Standards

Cynthia's In Love chords & key

Key: E♭ major
Form: AABA
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Cynthia's In Love” is a jazz standard by Owens-White-Gish. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor and G minor.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

F^m7

B♭¹³B♭^7♭9

E♭⁶A♭^m6

G^m9G♭^dim7

F^m7

B♭^7sus

G^m7

C^7♭9

B♭^m7

A^9♯11

A♭^maj7

A^m7♭5D⁷

G^m7

C¹³

F^m7

G♭^m7B¹³

F^m7B♭¹³

D♭⁹C⁹

F^m7

B♭¹³B♭^7♭9

E♭⁶A♭^m6

G^m9G♭^dim7

F^m7B^9♯5

B♭^7susB♭^7♭9

E♭⁶⁹

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

3Minor ii–V–i

10ii–V moves

1Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

22Different chords

Most used chords

F^m7×8
B♭¹³×4
B♭^7♭9×4
E♭⁶×3
A♭^m6×3
G^m9×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

F minor and G minor

Characteristics

AABA song form

Historic 78 rpm recordings

Cynthia's in Love Tony Pastor and His Orchestra · Tony Pastor · Owens · Gish · White · 1946 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Sometime Ago 27%	Sergio Mikanovich	C major	AA · 36	Jazz waltz
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm 24%	Kahn-Kaper	F major	ABAC · 32	Medium-up swing
Happy Little Sunbeam 22%	Russ Freeman	F major	ABAC · 32	Up-tempo swing
Thou Swell 22%	Richard Rodgers	E♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium-up swing
Line For Lyons 21%	Gerry Mulligan	G major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Meditation 21%	Antonio-Carlos Jobim	C major	AAB · 40	Bossa nova
This I Dig Of You 21%	Hank Mobley	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium-up swing
Who Cares 21%	George Gershwin	C major	AB · 32	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Cynthia's In Love in?

Cynthia's In Love is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Cynthia's In Love?

Cynthia's In Love was written by Owens-White-Gish.

What is the form of Cynthia's In Love?

Cynthia's In Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Cynthia's In Love played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Cynthia's In Love?

The opening bars are Fm7 | Bb13 Bb7b9 | Eb6 Abm6 | Gm9 Gbdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.