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Long Ago And Far Away chords & key

Jerome Kern

Key
F major
Form
ABAC
Bars
32
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4

“Long Ago And Far Away” is a jazz standard by Jerome Kern. Most bands play it in F major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 10 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 20 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, A♭ major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track and in 3 transcribed solos.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7Dm7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6D7
Gm7C7
B
A♭6Fm7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
G7
Cmaj7
Am7
Gm7
C7
A
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7Dm7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6D7
Gm7C7
C
Cm7
F7
B♭maj7
B♭m6E♭7
F6/AA♭dim7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7

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

Harmonic analysis

10Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
14ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
20Different chords

Most used chords

  • Gm7×11
  • C7×11
  • F6×7
  • Dm7×6
  • Fmaj7×2
  • D7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, A♭ major and B♭ major

Characteristics

  • ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1958 Long Ago and Far Away
Tony Bennett with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra · “Long Ago and Far Away”

Transcribed solos on Long Ago And Far Away

Benny Carter alto saxophone 185 BPM F-maj 1952-09-18
Benny Carter alto saxophone 186 BPM F-maj 1952-09-18
Chet Baker trumpet 178 BPM G-maj 1955-03-07

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
My Shining Hour 39% Harold Arlen C major AB · 32 Medium swing
The Way You Look Tonight 32% Jerome Kern F major AAB · 48 Up-tempo swing
I'm Glad There Is You 31% Jimmy Dorsey F major ABCA · 36 Ballad
Why Do I Love You? 30% Jerome Kern A♭ major AA · 32 Medium swing
How Little We Know 29% Hoagy Carmichael F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
The Blue Room 26% Richard Rodgers F major AABC · 32 Medium swing
Change Partners 26% Irving Berlin F major AABA · 56 Medium swing
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 26% Jurgens-Howard E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Long Ago And Far Away in?

Long Ago And Far Away is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Long Ago And Far Away?

Long Ago And Far Away was written by Jerome Kern.

What is the form of Long Ago And Far Away?

Long Ago And Far Away has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Long Ago And Far Away played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 185 BPM, 186 BPM and 178 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Long Ago And Far Away?

The opening bars are F6 Dm7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 Dm7 | Gm7 C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.