Standards
Easy To Love chords & key
- Key
- G major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Easy To Love” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. Most bands play it in G major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 6 minor ii–V–i, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres A minor and G major. In this atlas it appears on 7 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
- Am7×8
- E7♭9×7
- Bm7×6
- D7×5
- Gmaj7×5
- C7×5
Key centres reached by ii–V
A minor and G major
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1949 | Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs Bing Crosby · “Easy to Love” |
| 1952 | Solitude Billie Holiday · “Easy to Love” |
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Easy to Love” |
| 1959 | Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook Oscar Peterson · “Easy to Love” |
| 1961 | Ring-a-Ding Ding! Frank Sinatra · “You'd Be So Easy to Love” |
| 2007 | Sings Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald · “Easy to Love” |
| 2026 | Early Years - Selected Albums 1956-58 Johnny Mathis · “Easy to Love” |
Transcribed solos on Easy To Love
| Steve Lacy soprano saxophone | 166 BPM |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- EASY TO LOVE JOHNNY SMITH · Johnny Smith · Don Lamond · Arnold Fishkin · Perry… · 1954 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Day By Day 39% | G major |
| Poor Butterfly 39% | A♭ major |
| Avalon 38% | B♭ major |
| Manhattan 38% | F major |
| Shiny Stockings 37% | F major |
| Let There Be Love 36% | E♭ major |
| I Wish You Love 29% | E♭ major |
| I Should Care 28% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Easy To Love in?
Easy To Love is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.
Who wrote Easy To Love?
Easy To Love was written by Cole Porter.
What is the form of Easy To Love?
Easy To Love has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Easy To Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 166 BPM.
What are the chord changes to Easy To Love?
The opening bars are Am7 | Bm7b5 E7b9 | Am7 | D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.