What key is A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square in?

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square was originally composed in the key of Eb. This page shows the chord chart transposed to D.

What is the form of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square?

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square is a 56-bar composition in AABBA form, composed by Manning Sherwin in null.

What scales to use to improvise over A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square?

To improvise over A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square in D, recommended scales are: D bebop, D bebop major.

Who composed A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square?

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square was composed by Manning Sherwin in null. It is a widely performed Jazz standard at jam sessions and concerts worldwide.

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square in Re

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BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square in Re (Guitar)

Chord Voicings Closest Voicing

La7/aes

Sim7/bes

Do♯7/c

Do - Do♯ - Fa - Sol♯ - Si

La♯m7

Ladim7

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square in Re

D major is one of guitar's most resonant keys. The open D string acts as a droning root, and the open A string provides the fifth. This gives D-based strumming a wide, ringing quality that flatpicks and fingerpicks love. D is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open D and A strings provide a powerful bass foundation, and the open high E is the 2nd scale degree adding brightness. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through D to B (descending minor third), B to F# (descending perfect fourth), F# to D (descending major third), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to F# (descending half step), F# to G (ascending half step), G to D (descending perfect fourth), D to A (descending perfect fourth), A to G (descending whole step), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to E (ascending major third), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to F# (descending minor third), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to B (descending perfect fourth), B to B (ascending unison), B to D (ascending minor third), D to F# (ascending major third), F# to D# (descending minor third), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to A# (descending minor third), A# to A (descending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from A to D by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

D major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, D Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

ballad2/2 · 56 bars · Form: AABBA

Chords: ReMaj7, Sim7, Fa♯m7, Re7, Sol, Fa♯7, Solm6, Re, La7, Solm7, Do7, Mim7, La7/aes, Fa♯m7♭5, Si7, Mim7♭5, Sim, Sim7/bes, Re6, Fa♯, Re♯m7, Sol♯m7, Do♯7, Do♯7/c, La♯m7, Ladim7.

Scales for Improvisation Re bebop, Re bebop major.