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Standards

Move chords & key

Denzil Best

Key
B♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4

“Move” is a jazz standard by Denzil Best. Most bands play it in B♭ major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 9 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major and E♭ major.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

A
×2
B♭6
E♭7
B♭6
Bdim7
Cm7
F7
B♭6
B♭6
B
Fm7
B♭7
E♭6
E♭6
C7
C7
Cm7
F7
A
B♭6
E♭7
B♭6
Bdim7
Cm7
F7
B♭6
B♭6

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

Harmonic analysis

5Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
5ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
9Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭6×12
  • Cm7×4
  • F7×4
  • E♭7×3
  • Bdim7×3
  • E♭6×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

B♭ major and E♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • Move Fats Navarro Quintet · Fats Navarro · Don Lanphere · Linton Garner ·… · 1949 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Take The A Train 44% Billy Strayhorn C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Só Danço Samba 37% Antonio-Carlos Jobim C major AABA · 32 Bossa nova
Cheers 35% Howard McGhee B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
You Can Depend On Me 32% Carpenter-Dunlap-Hines F major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 30% Hughie Cannon G major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing
A Sunday Kind Of Love 28% Belle-Prima-Leonard-Rhodes F major AABA · 32 Ballad
Sweet Sue, Just You 28% Harris-Young G major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Candy 27% David-Whitney-Kramer B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Move in?

Move is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Move?

Move was written by Denzil Best.

What is the form of Move?

Move has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Move played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to Move?

The opening bars are Bb6 | Eb7 | Bb6 | Bdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.