Time signature for Fly Me To The Moon?????

[Johnny StingRay]

What the heck is the time signature for Fly Me To The Moon?

Real Book = 3/4
Ralph Patt Vanilla Changes and Invalid Link Removed = 4/4
Musescore = 5/4
Playground Sessions = 4/2

I usually prefer Ralph Patt (RIP) Vanilla Changes because it allows me a lot of freedom and ease to create my own chord extensions and substitutions; plus, he was a very experienced player, so I tend to accept his 4/4 for this song.

I'd appreciate any input from the learned members of Talk Bass!

 

[jallenbass]

I believe the original is 3/4 but is usually played in 4/4.

 

[Sam Dingle]

its in 4/4. I play jazz for a living and never have even heard a version of it in 3/4. I'd love to find it though..

But yeah fly me to the moon is in 4/4.

 

[jallenbass]

its in 4/4. I play jazz for a living and never have even heard a version of it in 3/4. I'd love to find it though..

But yeah fly me to the moon is in 4/4.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

4/4

 

[skwee]

Play it as you will. Obviously the tune can take it.

Nice 3/4 version above!

Oh, look--cut time bossa nova, too:

 

[mrcbass]

I think most of us are familiar with the 4/4 version (Sinatra come to my mind) with t a lot of swing on it. But as proven above, it has been done in a 3/4 waltz.

I guess you could say the original version is "right" (don't know which that is), but that's the fun things about jazz - you can spin things anyway you can imagine it.

 

[Johnny StingRay]

Thank you, everyone.

 

[Constantine]

Here is a link to my bass score I did a few years ago if your looking for one: http://bit.ly/1pjiplc
Link to video:
Cheers