Standards

I Believe In You chords & key

Key
G major
Form
AAB
Bars
64
Groove
Medium-up swing
Time signature
4/4

“I Believe In You” is a jazz standard by Frank Loesser. It is usually played in G major as a medium-up swing, and the 64-bar AAB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 9 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres A minor, A♭ major, B major, G major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 19 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — G major

A
Am7
Ammaj7
Am7
Am6
Bm7
C7♯11
Bm7
E7
Am7
Ammaj7
Am7
Am6
Bmaj7
C♯m7F♯7
Bmaj7
E7
Am7
D7
Bm7
E7
Am7
D7
1.
G6
E7
2.
G6
A♯m7D♯7
B
G♯maj7
A♯m7D♯7
G♯maj7
F7
A♯m7
D♯7
G♯maj7
Cm7F7
A♯maj7
Cm7F7
A♯maj7
A♯maj7
Gm7
C7
Am7D7
Bm7E7

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

Harmonic analysis

9Major ii–V–I
4Minor ii–V–i
18ii–V moves
2Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
19Different chords

Most used chords

  • Am7×13
  • E7×8
  • Bm7×7
  • D7×5
  • Ammaj7×4
  • Am6×4

Key centres reached by ii–V

A minor, A♭ major, B major, G major and B♭ major

Recorded on these albums

1962 Sugar ’n’ Spice
Peggy Lee · “I Believe in You”
1962 Empathy
Shelly Manne / Bill Evans with Monty Budwig · “I Believe in You”
1962 Time for 2
Anita O’Day & Cal Tjader · “I Believe in You”
1962 Domino
Roland Kirk · “I Believe in You”
1963 The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan · “I Believe in You”
1963 Broadway – My Way
Nancy Wilson · “I Believe in You”
1963 Right Here, Right Now!
Billy Taylor
1963 Solo
Kai Winding
1964 It Might as Well Be Swing
Frank Sinatra, Count Basie And His Orchestra · “I Believe in You”
1966 In a Broadway Bag
Bobby Darin · “I Believe in You”
1980 Make It Count
Idris Muhammad · “I Believe in You”
1984 Godsend
Nancy Wilson · “I Believe in You”
1996 The New Sound Of Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
1999 Swingin' the Standards
Bobby Darin · “I Believe in You”
2004 She Loves Me / There's Love & There's Love & There's Love
Jack Jones · “I Believe in You”
2009 In and Out
James Blood Ulmer · “I Believe in You”
2015 Walk Along
Trijntje Oosterhuis · “I Believe in You”
2016 Nobody but Me
Michael Bublé · “I Believe in You”
2021 Come What May
Jane Monheit · “I Believe in You”

Frequently asked questions

What key is I Believe In You in?

I Believe In You is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.

Who wrote I Believe In You?

I Believe In You was written by Frank Loesser.

What is the form of I Believe In You?

I Believe In You has 3 sections (AAB) with 64 bars in total.

How fast is I Believe In You played?

The usual groove is Medium-up swing.

What are the chord changes to I Believe In You?

The opening bars are Am7 | Ammaj7 | Am7 | Am6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.