Standards
I Got The Sun In The Morning chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 36
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“I Got The Sun In The Morning” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 36-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence, uses 16 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- F6×19
- Gm7×10
- C7♭5/G♭×9
- B♭maj7×7
- E♭9×6
- F7×3
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1999 | The Legendary Bing Crosby Bing Crosby · “I Got the Sun in the Morning” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I Got the Sun in the Morning Artie Shaw and his Orchestra · Mel Torme and The Meltones · Irving… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Candy 24% | B♭ major |
| I Cried For You 23% | F major |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco 23% | C major |
| I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 23% | G major |
| Easter Parade 21% | B♭ major |
| Happy Talk 21% | F major |
| She's Funny That Way 21% | E♭ major |
| This Time The Dream's On Me 21% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Got The Sun In The Morning in?
I Got The Sun In The Morning is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote I Got The Sun In The Morning?
I Got The Sun In The Morning was written by Irving Berlin.
What is the form of I Got The Sun In The Morning?
I Got The Sun In The Morning has 4 sections (AABA) with 36 bars in total.
How fast is I Got The Sun In The Morning played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I Got The Sun In The Morning?
The opening bars are C7b5/Gb F6 | C7b5/Gb F6 | C7b5/Gb F6 | F6 F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.