Standards · 1956
I Wish You Love chords & key
- 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 24 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
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
| 1959 | I Wish You Love Keely Smith |
| 1960 | Something Wonderful Nancy Wilson |
| 1962 | Cha Cha De Amor Dean Martin |
| 1963 | Wives and Lovers Jack Jones |
| 1963 | Gloria, Marty & Strings Gloria Lynne |
| 1964 | It Might as Well Be Swing Frank Sinatra, Count Basie And His Orchestra |
| 1964 | You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry Julie London |
| 1964 | A Weekend in Paris Chris Connor |
| 1964 | May I Come In? Blossom Dearie |
| 1964 | I Wish You Love Gloria Lynne |
| 1965 | Baby Breeze Chet Baker |
| 1965 | My Cherie Al Martino |
| 1965 | And I Love Him Esther Phillips |
| 1966 | Je m’appelle Barbra Barbra Streisand |
| 1966 | Fantastic Feliciano (The Voice And Guitar Of José Feliciano) José Feliciano · “I Wish You Love (Que Reste-t-Il De Nos Amours?)” |
| 1967 | Johnny Mathis Sings Johnny Mathis |
| 1967 | Street of Dreams Grant Green |
| 1967 | House of David David Newman |
| 1969 | The Good Life Sacha Distel |
| 1978 | Sweet and Swinging Chris Connor |
| 1983 | A Ray Brown 3 Ray Brown |
| 1990 | Basin Street Blues Earl Hines |
| 1992 | European Windows Greetje Kauffeld Trio & Quintet |
| 1992 | Bewitched Laura Fygi |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Jeannie's Song 31% | F major |
| Manhattan 30% | F major |
| Easy To Love 29% | G major |
| When You Wish Upon A Star 29% | C major |
| The Best Things In Life Are Free 28% | C major |
| Samba De Orfeu 28% | C major |
| Shiny Stockings 28% | F major |
| Billy Boy 26% | C major |
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.