Chords & Changes

Just Friends

Just Friends — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Just Friends was composed by John Klenner. The lyrics are credited to Sam M. Lewis. It dates from 1931. It is in Bb major, 32 bars long, and in AB (16-16) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Bb major
Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Bbm7
Eb7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Abm7
Db7
Gm7
C7
Am7
Dm7
G7
G7
Gm7
C7B7
Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Bbm7
Eb7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Abm7
Db7
Gm7
C7
Em7b5A7
Dm7
G7
Gm7C7
F6
Cm7F7

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)

  • Harry Edison — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1990
  • Armin Heitz & Zigan Swing Trio — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1996
  • Basa-Papesch Workshop — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1999
  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2002
  • Hajdu Klára Quartet — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2015
  • Frank Sinatra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2015

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Benny Carter (alto sax) — Benny Carter meets Oscar Peterson, Benny Carter / Oscar Peterson
    Swing · 205 bpm · swing feel
    1987
  • Chet Baker (trumpet) — Let's Get Lost
    Cool jazz · 190 bpm · swing feel
    1996

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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