Standards

Infant Eyes chords & key

Key
E♭ major
Form
BAA
Bars
27
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“Infant Eyes” is a jazz standard by Wayne Shorter. Most bands play it in E♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 27 bars in BAA form. In this atlas it appears in 1 transcribed solo.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

B
Gm7
Fm7
E♭maj7
A13♭9
G♭maj7
F7sus
E♭m7
B♭7sus
B♭7alt
A
E♭maj7
Emaj7/E♭
E♭maj7♯11
Emaj7
Bmaj7
B♭7sus
A♭m7
E♭7sus
D7♭9
A
Gm7
Fm7
E♭maj7
A13♭9
G♭maj7
F7sus
E♭m7
B♭7sus
B♭7sus

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
0ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
16Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭7sus×4
  • E♭maj7×3
  • Gm7×2
  • Fm7×2
  • A13♭9×2
  • G♭maj7×2

Transcribed solos on Infant Eyes

Wayne Shorter tenor saxophone 51 BPM Eb-chrom 1964-12-24

Frequently asked questions

What key is Infant Eyes in?

Infant Eyes is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Infant Eyes?

Infant Eyes was written by Wayne Shorter.

What is the form of Infant Eyes?

Infant Eyes has 3 sections (BAA) with 27 bars in total.

How fast is Infant Eyes played?

The usual groove is Ballad. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 51 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Infant Eyes?

The opening bars are Gm7 | Fm7 | Ebmaj7 | A13b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.