Published:
2012-03-21
Updated:
2026-08-27

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How High the Moon

How High the Moon is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. How High The Moon is also the basis for the song "Ornithology" a contrafact – a newly created melody written over the chord progression of another song.

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How High the Moon

How High the Moon is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. How High The Moon is also the basis for the song "Ornithology" a contrafact – a newly created melody written over the chord progression of another song.

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  • Keys: G
  • Styles: jazz

Play-along Track: How High the Moon

Key of G

How High the Moon

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How High the Moon - Play-along Leadsheet - Key of G

Leadsheet for the premium play-along track, How High the Moon.

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How High the Moon - Premium Play-along Track, Key of G

Play-along track for jazz standard How High the Moon in the key of G.

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How High the Moon

How High the Moon is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock.