Standards · 1960
Meditation chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- AAB
- Bars
- 40
- Groove
- Bossa nova
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1960
“Meditation” is a jazz standard by Antonio-Carlos Jobim from 1960. It is usually played in C major as a bossa nova, and the 40-bar AAB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor and C major. In this atlas it appears on 5 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
- C6×9
- Dm7×9
- Em7×6
- Fm6×6
- A7♭13×5
- G7♯5×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
D minor and C major
History
"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. The English version has lyrics by Norman Gimbel. In Finland, the song was recorded in 1963 by Olavi Virta with lyrics by Saukki under the title "Hymy, kukka ja rakkaus". Erkki Liikanen recorded the song in 1967 with lyrics by Aarno Raninen under the title "Taas on hiljaisuus".
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Recorded on these albums
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Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Out Of Nowhere 34% | G major |
| Let There Be Love 33% | E♭ major |
| My Little Suede Shoes 30% | E♭ major |
| Sometimes I'm Happy 28% | F major |
| Get Me To The Church On Time 27% | G major |
| When You Wish Upon A Star 27% | C major |
| You Do Something To Me 27% | E♭ major |
| Dream 26% | B♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Meditation in?
Meditation is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote Meditation?
Meditation was written by Antonio-Carlos Jobim (1960).
What is the form of Meditation?
Meditation has 3 sections (AAB) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is Meditation played?
The usual groove is Bossa nova.
What are the chord changes to Meditation?
The opening bars are C6 | C6 | B7sus | B7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.