

"(Back Home Again in) Indiana" is a song composed by James F. Hanley with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald that was published in January 1917.

Read the full article on Wikipedia ↗ · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Recorded on these albums

1951 Erroll Garner, Vol. 2
Erroll Garner · “Indiana”
1951 Favorites Volume One
James Moody · “Indiana”
1952 Hot Vs. Cool (A Battle of Jazz)
Jimmy McPartland and The Dixieland Stars / Dizzy Gillespie and The Birdland Stars · “Indiana”
1954 A Session With Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins · “(Back Home Again in) Indiana”
1954 Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio · “(Back Home Again in) Indiana”
1955 The Jazz Keyboards
Lennie Tristano, Marian McPartland, Bobby Scott, Joe Bushkin · “Indiana”
1955 Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing"
Barney Kessel · “(Back Home Again in) Indiana”
1956 In Stockholm
Stan Getz · “Indiana”
1956 Inside Hi-Fi
Lee Konitz · “(Back Home Again in) Indiana”
1957 Julie
Julie London · “(Back Home Again) In Indiana”
1957 Krupa Rocks
Gene Krupa · “Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)”
1957 Jazz Erotica
Richie Kamuca, Bill Holman · “Indiana”
1958 Hallelujah Hamp
Lionel Hampton · “Indiana”
1958 Jazz Ultimate
Bobby Hackett, Jack Teagarden · “Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)”
1959 Le Dernier Message de Lester Young
Lester Young · “Back Home Again in Indiana”
1959 Movin’!
Kay Starr · “Indiana”
1959 West Coast Jazz in Hifi
Richie Kamuca & Bill Holman · “Indiana”
1961 More of the Greatest Piano of Them All
Art Tatum · “Indiana”
1961 ’Round Midnight
Dakota Staton · “Indiana”
1961 Hornful of Soul
Bennie Green · “Indiana”
1961 On Tour
Pete Fountain · “Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)”
1963 Teen Scene!
Chet Atkins · “Back Home Again in Indiana”
1963 Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet · “Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)”
1969 The Noble Art Of Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson · “Indiana”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • INDIANA EARL HINES and his Orchestra · Hanley · Macdonald · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • Indiana Bob Anderson's Oshkosh Serenaders · Joe Ruston · Bob Anderson ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • INDIANA DUD BASCOMB and ORCHESTRA · Dud Bascomb · Tiny Grimes · Paul Bascomb… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • INDIANA MUTT CAREY AND HIS NEW YORKERS · Mutt Carey · Edmund Hall · James… · 1948 archive.org ↗
  • INDIANA JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Johnny Hodges · Emmett Berry ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Dewey Square 39% Charlie Parker E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Donna Lee 35% Charlie Parker A♭ major AB · 32 Up-tempo swing
This Year's Kisses 30% Irving Berlin G major AABC · 28 Medium swing
Rose Room 29% Art Hickman A♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Ballade 28% Charlie Parker F major AABA · 32 Ballad
Bunko 28% Lennie Niehaus F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
When You're Smilin' 26% Shay - Fisher - Goodwin B♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
A Sunday Kind Of Love 24% Belle-Prima-Leonard-Rhodes F major AABA · 32 Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is Indiana (Back Home Again In) in?

Indiana (Back Home Again In) is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Indiana (Back Home Again In)?

Indiana (Back Home Again In) was written by James Hanley (1917).

What is the form of Indiana (Back Home Again In)?

Indiana (Back Home Again In) has 2 sections (BA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Indiana (Back Home Again In) played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to Indiana (Back Home Again In)?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 Eb7 | D7 | G7 | G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.