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Almost Like Being In Love chords & key

Frederick Loewe

Key
A♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
36
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“Almost Like Being In Love” is a jazz standard by Frederick Loewe. Most bands play it in A♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 36 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ minor, A♭ major, D♭ major and F major. In this atlas it appears on 9 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — A♭ major

A
D♭maj7
E♭7
A♭maj7
Cm7F7
B♭m7
E♭7
1.
A♭6
E♭m7A♭7
2.
A♭6
A♭6
B
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fm7
B♭7
Gm7
C7A♭7
A
D♭maj7
E♭7
A♭maj7
Cm7F7
B♭m7
Bdim7
A♭6/C
Bdim7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭6
E♭m7A♭7

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

5Major ii–V–I
3Minor ii–V–i
11ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
16Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭7×6
  • B♭m7×4
  • A♭6×4
  • D♭maj7×3
  • A♭maj7×3
  • Cm7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

B♭ minor, A♭ major, D♭ major and F major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1953 Sings for Two in Love
Nat ‘King’ Cole · “Almost Like Being in Love”
1961 Come Swing With Me!
Frank Sinatra · “Almost Like Being in Love”
1963 Ella Sings Broadway
Ella Fitzgerald · “Almost Like Being in Love”
1973 Sittin’ on Top of the World
Dean Martin
1987 Hello Young Lovers
Frank Sinatra · “Almost Like Being in Love”
1996 'S Wonderful
Gene Kelly · “Almost Like Being in Love”
2005 All My Life
Ella Fitzgerald
2015 The Complete Hits 1943-62
Frank Sinatra · “Almost Like Being in Love”
2026 Too Marvelous For Words
Peggy Lee · “Almost Like Being in Love”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
I See Your Face Before Me 24% Arthur Schwartz E♭ major ABAC · 32 Ballad
New York, New York 24% John Kander F major AABA · 42 Medium swing
The Best Things In Life Are Free 23% DeSylva-Brown-Henderson C major AB · 32 Medium-up swing
How Are Things In Glocca Morra 23% Burton Lane F major AAB · 30 Ballad
This Year's Kisses 22% Irving Berlin G major AABC · 28 Medium swing
Sometimes I'm Happy 21% Vincent Youmans F major ABAB · 32 Medium swing
When You're Smilin' 21% Shay - Fisher - Goodwin B♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
You Can Depend On Me 21% Carpenter-Dunlap-Hines F major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Almost Like Being In Love in?

Almost Like Being In Love is usually played in A♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is B♭ major, for E♭ instruments F major.

Who wrote Almost Like Being In Love?

Almost Like Being In Love was written by Frederick Loewe.

What is the form of Almost Like Being In Love?

Almost Like Being In Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 36 bars in total.

How fast is Almost Like Being In Love played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Almost Like Being In Love?

The opening bars are Dbmaj7 | Eb7 | Abmaj7 | Cm7 F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.