Standards

Moonlight In Vermont chords & key

Key: E♭ major
Form: AAA
Bars: 28
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“Moonlight In Vermont” is a jazz standard by Karl Suessdorf. Most bands play it in E♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 28 bars in AAA form. Harmonically it contains 10 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, G major and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 10 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

×2

E♭⁶C^m7

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭⁶C^m7

D♭⁷

F^m7B♭^7sus

E♭⁶

A^m7D⁷

G^maj7E^m7

A^m7D⁷

G^maj7

B♭^m7E♭⁷

A♭^maj7F^m7

B♭^m7E♭⁷

A♭^maj7B♭^7♭9

E♭⁶C^m7

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭⁶C^m7

D♭⁷

F^m7B♭^7sus

E♭⁶

F⁷B♭⁷E⁷

E♭⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

10Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

10ii–V moves

1Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

16Different chords

Most used chords

E♭⁶×10
F^m7×7
C^m7×6
B♭⁷×4
D♭⁷×3
B♭^7sus×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, G major and A♭ major

Recorded on these albums

1956	Ella and Louis Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong · “Moonlight in Vermont”
1957	Body and Soul Billie Holiday · “Moonlight in Vermont”
1958	Come Fly With Me Frank Sinatra with Billy May and His Orchestra · “Moonlight in Vermont”
1960	The Genius Hits the Road Ray Charles · “Moonlight in Vermont”
1960	Hello Love Ella Fitzgerald · “Moonlight in Vermont”
1986	“Easy Living” Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass · “Moonlight in Vermont”
1998	That Old Black Magic Ella Fitzgerald · “Moonlight in Vermont”
2008	Ella & Louis (and Oscar Too) Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong & The Oscar Peterson Trio · “Moonlight in Vermont”
—	Ella Et Louis Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong · “Moonlight in Vermont”
—	It Ain't Over... Ella Fitzgerald

Historic 78 rpm recordings

Moonlight in Vermont Johnny Smith Quintet · Johnny Smith · Stan Getz · Eddie Safranksi ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT JOHNNY SMITH QUINTET · Johnny Smith · Stan Getz · Eddie Safranski ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
S' Wonderful 26%	George Gershwin	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing
The Love Nest 25%	Louis Hirsch	E♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
Easy Does It 22%	Oliver-Young	C major	ABA · 24	Medium swing
Good Bait 20%	Tadd Dameron	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Hey There 20%	Alder-Ross	E♭ major	ABAC · 36	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Moonlight In Vermont in?

Moonlight In Vermont is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Moonlight In Vermont?

Moonlight In Vermont was written by Karl Suessdorf.

What is the form of Moonlight In Vermont?

Moonlight In Vermont has 3 sections (AAA) with 28 bars in total.

How fast is Moonlight In Vermont played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Moonlight In Vermont?

The opening bars are Eb6 Cm7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Eb6 Cm7 | Db7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.