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 E.

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 E, recommended scales are: E bebop, E 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 Mi

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BPM: 120

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

Chord Voicings Closest Voicing

Si7/aes

Do♯m7/bes

Re♯7/c

Do - Re♯ - Sol - La♯ - Do♯

Dom7

Sidim7

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square in Mi

E major is arguably guitar's most powerful key. The open low E and high E strings ring sympathetically as the root, while the open B provides the fifth. This triple reinforcement gives E-based riffs and chords unmatched depth and volume. E is a beginner-level key on guitar because both the low E and high E strings ring as the root, and the open B is the fifth — three open strings reinforce the tonic chord. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through E to C# (descending minor third), C# to G# (descending perfect fourth), G# to E (descending major third), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to G# (descending half step), G# to A (ascending half step), A to E (descending perfect fourth), E to B (descending perfect fourth), B to A (descending whole step), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to F# (ascending major third), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to G# (descending minor third), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to C# (descending perfect fourth), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to E (ascending minor third), E to G# (ascending major third), G# to F (descending minor third), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to D# (ascending unison), D# to C (descending minor third), C to B (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 B to E by perfect fourth.

Scales for Improvisation

E 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, E Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

ballad2/2 · 56 bars · Form: AABBA

Chords: MiMaj7, Do♯m7, Sol♯m7, Mi7, La, Sol♯7, Lam6, Mi, Si7, Lam7, Re7, Fa♯m7, Si7/aes, Sol♯m7♭5, Do♯7, Fa♯m7♭5, Do♯m, Do♯m7/bes, Mi6, Sol♯, Fam7, La♯m7, Re♯7, Re♯7/c, Dom7, Sidim7.

Scales for Improvisation Mi bebop, Mi bebop major.