Standards

Falling In Love With Love chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: AA
Bars: 64
Groove: Jazz waltz
Time signature: 3/4

“Falling In Love With Love” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. It is usually played in B♭ major as a jazz waltz, and the 64-bar AA form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

B♭^maj7

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7

A^m7♭5

D^7♭9

G^m7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

A♭^7♯11

G^7♭9

C^m7

B^dim7

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7

G^m7

C^m7

F⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I

1Minor ii–V–i

9ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

10Different chords

Most used chords

B♭^maj7×25
C^m7×13
F⁷×12
G^m7×3
A^m7♭5×2
D^7♭9×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

B♭ major and G minor

Recorded on these albums

1961	Swing Along With Me Frank Sinatra · “Falling in Love With Love”
1963	Lena Like Latin Lena Horne · “Falling in Love With Love”
1987	Hello Young Lovers Frank Sinatra · “Falling in Love With Love”
2007	Stockholm Sweetnin' Quincy Jones · “Falling in Love With Love”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Alone Too Long 52%	Arthur Schwartz	G major	AABA · 32	Ballad
My Baby Just Cares For Me 46%	Walter Donaldson	A major	ABCD · 32	Medium swing
Dinah 43%	Harry Akst	G major	BBA · 24	Medium-up swing
In Love In Vain 39%	Leo Robin Jerome Kern	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
Blame It On My Youth 33%	Oscar Levant	E♭ major	ABAC · 32	Ballad
I've Got The World On A String 32%	Harold Arlen	F major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
The Good Life 31%	Sacha Distel	A♭ major	AB · 32	Ballad
I Like The Likes Of You 31%	Vernon Duke	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Falling In Love With Love in?

Falling In Love With Love is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Falling In Love With Love?

Falling In Love With Love was written by Richard Rodgers.

What is the form of Falling In Love With Love?

Falling In Love With Love has 2 sections (AA) with 64 bars in total.

How fast is Falling In Love With Love played?

The usual groove is Jazz waltz.

What are the chord changes to Falling In Love With Love?

The opening bars are Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.