Standards
Love Is Just Around The Corner chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Love Is Just Around The Corner” is a jazz standard by Lewis Gensler. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 2 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
- G7×15
- C7×13
- D7×11
- Fmaj7×6
- Am7×3
- F6×3
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1962 | Sinatra and Swingin’ Brass Frank Sinatra · “Love Is Just Around the Corner” |
| 1991 | Up In Duke's Workshop Duke Ellington |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- LOVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER ANDRE PREVIN · Bob Bain · Lloyd Pratt · Ralph Collier archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Cheetah 24% | B♭ major |
| I Don't Know Enough About You 23% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Love Is Just Around The Corner in?
Love Is Just Around The Corner is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Love Is Just Around The Corner?
Love Is Just Around The Corner was written by Lewis Gensler.
What is the form of Love Is Just Around The Corner?
Love Is Just Around The Corner has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Love Is Just Around The Corner played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Love Is Just Around The Corner?
The opening bars are G7 C7 | Fmaj7 D7 | G7 C7 | Fmaj7 D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.