Standards
Be My Love chords & key
- Key
- G major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 36
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Be My Love” is a jazz standard by Nikolaus Brodszky. Most bands play it in G major, medium swing; the tune runs 36 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres E minor and G major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks and in 1 transcribed solo.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — G major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Am7×7
- Em7×6
- Bm7×5
- D7×3
- Gsus×2
- G×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
E minor and G major
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1956 | Woodlore Phil Woods |
| 1957 | First Place J.J. Johnson |
| 1957 | 's Marvelous Ray Conniff |
| 1959 | The Time Is Right Lou Donaldson |
| 1961 | Sax Voz Nº2 Elizeth Cardoso, Moacyr Silva |
| 1962 | Rhapsody in Rhythm Ray Conniff · “To My Love” |
| 1962 | Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies Eddie Harris |
| 1964 | I Wish You Love Gloria Lynne |
| 1977 | True to Life Ray Charles |
| 1982 | Back Street Lou Donaldson |
| 1983 | Suddenly Marcus Miller |
| 1983 | Low Ride Earl Klugh · “(If You Want to) Be My Love” |
| 1985 | Z.T.’s Blues Stanley Turrentine |
| 1991 | Sarah Slightly Classical Sarah Vaughan |
| 1993 | Chicago Revisited Ahmad Jamal |
| 1995 | Love Walked In Joe Pass ~ Tommy Gumina Trio |
| 1996 | ’S Wonderful / ’S Marvelous Ray Conniff · “’S Marvelous: Be My Love” |
| 1997 | My Mother’s Eyes Etta Jones |
| 1999 | The Melody at Night, With You Keith Jarrett |
| 2004 | All-Star Spectacular Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 2004 | Be My Love Keely Smith |
| 2005 | Naked Guitar Earl Klugh |
| 2006 | Turned to Blue Nancy Wilson |
| 2009 | April in Paris Ray Conniff / Ray Conniff and His Orchestra |
Transcribed solos on Be My Love
| Phil Woods alto saxophone | 218 BPM |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- Be My Love The Georgie Auld Quintet · Cahn · Brodsky · 1951 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Our Love is Here to Stay 24% | F major |
| Jeepers Creepers 21% | B♭ major |
| Oh, Lady Be Good 21% | G major |
| Tangerine 21% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Be My Love in?
Be My Love is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.
Who wrote Be My Love?
Be My Love was written by Nikolaus Brodszky.
What is the form of Be My Love?
Be My Love has 4 sections (ABAC) with 36 bars in total.
How fast is Be My Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 218 BPM.
What are the chord changes to Be My Love?
The opening bars are Gsus G | Gmaj7 | F#m7b5 | B7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.