Standards

C'est Si Bon chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: AABC
Bars: 40
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“C'est Si Bon” is a jazz standard by Henri Betti. It is usually played in B♭ major as a medium swing, and the 40-bar AABC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major, C minor and F♯ major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭⁶E♭⁷

D⁷G^7♭9

B♭⁶

A♭^m7D♭⁷

G♭^maj7E♭^m7

A♭^m7D♭⁷

G♭^maj7

G^m7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷D^m7D♭^m7

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^m7

F⁷

D^m7♭5

G^7♭9

C^m7

E♭^m6

D^m7

G⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭⁶

C^m7F⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I

5Minor ii–V–i

17ii–V moves

3Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

18Different chords

Most used chords

C^m7×10
F⁷×9
D^m7×5
E♭⁷×4
G⁷×4
B♭^maj7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

B♭ major, C minor and F♯ major

Recorded on these albums

1961	I Love Paris Pete Fountain With Charles Bud Dant and His Orchestra · “C'est si bon (It's All Good)”
1962	Holiday in Europe Bing Crosby · “C’est si bon”
1962	French Style Dean Martin · “C’est si bon”
1964	Guitar....Paris Tony Mottola · “C’est si bon”
1966	Color Me Barbra Barbra Streisand · “C’est si bon (It’s So Good)”
1967	Cry Young Ahmad Jamal · “C'est si bon”
1973	From Broadway To Paris Count Basie and Benny Goodman
1975	Golden Memories Bert Kaempfert
1987	Hine's Tune Earl Hines · “C'est si bon”
1992	Michel Legrand & Stephane Grappelli Michel Legrand & Stéphane Grappelli · “C'est si bon”
1992	Standards Biréli Lagrène, André Ceccarelli & Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen
1993	When There Is Love Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones · “C’est si bon”
1993	Plays the Music of Mickey Katz Don Byron
1998	July in Paris Jaki Byard Trio · “C'Est Si Bon”
2001	Jazz Seen Till Brönner · “C'est si bon”
2003	Spaceship Lullaby Sun Ra · “C'est si bon”
2003	Dans mon île Lisa Ono · “C’est si bon”
2005	Louis Armstrong - Great Moments 8 Louis Armstrong · “C'Est Si Bon”
2007	Rendez-vous Laura Fygi · “C'est si bon”
2008	For Stéphane Didier Lockwood · “C'est si bon”
2012	Chansons de ma jeunesse Guy Marchand · “C'est si bon”
2012	Gouache Jacky Terrasson · “C'est si bon”
2017	Music, Volume 1 Herb Alpert · “C’est si bon”
2022	Nikki by Starlight Nikki Yanofsky · “C’est si bon”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

c'est si bon alix combelle · betti archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Teach Me Tonight 32%	Gene DePaul	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Slow swing
Billy Boy 31%	Traditional	C major	AABA · 56	Medium-up swing
Call Me Irresponsible 24%	Jimmy Van-Heusen	F major	ABB · 28	Medium swing
Call Me 23%	Tony Hatch	G major	AABA · 56	Bossa nova
In Love In Vain 23%	Leo Robin Jerome Kern	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
When You Wish Upon A Star 23%	Leigh Harline	C major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Ceora 22%	Lee Morgan	A♭ major	ABAC · 32	Bossa nova
Darn That Dream 22%	Jimmy Van-Heusen	G major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is C'est Si Bon in?

C'est Si Bon is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote C'est Si Bon?

C'est Si Bon was written by Henri Betti.

What is the form of C'est Si Bon?

C'est Si Bon has 4 sections (AABC) with 40 bars in total.

How fast is C'est Si Bon played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to C'est Si Bon?

The opening bars are Cm7 | F7 | Bbmaj7 Eb7 | Dm7 G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.