Standards
Be Careful It's My Heart chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Be Careful It's My Heart” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, F minor and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- C7×12
- Gm7/C×8
- Gm7×7
- F6×4
- A♭dim7×3
- F/A×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, F minor and G minor
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1942 | Original Soundtrack Recording Of The Classic 1942 Film "Holiday Inn" Bing Crosby |
| 1958 | Long Ago and Far Away Tony Bennett with Frank DeVol and His Orchestra · “Be Careful, It’s My Heart” |
| 1961 | Ring-a-Ding Ding! Frank Sinatra · “Be Careful, It's My Heart” |
| 1997 | Holiday Inn Bing Crosby |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is Be Careful It's My Heart in?
Be Careful It's My Heart is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Be Careful It's My Heart?
Be Careful It's My Heart was written by Irving Berlin.
What is the form of Be Careful It's My Heart?
Be Careful It's My Heart has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Be Careful It's My Heart played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Be Careful It's My Heart?
The opening bars are Gm7/C C7 | Gm7/C C7 | F6 Gm7 | Abdim7 F/A. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.