Songs Using Rhythm Changes
A list of popular songs that use the I-vi-ii-V chord progression, also known as the “rhythm changes”:
- “I Got Rhythm” – George Gershwin
- “Lady Be Good” – George Gershwin
- “Anthropology” – Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie
- “Oleo” – Sonny Rollins
- “Moose the Mooche” – Charlie Parker
- “Bebop” – Dizzy Gillespie
- “Donna Lee” – Charlie Parker
- “Dexterity” – Charlie Parker
- “Billie’s Bounce” – Charlie Parker
- “St. Thomas” – Sonny Rollins
- “Dewey Square” – Charlie Parker
- “Indiana” – Ballard MacDonald/James F. Hanley
- “Confirmation” – Charlie Parker
- “Au Privave” – Charlie Parker
- “Yardbird Suite” – Charlie Parker
- “Scrapple from the Apple” – Charlie Parker
- “Ornithology” – Charlie Parker
- “Just Friends” – John Klenner/Sam M. Lewis
- “A Night in Tunisia” – Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli
- “Groovin’ High” – Dizzy Gillespie
These songs are just a few examples, and there are many more compositions that utilize the I-vi-ii-V progression in various forms.