Standards
Beautiful Love chords & key
- Key
- D minor
- Form
- AA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Beautiful Love” is a jazz standard by Victor Young. It is usually played in D minor as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AA form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor and F major.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — D minor
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Dm×10
- A7♭9×8
- Em7♭5×5
- Gm7×4
- C7×2
- Fmaj7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
D minor and F major
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| I'm A Fool To Want You 29% | E minor |
| Don't Explain 26% | D minor |
| The Meaning Of The Blues 22% | D minor |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Beautiful Love in?
Beautiful Love is usually played in D minor. For B♭ instruments that is E minor, for E♭ instruments B minor.
Who wrote Beautiful Love?
Beautiful Love was written by Victor Young.
What is the form of Beautiful Love?
Beautiful Love has 2 sections (AA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Beautiful Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Beautiful Love?
The opening bars are Em7b5 | A7b9 | Dm | Dm. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.