Fly Me To The Moon

Bart Howard · Key of C · ABAB

Easy · 9 unique chords

Written by Bart Howard in 1954 (originally titled "In Other Words"), this standard became iconic through Frank Sinatra's 1964 recording with Count Basie. Its cycle-of-fourths harmony makes it ideal for practising ii-V-I voice leading.

Voicing style:

A

Am7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless B

Bø7Rootless B

E7b9Rootless A

Am7Rootless B

B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

C6Close

Bø7Rootless B

E7b9Rootless A

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Practice this standard

Stage 3Rootless Voicings (Type A & B) — Learning Path

Listen to

Frank Sinatra / Count Basie Orchestra — It Might as Well Be Swing (1964)

Swinging big band arrangement — the rhythm section voicings are textbook.

Chords in this standard

Am7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bø7 E7b9 A7 C6

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Sources & Further Reading

Gioia, The Jazz Standards — Oxford University Press Levine, The Jazz Piano Book — Sher Music Mantooth, Voicings for Jazz Keyboard — Hal Leonard Jazz at Lincoln Center — Education Learn Jazz Standards