'Round Midnight
by Thelonious Monk (1944) Jazz Ballad 32 bars (AABA)
Monk's most recorded composition. Features chromatic, angular harmony.
Key: D#
Progression
D#m7
G#7
C#Δ7
F7
A#m7
D#7
G#Δ7
G#Δ7
Voice Leading Patterns
Pattern 1
D#m7
G#7
C#Δ7
F7
A#m7
D#7
G#Δ7
G#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
6
6
8
6
✕
✕
6
5
6
6
✕
✕
5
5
6
4
✕
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
✕
5
3
6
4
✕
✕
3
3
5
4
✕
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
Pattern 2
D#m7
G#7
C#Δ7
F7
A#m7
D#7
G#Δ7
G#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
10
8
11
9
✕
✕
8
8
10
9
✕
✕
8
6
10
8
✕
✕
9
8
10
8
✕
✕
8
6
8
8
✕
✕
7
6
8
6
✕
✕
7
5
6
6
✕
✕
7
5
6
6
✕
Pattern 3
D#m7
G#7
C#Δ7
F7
A#m7
D#7
G#Δ7
G#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
13
11
13
13
✕
✕
12
11
13
11
✕
✕
12
10
11
11
✕
✕
12
10
13
12
✕
✕
10
10
11
11
✕
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
✕
8
8
10
10
✕
✕
8
8
10
10
✕
Pattern 4
D#m7
G#7
C#Δ7
F7
A#m7
D#7
G#Δ7
G#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
3
3
4
4
✕
✕
3
1
4
3
✕
✕
1
1
3
3
✕
✕
3
2
3
3
✕
✕
1
1
3
1
✕
✕
1
0
1
1
✕
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
Random:
D#m7
G#7
C#Δ7
F7
A#m7
D#7
G#Δ7
G#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
3
3
4
4
✕
✕
6
5
6
6
✕
✕
5
5
6
4
✕
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
✕
5
3
6
4
✕
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
✕
8
8
10
10
✕
Drop 2 Inversions
D#Minor7
D#Inv 1
D#Inv 2
D#Inv 3
D#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
6
6
8
6
✕
✕
10
8
11
9
✕
✕
13
11
13
13
✕
✕
3
3
4
4
✕
G#Dominant
G#Inv 1
G#Inv 2
G#Inv 3
G#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
12
11
13
11
✕
✕
3
1
4
3
✕
✕
6
5
6
6
✕
✕
8
8
10
9
✕
C#Major7
C#Inv 1
C#Inv 2
C#Inv 3
C#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
5
5
6
4
✕
✕
8
6
10
8
✕
✕
12
10
11
11
✕
✕
1
1
3
3
✕
FDominant
FInv 1
FInv 2
FInv 3
FInv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
9
8
10
8
✕
✕
12
10
13
12
✕
✕
3
2
3
3
✕
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
A#Minor7
A#Inv 1
A#Inv 2
A#Inv 3
A#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
1
1
3
1
✕
✕
5
3
6
4
✕
✕
8
6
8
8
✕
✕
10
10
11
11
✕
D#Dominant
D#Inv 1
D#Inv 2
D#Inv 3
D#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
7
6
8
6
✕
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
✕
1
0
1
1
✕
✕
3
3
5
4
✕
G#Major7
G#Inv 1
G#Inv 2
G#Inv 3
G#Inv 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
✕
12
12
13
11
✕
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
✕
7
5
6
6
✕
✕
8
8
10
10
✕