All My Tomorrows in A#

Jimmy van Heusen / Sammy Cahn(1959)swing
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All My Tomorrows in A#

Key of A#

A# (Bb) major requires barre chords rooted at fret 1 on the A string or fret 6 on the E string. Despite the barre demands, it is a common key in funk, New Orleans R&B, and brass band music. The open D string can ring as the major third for added color. A# is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open D string is the major 3rd of Bb, adding a bright color if allowed to ring. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

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

Scales for Improvisation

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

swing4/4 · 29 bars · Form: AB

Chords: Cm7, F7♭9, Dm7, C♯m7, G7♭9, A♯, A♯7, D♯, G♯7sus4, Em7♭5, D♯m, A♯/D, F7, G7, D♯Maj7, A♯6.

Scales for Improvisation A# bebop, A# bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of A#