Standards
It's De-lovely chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABA
- Bars
- 36
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“It's De-lovely” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 36-bar ABA form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 20 different chords and moves between the key centres G minor, B♭ major and F major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
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
- C7×7
- Gm7×6
- F6×5
- Cm7×4
- F×3
- Fmaj7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
G minor, B♭ major and F major
Recorded on these albums
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “It’s Delovely” |
| 1959 | Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook Oscar Peterson · “It's De-Lovely” |
| 2007 | Sings Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald · “It’s De‐Lovely” |
| 2026 | Early Years - Selected Albums 1956-58 Johnny Mathis |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is It's De-lovely in?
It's De-lovely is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote It's De-lovely?
It's De-lovely was written by Cole Porter.
What is the form of It's De-lovely?
It's De-lovely has 3 sections (ABA) with 36 bars in total.
How fast is It's De-lovely played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to It's De-lovely?
The opening bars are F | Faug | F6 | Fmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.