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Tis Autumn chords & key

Henry Nemo

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

“Tis Autumn” is a jazz standard by Henry Nemo. Most bands play it in E♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, F minor and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
Fm7
B♭7♯5
E♭maj7Fm7
Gm7C7♭9
Fm7D♭7♯11
Cm7F7
Fm7B♭7
1.
E♭6C7♯9
2.
E♭6
B
B♭m7E♭7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭6E♭7♭9♯5
A♭6
Cm7F7
Cm7F7
Fm7C7♯5♯9
F7B♭7
A
Fm7
B♭7♯5
E♭maj7Fm7
Gm7C7♭9
Fm7D♭7♯11
Cm7F7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6C7♭9♯5

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

Harmonic analysis

7Major ii–V–I
3Minor ii–V–i
16ii–V moves
3Tritone substitutions
2Dominant chains
17Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fm7×13
  • F7×6
  • Cm7×5
  • B♭7×4
  • B♭7♯5×3
  • E♭maj7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, F minor and A♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1976 Fitzgerald and Pass… Again
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass · “’Tis Autumn”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • 'Tis Autumn Bunny Berigan · Bunny Berigan and his Orchestra · Lynne Richards ·… · 1941 archive.org ↗
  • TIS AUTUMN THE STAN GETZ QUINTET · Stan Getz · Jimmy Raney · Duke Jordan · Bill… · 1953 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
September In The Rain 47% Harry Warren E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Undecided 41% Charlie Shavers C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
There's No You 37% Hal Hopper F major AABA · 32 Ballad
I'll Never Be The Same 34% Khan-Malneck-Signorelli F major AB · 32 Medium swing
Don't Go To Strangers 33% Kent-Mason-Evans B♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
The Things We Did Last Summer 33% Cahn-Styne F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
The Joker 32% Lee Morgan E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
When You're Smilin' 31% Shay - Fisher - Goodwin B♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Tis Autumn in?

Tis Autumn is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Tis Autumn?

Tis Autumn was written by Henry Nemo.

What is the form of Tis Autumn?

Tis Autumn has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Tis Autumn played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Tis Autumn?

The opening bars are Fm7 | Bb7#5 | Ebmaj7 Fm7 | Gm7 C7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.