The original recording is a four even beats to the bar, a thirty-two measure AABA form that is based on the chord progression to a song called "You're Driving Me Crazy" in the key of E-flat major.
The original recording is a four even beats to the bar, written in AABA form, thirty-two measures long. Basie and Jazz historian Mark C. Gridley claimed that "Moten Swing" is based on the chord progression to the song "You're Driving Me Crazy" in the key of E-flat major.