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September In The Rain chords & key

Harry Warren

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“September In The Rain” is a jazz standard by Harry Warren. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 9 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
D♭7
Fm7B♭7
1.
E♭6C7
Fm7B♭7
2.
E♭6
E♭6
B
B♭m7E♭7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
Cm7F7
Cm7F7
Fm7
B♭7
A
E♭maj7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
D♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6C7
Fm7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

9Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
13ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
11Different chords

Most used chords

  • A♭maj7×8
  • Fm7×6
  • B♭7×6
  • B♭m7×5
  • E♭7×5
  • E♭6×4

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major and A♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1956 Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings
Bing Crosby & Buddy Bregman · “September in the Rain”
1961 Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!!
Frank Sinatra · “September in the Rain”
1985 For All Seasons
Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli · “September in the rain”
1988 Menuhin and Grappelli Play “Jealousy” and Other Great Standards
Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli · “September in the Rain”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • September In the Rain Willie Smith and his Orchestra · Les Paul · Willie Smith · Billy May… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • "SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN" BOB ANDERSON'S OSHKOSH SERENADERS · JOE RUSHTON · BOB ANDERSON ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • September in the Rain Helen Hartley · Columbine Trio · Jimmy Reed · "Gibby" Gibson ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN ANDRE PREVIN · Bob Bain · Ralph Collier · Lloyd Pratt · Dubin · Warren · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • September In the Rain Lester Young and His Orchestra · Lester Young · Jo Jones · John… · 1953 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Undecided 61% Charlie Shavers C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
The Joker 56% Lee Morgan E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Tis Autumn 47% Henry Nemo E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
There's No You 41% Hal Hopper F major AABA · 32 Ballad
Eclypso 38% Tommy Flanagan E♭ major AABA · 32 Latin/swing
When You're Smilin' 35% Shay - Fisher - Goodwin B♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
I'll Never Be The Same 33% Khan-Malneck-Signorelli F major AB · 32 Medium swing
Don't Go To Strangers 32% Kent-Mason-Evans B♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is September In The Rain in?

September In The Rain is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote September In The Rain?

September In The Rain was written by Harry Warren.

What is the form of September In The Rain?

September In The Rain has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is September In The Rain played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to September In The Rain?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | Bbm7 Eb7 | Abmaj7 | Abmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.