Standards
The Blue Room chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AABC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“The Blue Room” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, B♭ major and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm7×12
- C7×12
- Dm7×8
- F6×6
- Am7×4
- Cm7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, B♭ major and D minor
Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- BLUE ROOM BUSTER BAILEY ORCHESTRA · Rodgers · Hart archive.org ↗
- The Blue Room Buster Bailey Sextet · Rodgers · Hart · Charles Shavers · Billy Kyle… · 1940 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Why Do I Love You? 54% | A♭ major |
| My Shining Hour 45% | C major |
| How About You 35% | F major |
| It's Magic 34% | B♭ major |
| Indian Summer 33% | G major |
| Dinah 32% | G major |
| What A Difference A Day Made 31% | F major |
| Where Are You? 30% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is The Blue Room in?
The Blue Room is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote The Blue Room?
The Blue Room was written by Richard Rodgers.
What is the form of The Blue Room?
The Blue Room has 4 sections (AABC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is The Blue Room played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to The Blue Room?
The opening bars are F6 Dm7 | Gm7 C7 | Am7 Dm7 | Gm7 C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.