Chords & Changes

I'm Coming Virginia

I'm Coming Virginia — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

I'm Coming Virginia was composed by Donald Heywood. The lyrics are credited to Will Marion Cook. It dates from 1926. It is in F major, 24 bars long, and in ABC (8-8-8) form.

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Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

F major
FAbdim7
F6Bbmaj7Am7Dm7
D7G7
C7F7
BbA7
G7C7
F7Gm7
C7Gm7Ebdim7C7
FAbdim7
F
Am
Am
Bm7b5E7
Am7b5D7
Gbmaj7C7
F7F
Bb6Gm7
Gm7Dm
Dm6
CD7
Gm7
G7C7
F7Gm7
F

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)

  • Bix Beiderbecke — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1952
  • Albert Nicholas Quartet, Art Hodes — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1997
  • Vic Lewis/Jack Parnell Jazzmen — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2005
  • Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra & Bix Beiderbecke — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Bix Beiderbecke (cornet) — The Gold Collection - 40 Classic Performances
    Traditional jazz · 132 bpm · twobeat feel
    1997
  • Sidney Bechet (soprano sax) — The Cradle Of Jazz -Sidney Bechet - Chant In The Night CD 2
    Traditional jazz · 193 bpm · twobeat feel

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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