How to practice On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in the key of C. Listen to the audio with bass, piano, and drums, start by playing the melody, then practice improvisation and soloing over the chord changes.

What scales to use for soloing over On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)?

For soloing over On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever), recommended scales include: bebop, bebop major. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)?

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) was composed by Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner in 1965. It is a swing standard in 2/2 time. The original key is G; this page shows it transposed to C.

What key is On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in?

The original key of On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) is G. The form is A with 34 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to C.

What scales work for improvising over On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)?

Recommended scales for On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in C: bebop, bebop major. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays, with context-aware analysis (e.g., Phrygian Dominant over secondary dominants).

How does the interactive backing track work?

The backing track plays with realistic walking bass, drum patterns, and voice-led chord voicings. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays. You can limit the fretboard zone for close-proximity voicings, toggle a reference melody, loop any section, and choose between multiple sound presets. Works for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and 7 more instruments.

Can I edit the chord chart?

Yes. You can modify the structure, chords, and arrangement of any standard to match your preferred version or create your own reharmonization.

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in C

Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner(1965)swing

Do Re MiC D E

Section A

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CMaj9♬

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F13♯11♬

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CMaj7add9♬

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Fm69♬

A♯9♯11♬

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G13♭9

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C7add13

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CMaj9♬

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BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in C (Guitar)

Display

FingerNoteDegree

Chord Voicings Closest Voicing

CMaj9

F13♯11

F - A - C - E♭ - G - B - D

CMaj7add9

Fm69

A♯9♯11

G13♭9

C7add13

C - E - G - B♭ - A

FMaj7

Em9

G7♭9

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) in C

Key of C

With no sharps or flats, C major is the theoretical home base on guitar. The open G, B, and high E strings all belong to the C major chord, creating natural sustain. C is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open B and high E strings ring within the scale, and every basic chord uses familiar open shapes. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

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

Scales for Improvisation

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

swing2/2 · 34 bars · Form: A

Chords: CMaj9, F13♯11, CMaj7add9, Dm7, Em7, A7♭9, Dm9, Fm69, A♯9♯11, D♯dim7, Gsus2, G13♭9, Gm7, C9, Csus2, C7add13, FMaj7, D9, G9, Em9, G7♭9, C6.

Scales for Improvisation C bebop, C bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of C