Fly Me to the Moon — chords & grille (gypsy jazz)
Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard — key of C (manouche), form A. Below is the full chord grid; on Haute Gitanerie you can play along with a scrolling chord ribbon, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and switch on a rhythm backing (la pompe) to practise your solos over the changes.
About
Written in 1954 by Bart Howard as In Other Words, it took its now-famous name over time and became iconic through Frank Sinatra's 1964 recording, later tied to the Apollo missions.
The sound — a textbook descending circle of fifths in C major: Am7-Dm7-G7-C rolling forward through ii-V motion, smooth and inevitable.
Practising it — perfect for internalising the circle of fifths. Play each arpeggio in turn, then connect them with guide-tone lines that step down a half or whole step from chord to chord. A steady medium swing suits it best.
Fly Me to the Moon chords — the grille
A : | Am7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | F | Bø | E7 | Am7 A7 | Dm7 | G7 | Em7 | A7 | Dm7 | G7 | C | Bø E7 |
Chords used
Am7 · Dm7 · G7 · C · F · Bø · E7 · A7 · Em7
Play along
Open the interactive grille for Fly Me to the Moon: loop any section, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and play over a rhythm accompaniment — with a real recorded pompe on featured tunes. In the browser, free.