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Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Honeysuckle Rose was composed by Fats Waller. The lyrics are credited to Andy Razaf. It dates from 1928. It is in F major, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

F major

Section A1

Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6
Am7D7

Section A2

Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6
F6

Section B1

F7
Cm7F7
Bb6
Bb6
G7
G7
C7
C7

Section A3

Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
F6
Am7D7

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Morgana King — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1984
  • Ken, Armelia, Charlaine, Andre, Nell & Company — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1987
  • Ray Shell / Debbie Bishop, Ray Shell / Dawn Hope, Debbie Bishop, Ray Shell / Sean Palmer, Dawn Hope / Melanie E. Marshall, Sean Palmer, Company / Company — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1995
  • The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & Nell Carter — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1999
  • Dick Wellstood — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2000
  • Sheila Jordan — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2005

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Phil Woods (alto sax) — Further Definitions, Benny Carter And His Orchestra
    Bebop · 233 bpm · swing feel
    1997

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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