Standards

Sonnymoon For Two chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: A
Bars: 12
Groove: Medium-up swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Sonnymoon For Two” is a jazz standard by Sonny Rollins. Most bands play it in B♭ major, medium-up swing; the tune runs 12 bars in A form. Its changes follow the 12-bar blues. In this atlas it appears on 21 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

B♭⁷

E♭⁷

B♭⁷

E♭⁷

B♭⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭⁷G⁷

C^m7F⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

2ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

3Dominant chains

5Different chords

Most used chords

B♭⁷×6
E♭⁷×3
C^m7×2
F⁷×2
G⁷×1

Characteristics

12-bar blues

Recorded on these albums

1957	A Night at the Village Vanguard Sonny Rollins · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1960	Crazy! Baby Jimmy Smith · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1962	Statements Milt Jackson · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1964	Comin’ On Strong James Moody · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1964	Soul Hits Les McCann · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1969	Rockin' in Rhythm Sonny Criss · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1981	The Montmartre Collection Vol. 1 Dexter Gordon · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1988	Both Sides of Midnight Dexter Gordon · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1989	New York, Greenwich Village, Village Vanguard, November 3, 1957 Sonny Rollins, Elvin Jones & Wilbur Ware · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1993	Statements Milt Jackson
1995	Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Marian McPartland with guest Amina Claudine Myers · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1995	Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Amina Claudine Myers Marian McPartland / Amina Claudine Myers · “Sonnymoon for Two”
1996	Live at the Montmartre Jazzhus Dexter Gordon
1997	The Squirrel Dexter Gordon · “Sonnymoon for Two”
2001	First Session Grant Green · “Sonymoon for Two”
2006	Fourmost Return Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine, Kenny Burrell, Grady Tate · “Sonnymoon for Two”
2008	Paris 1965 / Copenhagen 1968 Sonny Rollins
2008	Hemispheres Jim Hall & Bill Frisell · “Sonnymoon for Two”
2011	Road Shows, Vol. 2 Sonny Rollins · “Sonnymoon for Two”
2018	Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes (1969–1970) Grant Green · “Sonnymoon for Two”
2020	Rollins in Holland Sonny Rollins · “Sonnymoon for Two”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Things Ain't What They Used To Be 100%	Duke Ellington	D♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
Misterioso 63%	Thelonious Monk	B♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
Trane’s Blues 63%	John Coltrane	B♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
Parker's Mood 56%	Charlie Parker	B♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
Tenor Madness 56%	Sonny Rollins	B♭ major	A · 12	Medium-up swing
Bags' Groove 55%	Milt Jackson	F major	A · 12	Medium swing
Sandu 55%	Clifford Brown	E♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
Blues In The Closet 50%	Oscar Pettiford	A♭ major	A · 12	Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Sonnymoon For Two in?

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

Who wrote Sonnymoon For Two?

Sonnymoon For Two was written by Sonny Rollins.

What is the form of Sonnymoon For Two?

Sonnymoon For Two has 1 sections (A) with 12 bars in total.

How fast is Sonnymoon For Two played?

The usual groove is Medium-up swing.

What are the chord changes to Sonnymoon For Two?

The opening bars are Bb7 | Eb7 | Bb7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.