Standards · 1925
Manhattan chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1925
“Manhattan” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers from 1925. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 15 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 5 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
- Gm7×10
- C7×9
- Fmaj7×7
- D7×5
- Am7×4
- A♭dim7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major and G minor
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
History
"Manhattan" is a popular song and part of the Great American Songbook. The music was written by Richard Rodgers and the lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the 1925 revue Garrick Gaieties. In 1925, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart had been song-writing partners for six years, but had only sold one song to a Broadway show, "Any Old Place with You", which was bought by former vaudeville performer, now producer, Lew Fields. On August 26, 1919, he inserted it into his current musical, A Lonely Romeo, at the Casino Theater. (Inserting new songs into running musicals was a common practice at that time.) Since then, they had not sold another. They continued writing, but were only able to donate songs to a long list of amateur or benefit shows.
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Recorded on these albums
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| When You Wish Upon A Star 42% | C major |
| Shiny Stockings 41% | F major |
| Easy To Love 38% | G major |
| It's Magic 35% | B♭ major |
| Where Are You? 34% | G major |
| Fools Rush In 32% | C major |
| Jeannie's Song 32% | F major |
| You Made Me Love You 32% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Manhattan in?
Manhattan is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Manhattan?
Manhattan was written by Richard Rodgers (1925).
What is the form of Manhattan?
Manhattan has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Manhattan played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Manhattan?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 D7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 Bb7 | Am7 Abdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.