Standards
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABB
- Bars
- 52
- Groove
- Jazz waltz
- Time signature
- 3/4
“Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. It is usually played in E♭ major as a jazz waltz, and the 52-bar ABB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 22 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- E♭6×17
- B♭7×11
- Fm7×5
- Cm7×4
- E♭6/B♭×3
- E♭6/G×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major and F minor
Recorded on these albums
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Flat Foot Floogee 24% | F major |
| A Ghost Of A Chance 23% | C major |
| Dinah 21% | G major |
| Down In The Depths 21% | G major |
| Lullaby Of Birdland 21% | A♭ major |
| Look To The Rainbow 20% | E♭ major |
| Skylark 20% | E♭ major |
| Some Enchanted Evening 20% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' in?
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'?
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' was written by Richard Rodgers.
What is the form of Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'?
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' has 3 sections (ABB) with 52 bars in total.
How fast is Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' played?
The usual groove is Jazz waltz.
What are the chord changes to Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'?
The opening bars are Eb6 | Bb7 | Eb6 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.