Standards · 1956
I Could Have Danced All Night chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- ABCD
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1956
“I Could Have Danced All Night” is a jazz standard by Frederick Loewe from 1956. Most bands play it in C major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABCD form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 14 different chords and moves between the key centres C major, E major and G major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Dm7×8
- G7×7
- Cmaj7×5
- C×2
- C6×2
- Dmmaj7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
C major, E major and G major
History
"I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956. The song is sung by the musical's heroine, Eliza Doolittle, expressing her exhilaration and excitement after an impromptu dance with her tutor, Henry Higgins, in the small hours of the morning. In a counterpoint during the second of 3 rounds, two maids and the housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce, urge Eliza to go to bed, but she ignores them. It was first performed by Julie Andrews in the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady. In the 1964 film adaptation of the musical, the song was sung by Marni Nixon, dubbing the singing voice of Audrey Hepburn, who played Eliza Doolittle. In 2004, Nixon's version finished at #17 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
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Recorded on these albums
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Godchild 31% | A♭ major |
| Parisian Thoroughfare 28% | F major |
| Portrait Of Jennie 28% | E♭ major |
| Skyliner 27% | C major |
| I Love You 26% | F major |
| Fran Dance 25% | B♭ major |
| My Secret Love 24% | E♭ major |
| You Better Go Now 24% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Could Have Danced All Night in?
I Could Have Danced All Night is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote I Could Have Danced All Night?
I Could Have Danced All Night was written by Frederick Loewe (1956).
What is the form of I Could Have Danced All Night?
I Could Have Danced All Night has 4 sections (ABCD) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I Could Have Danced All Night played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I Could Have Danced All Night?
The opening bars are C | Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | C6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.