Standards · 1994
Let's Face The Music And Dance chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- ABCA
- Bars
- 44
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1994
“Let's Face The Music And Dance” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin from 1994. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 44-bar ABCA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 20 different chords and moves between the key centres C minor, A♭ major, C major and F major. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Cm×8
- G7♭9×5
- G7×5
- A♭maj7×4
- Dm7♭5×3
- B♭7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
C minor, A♭ major, C major and F major
History
"Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a song published in 1936 by Irving Berlin for the film Follow the Fleet, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and featured in a celebrated dance duet with Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The jazz song has also been covered by various artists years following its release, including Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Todd Gordon and others.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1957 | The Beat of My Heart Tony Bennett · “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” |
| 1958 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” |
| 1961 | Ring-a-Ding Ding! Frank Sinatra · “Let's Face the Music and Dance” |
| 1963 | I Wanna Be Around Tony Bennett · “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” |
| 1964 | Let’s Face the Music! Nat King Cole · “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” |
| 1980 | Trilogy: Past Present Future Frank Sinatra · “Let's Face the Music and Dance” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Just You, Just Me 23% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Let's Face The Music And Dance in?
Let's Face The Music And Dance is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote Let's Face The Music And Dance?
Let's Face The Music And Dance was written by Irving Berlin (1994).
What is the form of Let's Face The Music And Dance?
Let's Face The Music And Dance has 4 sections (ABCA) with 44 bars in total.
How fast is Let's Face The Music And Dance played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Let's Face The Music And Dance?
The opening bars are Cm | Cm | Dm7b5 | G7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.