Standards · 1954
I Love Paris chords & key
- Key
- C minor
- Form
- AB
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1954
“I Love Paris” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter from 1954. It is usually played in C minor as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres C minor, D minor and C major. In this atlas it appears on 8 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C minor
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Cm6×8
- C6×6
- Dm7♭5×5
- G7♭13×4
- G7×3
- Em7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
C minor, D minor and C major
History
"I Love Paris" is a popular song written by Cole Porter and published in 1953. The song was introduced by Lilo in the role of La Mome in the musical Can-Can. A line in the song's lyrics inspired the title of the 1964 film Paris When It Sizzles.
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Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I Love Paris Humphrey Lyttleton & His Band · Porter · 1955 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| My Heart Belongs To Daddy 26% | C minor |
| The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) 21% | G major |
| You Can Depend On Me 21% | F major |
| Easy To Love 20% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Love Paris in?
I Love Paris is usually played in C minor. For B♭ instruments that is D minor, for E♭ instruments A minor.
Who wrote I Love Paris?
I Love Paris was written by Cole Porter (1954).
What is the form of I Love Paris?
I Love Paris has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I Love Paris played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I Love Paris?
The opening bars are Cm6 | Cm6 | Cm6 | Cm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.