Standards · 1927
My Heart Stood Still chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1927
“My Heart Stood Still” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers from 1927. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 5 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
- C7×9
- Gm7×8
- Fmaj7×6
- Dm7×4
- Am7×4
- F7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major and G minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"My Heart Stood Still" is a 1927 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart. It was written for the Charles Cochran revue One Dam' Thing after Another, which opened at the London Pavilion on May 19, 1927. The show starred Jessie Matthews, Douglas Byng, Lance Lister, and Richard Dolman, running for 237 performances.
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Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- MY HEART STOOD STILL DOROTHY COLLINS · Richard Rodgers · Larenz Hart · 1953 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Airmail Special 37% | C major |
| All Too Soon 35% | C major |
| Again 33% | G major |
| Cotton Tail 31% | B♭ major |
| The Rainbow Connection 30% | G major |
| Without A Song 29% | E♭ major |
| When Your Lover Has Gone 28% | G major |
| Big Nick 27% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is My Heart Stood Still in?
My Heart Stood Still is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote My Heart Stood Still?
My Heart Stood Still was written by Richard Rodgers (1927).
What is the form of My Heart Stood Still?
My Heart Stood Still has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is My Heart Stood Still played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to My Heart Stood Still?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 Dm7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 F7 | Bb6 Eb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.