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Standards · 1956

I Wish You Love chords & key

Charles Trenet · Lyrics: Charles Trenet

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1956

“I Wish You Love” is a jazz standard by Charles Trenet from 1956. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 23 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, E♭ minor, F minor and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

V
E♭mE♭mmaj7
E♭m7E♭m6
Fm7♭5
B♭7♭13
1.
E♭mE♭mmaj7
E♭m7E♭m6
Fm7♭5
B♭7♭9
2.
E♭maj7
Cm7♭5F7
Fm7
B♭7
A
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7A♭7
Gm7G♭dim7
Fm7
B♭7
1.
E♭maj7A♭7
Gm7C7
2.
B♭m7
E♭7
B
A♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
E♭6A♭7
Gm7C7
Fm7
Cm7F7
Fm7
B♭7C7
A
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7A♭7
Gm7G♭dim7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭6A♭7
Gm7C7

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

Harmonic analysis

6Major ii–V–I
5Minor ii–V–i
18ii–V moves
6Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
23Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fm7×9
  • B♭7×8
  • A♭7×6
  • Gm7×6
  • E♭maj7×5
  • C7×4

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, E♭ minor, F minor and A♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1962 Cha Cha De Amor
Dean Martin
1964 It Might as Well Be Swing
Frank Sinatra, Count Basie And His Orchestra
1966 Je m’appelle Barbra
Barbra Streisand

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Jeannie's Song 31% Marchel Ivery F major ABB · 24 Medium swing
Manhattan 30% Richard Rodgers F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Easy To Love 29% Cole Porter G major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
When You Wish Upon A Star 29% Leigh Harline C major AABA · 32 Ballad
The Best Things In Life Are Free 28% DeSylva-Brown-Henderson C major AB · 32 Medium-up swing
Samba De Orfeu 28% Luiz Bonfa C major AAB · 40 Bossa nova
Shiny Stockings 28% Frank Foster F major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Billy Boy 26% Traditional C major AABA · 56 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is I Wish You Love in?

I Wish You Love is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote I Wish You Love?

I Wish You Love was written by Charles Trenet (1956).

What is the form of I Wish You Love?

I Wish You Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is I Wish You Love played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to I Wish You Love?

The opening bars are Ebm Ebmmaj7 | Ebm7 Ebm6 | Fm7b5 | Bb7b13. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.