You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To in A#

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Chord Diagrams — You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To in A# (Guitar)

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You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 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 G to A (ascending whole step), 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 E (ascending half step), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D# (ascending tritone), D# to E (ascending half step), E to A# (ascending tritone), A# to F# (descending major third), F# to C (ascending tritone), C to F# (ascending tritone), F# to F (descending half step), F to A# (ascending 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 G by minor third.

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 · 33 bars · Form: A

Chords: Gm, Am7♭5, D7, Fm7, A♯7, D♯, Em7♭5, A7, D♯6, Edim, A♯/F, F♯dim, C9, F♯7, F7, A♯.

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

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