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Bewitched chords & key

Richard Rodgers

Key
C major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“Bewitched” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. Most bands play it in C major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres C major, F major and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 5 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A
Cmaj7Am7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7C7♯5
Fmaj7G♭dim7
C6/GAm7
1.
Dm7G7A7
Dm7
G7
2.
Dm7Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Em7♭5A7♭9
B
Dm6
Dm6
Am7
Am7
Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Em7E♭dim7
Dm7G7
A
Cmaj7Am7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7C7♯5
Fmaj7G♭dim7
C6/GAm7
Dm7G7
C6Am7
Dm7G7

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

Harmonic analysis

7Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
12ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
17Different chords

Most used chords

  • Dm7×11
  • G7×10
  • Am7×9
  • Cmaj7×6
  • Fmaj7×4
  • C7♯5×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

C major, F major and D minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald
1958 Give the Lady What She Wants
Lena Horne
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Richard Rodgers Songbook
Oscar Peterson
1961 Tony Bennett Sings for Two
Tony Bennett
1964 The Third Album
Barbra Streisand · “Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered)”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • BEWITCHED RONALD CHESNEY · Rodgers · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • Bewitched Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis · Bill Doggett · Oscar Pettiford · "Shadow"… · 1952 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Airmail Special 32% Charlie Christian C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Big Nick 32% John Coltrane G major A · 8 Medium slow
Cotton Tail 31% Duke Ellington B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Put On A Happy Face 27% Charles Strouse E♭ major ABCD · 32 Medium swing
It's Only a Paper Moon 26% Harold Arlen G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
High Hopes 25% Jimmy Van-Heusen F major A · 28 Medium swing
Someday My Prince Will Come 25% Frank Churchill B♭ major ABAC · 32 Jazz waltz
A Certain Smile 24% Fain-Webster F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Bewitched in?

Bewitched is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote Bewitched?

Bewitched was written by Richard Rodgers.

What is the form of Bewitched?

Bewitched has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Bewitched played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Bewitched?

The opening bars are Cmaj7 Am7 | Dm7 G7 | Cmaj7 C7#5 | Fmaj7 Gbdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.