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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 5 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

1974 Meets The Master Saxes - Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet
Nat Cole · “Indiana”
1990 Satchmo
Louis Armstrong · “Indiana”
1996 One O'Clock Jump
Duke Ellington · “Indiana”
2018 Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums
Louis Armstrong · “Indiana (Studio Warm-up)”
2026 World Tour
Oscar Peterson · “(Back Home Again in) 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.