Standards

My Heart Belongs To Daddy chords & key

Key: C minor
Form: AABC
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium-up swing
Time signature: 4/4

“My Heart Belongs To Daddy” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. Most bands play it in C minor, medium-up swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABC form. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C minor

×2

C^m6

F^m6

G^7♭9

D^m7♭5G^7♭13

C^m6

G^7♭9

C^maj7

C⁷

F^maj7

F^m6

C⁶

D^m7♭5G^7♭13

C^m6D^m7♭5G⁷

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

3Minor ii–V–i

6ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

10Different chords

Most used chords

C^m6×12
G^7♭9×6
D^m7♭5×6
G^7♭13×5
F^m6×3
C^maj7×3

Recorded on these albums

1954	Ella-Songs in a Mellow Mood Ella Fitzgerald · “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”
1957	Plays Cole Porter - The Genius of Charlie Parker #5 Charlie Parker · “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”
1959	Have Trumpet, Will Excite! Dizzy Gillespie · “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”
1972	Ella Loves Cole Ella Fitzgerald · “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”
1978	Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald · “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”
2002	I Want To Be Happy Ella Fitzgerald

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Idle Moments 27%	Grant Green	C minor	A · 16	Slow swing
I Love Paris 26%	Cole Porter	C minor	AB · 32	Medium swing
Tempus Fugit 25%	Bud Powell	D minor	AABA · 32	Up-tempo swing
Sway 23%	Ruiz-Gimbel	G minor	AABA · 32	Latin
Bohemia After Dark 20%	Oscar Pettiford	G minor	AABA · 32	Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is My Heart Belongs To Daddy in?

My Heart Belongs To Daddy is usually played in C minor. For B♭ instruments that is D minor, for E♭ instruments A minor.

Who wrote My Heart Belongs To Daddy?

My Heart Belongs To Daddy was written by Cole Porter.

What is the form of My Heart Belongs To Daddy?

My Heart Belongs To Daddy has 4 sections (AABC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is My Heart Belongs To Daddy played?

The usual groove is Medium-up swing.

What are the chord changes to My Heart Belongs To Daddy?

The opening bars are Cm6 | Cm6 | Cm6 | Fm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.