Standards

Night And Day chords & key

Key: C major
Form: AAB
Bars: 48
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Night And Day” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. Most bands play it in C major, medium swing; the tune runs 48 bars in AAB form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 11 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks and in 3 transcribed solos.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A♭^maj7

G⁷

C^maj7

A♭^maj7

G⁷

C^maj7

G♭^m7♭5

F^m7

E^m7

E♭^dim7

D^m7

G⁷

C^maj7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

C^maj7

E♭^maj7

C^maj7

G♭^m7♭5

F^m7

E^m7

E♭^dim7

D^m7

G⁷

C⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

3Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

3ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

11Different chords

Most used chords

C^maj7×15
G⁷×7
A♭^maj7×4
E♭^maj7×4
G♭^m7♭5×3
F^m7×3

Recorded on these albums

1949	Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs Bing Crosby · “Night and Day”
1951	Presenting Jimmy Raney Jimmy Raney · “Night and Day”
1953	The Astaire Story Fred Astaire · “Night and Day”
1953	Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter Oscar Peterson
1953	The Great Artistry of Django Reinhardt Django Reinhardt · “Night and Day”
1954	Cole Porter in a Modern Mood Randy Weston · “Night and Day”
1955	The Genius of Art Tatum #6 Art Tatum · “Night and Day”
1955	The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet Art Tatum, Roy Eldridge, John Simmons & Alvin Stoller · “Night and Day”
1955	Mambo Moves Garner Erroll Garner · “Night and Day”
1956	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Night and Day”
1956	Intimate Listening Teddy Wilson · “Night and Day”
1956	For You Earl Bostic · “Night and Day”
1956	Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter Sonny Criss · “Night and Day”
1957	A Swingin’ Affair! Frank Sinatra · “Night and Day”
1958	This Is Tal Farlow Tal Farlow · “Night and Day”
1958	For You Earl Bostic · “Night and Day”
1958	Jimmy Raney Visits Paris Jimmy Raney
1959	Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook Oscar Peterson · “Night and Day”
1959	Louis and Keely! Louis Prima & Keely Smith · “Night and Day”
1959	Anita O’Day Swings Cole Porter With Billy May Anita O’Day with Billy May · “Night and Day”
1959	The Wildest Guitar Mickey Baker · “Night and Day”
1960	Say It With Music Ray Conniff · “Night and Day”
1960	The Steve Lawrence Sound Steve Lawrence · “Night and Day”
1960	Parole E Musica Helen Merrill · “Night and Day”

Transcribed solos on Night And Day

Zoot Sims tenor saxophone	217 BPM	D-maj	1950-06-16
Zoot Sims tenor saxophone	218 BPM	D-maj	1950-06-16
Ben Webster tenor saxophone	182 BPM	D-maj	1956-09-11

Historic 78 rpm recordings

Night and Day Johnny Long and His Orchestra · Cole Porter archive.org ↗
Night and Day Coleman Hawkins Quartet · Teddy Wilson · Coleman Hawkins · Cozy Cole… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Night and Day Coleman Hawkins Quartet · Teddy Wilson · Coleman Hawkins · Cozy Cole… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Night and Day Joe Sullivan · Archie Rosate · Zutty Singleton · Ulysses Livingston… · 1944 archive.org ↗
NIGHT AND DAY COLEMAN HAWKINS QUARTET · TEDDY WILSON · Cole Hawkins · Teddy Wilson… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Night And Day Cole Porter · Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers · B. Smith… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Night and Day Artie Shaw And His Orchestra · Cole Porter · 1946 archive.org ↗
NIGHT AND DAY WILBERT BARANCO AND HIS RHYTHM BOMBARDIERS · B. Smith · M. Johnson ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What key is Night And Day in?

Night And Day is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote Night And Day?

Night And Day was written by Cole Porter.

What is the form of Night And Day?

Night And Day has 3 sections (AAB) with 48 bars in total.

How fast is Night And Day played?

The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 217 BPM, 218 BPM and 182 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Night And Day?

The opening bars are Abmaj7 | G7 | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.