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'Round Midnight

'Round Midnight — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

'Round Midnight was composed by Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams. The lyrics are credited to Bernie Hanighen. It dates from 1953. It is in Eb minor, 32 bars long, and in AABA form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Eb minor

Section A1

Ebm6Cm7b5
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm7Ab7
Bbm7Eb7
Abm7Db7
Bmaj7E7
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm6Bb7

Section A2

Ebm6Cm7b5
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm7Ab7
Bbm7Eb7
Abm7Db7
Bmaj7E7
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm6

Section B

Cm7b5F7
Fm7b5Bb7
Cm7b5F7
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm7Ab7
Abm7Db7
Bmaj7E7
Fm7b5Bb7

Section A3

Ebm6Cm7b5
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm7Ab7
Bbm7Eb7
Abm7Db7
Bmaj7E7
Fm7b5Bb7
Ebm6

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Ted Curson — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1979
  • Barney Wilen — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1987
  • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers with Wynton Marsalis — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1999
  • Wynton Marsalis — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2001
  • Sacha Distel — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2003
  • Anthony Braxton — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2007

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

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