Standards

I Left My Heart In San Francisco chords & key

Key: C major
Form: ABA
Bars: 32
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“I Left My Heart In San Francisco” is a jazz standard by George Cory. Most bands play it in C major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in ABA form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 17 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

C⁶G⁷

E^m7E♭^dim7

D^m7

G⁷

D^mD^mmaj7

D^m7G⁷

C^maj7G⁷

C^maj7D^m7E♭^dim

C^maj7_/EG⁷

C^maj7B⁷

E^m7B⁷

E^m7A⁷

A^m7

D⁷

D^m7

G⁷

C⁶G⁷

E^m7E♭^dim7

D^m7

G⁷

D^m7

G⁷

B^m7

E⁷

A^7♭13

D⁷

D^m7

G⁷

C⁶

D^m7G⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

3Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

10ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

2Dominant chains

17Different chords

Most used chords

G⁷×11
D^m7×8
E^m7×4
C⁶×3
C^maj7×3
D⁷×3

Recorded on these albums

1962	I Left My Heart in San Francisco Tony Bennett · “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Walkin' My Baby Back Home 39%	Ahlert-Turk	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 28%	Daugherty-Neiberg-Reynolds	G major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
I've Heard That Song Before 27%	Jule Styne	C major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
In A Little Spanish Town 26%	Wayne-Lewis-Young	G major	AB · 32	Medium swing
You Made Me Love You 26%	James Monaco	C major	AB · 32	Medium swing
I Cried For You 24%	Freed-Arnheim-Lyman	F major	ABA · 40	Ballad
Call Me Irresponsible 23%	Jimmy Van-Heusen	F major	ABB · 28	Medium swing
I Got The Sun In The Morning 23%	Irving Berlin	F major	AABA · 36	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is I Left My Heart In San Francisco in?

I Left My Heart In San Francisco is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote I Left My Heart In San Francisco?

I Left My Heart In San Francisco was written by George Cory.

What is the form of I Left My Heart In San Francisco?

I Left My Heart In San Francisco has 3 sections (ABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is I Left My Heart In San Francisco played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to I Left My Heart In San Francisco?

The opening bars are C6 G7 | Em7 Ebdim7 | Dm7 | G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.