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Standards · 1930

Them There Eyes chords & key

Tracy-Tauber-Pinkard · Lyrics: Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey

Key
A♭ major
Form
ABAC
Bars
32
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1930

“Them There Eyes” is a jazz standard by Tracy-Tauber-Pinkard from 1930. It is usually played in A♭ major as a up-tempo swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 12 different chords and moves between the key centres A♭ major and D♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 7 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — A♭ major

A
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭6
F7
B♭7
B♭7
B
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
Fm7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
A
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭maj7
D♭maj7
C
D♭maj7
Ddim7
A♭maj7/E♭
B♭7E♭7
A♭maj7
F7
B♭7E♭7
A♭6E♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
3ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
5Dominant chains
12Different chords

Most used chords

  • A♭maj7×10
  • B♭7×6
  • E♭7×6
  • D♭maj7×3
  • A♭6×2
  • F7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

A♭ major and D♭ major

Characteristics

  • ABAC song form

History

"Them There Eyes" is a jazz song written by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, and William Tracey that was published in 1930. One of the early recorded versions was performed by Louis Armstrong in 1931. It was made famous by Billie Holiday, who recorded her version in 1939 for Vocalion Records.

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Recorded on these albums

1954 Billie and Stan
Billie Holiday and Stan Getz
1963 Ella and Basie!
Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra
1995 On The Sentimental Side
Billie Holiday
2000 The Essential Collection
Bing Crosby
2004 The Love Songs
Billie Holiday
2026 Too Marvelous For Words
Peggy Lee
— Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • Them There Eyes Annie Laurie · Paul Gayten And His Trio archive.org ↗
  • THEM THERE EYES DUKE ELLINGTON and His ORCH. · Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams… archive.org ↗
  • Them There Eyes Don Byas' All Star Quintet · Johny Guarnieri · Pinkard · Tracy ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • THEM THERE EYES Don Byas' All Star Quintet · Pinkard · Tracy · Tauber · Johnny… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • THEM THERE EYES TEDDY WILSON · Al Hall & J. C. Herd · Pinkard · Tracy · Tauber · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • Them There Eyes The Jones Brothers · Pinkard · Tracy · Tauber · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • Them There Eyes Annie Laurie · Paul Gayten and His Trio · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Don't Get Around Much Anymore 41% Duke Ellington C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home 39% Hughie Cannon G major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing
I Like The Likes Of You 33% Vernon Duke E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Old Cape Cod 31% Rothrock-Vakus-Jeffrey E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Crazy Rhythm 30% Wolfe-Kahn-Meyer F major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 30% Serger Ellis G major AAB · 48 Medium swing
Rose Room 30% Art Hickman A♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
The Frim Fram Sauce 29% Joe Richardel B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Them There Eyes in?

Them There Eyes is usually played in A♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is B♭ major, for E♭ instruments F major.

Who wrote Them There Eyes?

Them There Eyes was written by Tracy-Tauber-Pinkard (1930).

What is the form of Them There Eyes?

Them There Eyes has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Them There Eyes played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to Them There Eyes?

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