Standards

My One And Only Love chords & key

Key: C major
Form: AABA
Bars: 32
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“My One And Only Love” is a jazz standard by Wood-Mellin. Most bands play it in C major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 8 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor, C major and E minor. In this atlas it appears on 8 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

C^maj7A^m7

D^m7G⁷A♭^dim

A^m7F^maj7

E^m7A⁷

D^m7G⁷A♭^dim

A^m7D⁷

D^m7G⁷

E^m7A⁷D^m7G⁷

C⁶G♭^m7♭5B⁷

E^m7D♭^m7♭5

G♭^m7♭5B^7♭9

E^m7D♭^m7♭5

G♭^m7♭5B^7♭9

E^mE^mmaj7

E^m7A⁷

D^m7A⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^maj7A^m7

D^m7G⁷A♭^dim

A^m7F^maj7

E^m7A⁷

D^m7G⁷A♭^dim

A^m7D⁷

D^m7G⁷

C⁶G⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I

8Minor ii–V–i

22ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

16Different chords

Most used chords

D^m7×12
G⁷×12
A^m7×9
E^m7×7
A♭^dim×6
A⁷×6

Key centres reached by ii–V

D minor, C major and E minor

Characteristics

AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1958	The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald · “My One and Only Love”
1962	Ella Swings Gently With Nelson Ella Fitzgerald · “My One and Only Love”
1962	Cha Cha De Amor Dean Martin · “My One and Only Love”
1963	John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman · “My One and Only Love”
1970	Louis Armstrong and His Friends Louis Armstrong · “My One and Only Love”
2015	The Complete Hits 1943-62 Frank Sinatra · “My One and Only Love”
2017	Love in Triplicate - Sinatra Sings Great American Songbook Frank Sinatra · “MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE (1953)”
2026	Early Years - Selected Albums 1956-58 Johnny Mathis · “My One and Only Love”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
More Than You Know 43%	Vincent Youmans	C major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Too Young To Go Steady 41%	Jimmy McHugh	F major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Teach Me Tonight 36%	Gene DePaul	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Slow swing
The Rainbow Connection 34%	Williams-Ascher	G major	AAB · 34	Jazz waltz
In Love In Vain 32%	Leo Robin Jerome Kern	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 29%	Irving Berlin	E♭ major	AABA · 56	Medium swing
All By Myself 28%	Irving Berlin	C major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
At Last 28%	Harry Warren	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is My One And Only Love in?

My One And Only Love is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote My One And Only Love?

My One And Only Love was written by Wood-Mellin.

What is the form of My One And Only Love?

My One And Only Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is My One And Only Love played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to My One And Only Love?

The opening bars are Cmaj7 Am7 | Dm7 G7 Abdim | Am7 Fmaj7 | Em7 A7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.