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Standards · 1930

Walkin' My Baby Back Home chords & key

Ahlert-Turk

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1930

“Walkin' My Baby Back Home” is a jazz standard by Ahlert-Turk from 1930. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and G minor.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7B♭7
E♭maj7B♭7
E♭maj7C7
F7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
1.
E♭6B♭7
2.
E♭6D7♭9
B
Gm7
C7
Cm7Cm7/B♭
Am7♭5D7♭9
Gm7
C7
Cm7F7
Fm7B♭7
A
E♭maj7B♭7
E♭maj7B♭7
E♭maj7C7
F7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
14ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
11Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭7×17
  • Fm7×10
  • E♭maj7×9
  • C7×5
  • F7×4
  • E♭6×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major and G minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" is a popular song written in 1930 by Roy Turk (lyrics) and Fred E. Ahlert (music). The song first charted in 1931 with versions by Nick Lucas (No. 8), Ted Weems (also No. 8), The Charleston Chasers (No. 15) and Lee Morse (No. 18).

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Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
I Left My Heart In San Francisco 39% George Cory C major ABA · 32 Ballad
I May Be Wrong 31% Henry Sullivan E♭ major AABC · 32 Medium swing
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 28% Daugherty-Neiberg-Reynolds G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
She's Funny That Way 25% Charles Daniels E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
You Better Go Now 23% Reichner-Graham E♭ major ABC · 24 Medium swing
Lover Man 22% Davis-Ramirez-Sherman F major AABA · 32 Ballad
Mood Indigo 22% Duke Ellington A♭ major AB · 32 Ballad
You Made Me Love You 22% James Monaco C major AB · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Walkin' My Baby Back Home in?

Walkin' My Baby Back Home is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Walkin' My Baby Back Home?

Walkin' My Baby Back Home was written by Ahlert-Turk (1930).

What is the form of Walkin' My Baby Back Home?

Walkin' My Baby Back Home has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Walkin' My Baby Back Home played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Walkin' My Baby Back Home?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7 C7 | F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.