Standards · 1935
Little Girl Blue chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AAB
- Bars
- 44
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1935
“Little Girl Blue” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers from 1935. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 44-bar AAB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 13 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 21 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, B♭ major, G minor and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 7 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm7×13
- C7×13
- F6×13
- Fmaj7×10
- Dm7×6
- D7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, B♭ major, G minor and D minor
History
"Little Girl Blue" is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935. The song was introduced by Gloria Grafton in the Broadway musical Jumbo.
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Recorded on these albums
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| One Morning In May 36% | G major |
| Misty 35% | E♭ major |
| Ballade 33% | F major |
| A Certain Smile 32% | F major |
| Easy Street 32% | E♭ major |
| Where Are You? 31% | G major |
| Over The Rainbow (Somewhere) 30% | E♭ major |
| Deed I Do 29% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Little Girl Blue in?
Little Girl Blue is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Little Girl Blue?
Little Girl Blue was written by Richard Rodgers (1935).
What is the form of Little Girl Blue?
Little Girl Blue has 3 sections (AAB) with 44 bars in total.
How fast is Little Girl Blue played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Little Girl Blue?
The opening bars are Gm7 | C7#11 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.