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Straighten Up And Fly Right chords & key

Cole-Mills

Key
A♭ major
Form
AACD
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“Straighten Up And Fly Right” is a jazz standard by Cole-Mills. It is usually played in A♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AACD form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 13 different chords.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — A♭ major

A
A♭A♭/G♭
A♭/FA♭/E♭
D♭A♭/C
B♭m7E♭7
A♭A♭/G♭
A♭/FA♭/E♭
D♭A♭/C
1.
B♭m6E♭7
2.
B♭m7E♭7A♭6
C
C7
C7
F7
F7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
D
A♭A♭/G♭
A♭/FA♭/E♭
D♭A♭/C
B♭m7E♭7
A♭A♭/G♭
A♭/FA♭/E♭
D♭A♭/C
B♭m7E♭7A♭6

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

Harmonic analysis

6Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
6ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
13Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭7×8
  • A♭×6
  • A♭/G♭×6
  • A♭/F×6
  • A♭/E♭×6
  • D♭×6

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Little Peace In C For You 33% Michel Petrucciani C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Flintstones 32% Hoyt Curtain B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Perdido 31% Juan Tizol B♭ major AABA · 32 Latin
Robbin's Nest 30% Thompson-Jacquet C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Ain't She Sweet 29% Milton Ager E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Basin Street Blues 29% Spencer Williams B♭ major AA · 32 Slow swing
I Love Being Here With You 29% Bill Schluger, Peggy Lee B♭ major AABC · 32 Medium swing
Charleston 26% James Johnson B♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Straighten Up And Fly Right in?

Straighten Up And Fly Right is usually played in A♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is B♭ major, for E♭ instruments F major.

Who wrote Straighten Up And Fly Right?

Straighten Up And Fly Right was written by Cole-Mills.

What is the form of Straighten Up And Fly Right?

Straighten Up And Fly Right has 4 sections (AACD) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Straighten Up And Fly Right played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Straighten Up And Fly Right?

The opening bars are Ab Ab/Gb | Ab/F Ab/Eb | Db Ab/C | Bbm7 Eb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.