Standards
People Will Say We're In Love chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- AABD
- Bars
- 48
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“People Will Say We're In Love” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. Most bands play it in C major, medium swing; the tune runs 48 bars in AABD form. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres C major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 24 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
- G7×12
- C6×11
- Dm7×10
- D7×7
- Cmaj7×3
- A7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
C major and B♭ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1954 | Ella-Songs in a Mellow Mood Ella Fitzgerald · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1956 | Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill Donald Byrd · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1956 | Dream of You Helen Merrill · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1956 | Blow Your Horn Bennie Green and Paul Quinichette · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1957 | Boy Meets Girl Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1957 | Sonny Stitt With The New Yorkers Sonny Stitt · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1958 | Give the Lady What She Wants Lena Horne · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1958 | Broadway in Rhythm Ray Conniff · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1959 | Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre |
| 1960 | Like in Love Nancy Wilson · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1960 | Etta Jones Sings Etta Jones · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1961 | Ray Charles and Betty Carter Ray Charles & Betty Carter · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1962 | From Paris With Love Sacha Distel · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1962 | Buddy & Soul Buddy Greco · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1964 | Cole Slaw Lou Donaldson · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1966 | Jack Jones Sings Jack Jones · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1966 | Champagne on Broadway Lawrence Welk · “People Will Say We’re in Love” |
| 1967 | The Fox & the Hounds Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1968 | Taking A Chance On Love Guy Lombardo · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1968 | The Gamut Chico Hamilton · “People Will Say We're in Love (From the Musical Production "Oklahoma")” |
| 1987 | Two For Tea Rita Reys & Louis van Dijk · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1988 | Collaboration Helen Merrill & Gil Evans · “People Will Say We’re In Love” |
| 1988 | California Concerts, Volume 2 Gerry Mulligan · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
| 1990 | Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein Rosemary Clooney · “People Will Say We're in Love” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- People Will Say We're in Love Hal Goodman and his Orchestra · Hammerstein II · Rodgers · 1943 archive.org ↗
- People Will Say We're In Love Jerry Jerome and All His Stars · Jerry Jerome · Bill Clifton · Bill… · 1944 archive.org ↗
- People Will Say We're In Love Jerry Jerome And All His Stars · Oscar Hammerstein 2nd · Richard… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| You Better Go Now 36% | E♭ major |
| Over The Rainbow (Somewhere) 28% | E♭ major |
| When You Wish Upon A Star 28% | C major |
| I Get Along Without You 26% | B♭ major |
| I'm In The Mood For Love 26% | C major |
| Bye Bye Baby 25% | B♭ major |
| My Ship 25% | F major |
| Time On My Hands 25% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is People Will Say We're In Love in?
People Will Say We're In Love is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote People Will Say We're In Love?
People Will Say We're In Love was written by Richard Rodgers.
What is the form of People Will Say We're In Love?
People Will Say We're In Love has 4 sections (AABD) with 48 bars in total.
How fast is People Will Say We're In Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to People Will Say We're In Love?
The opening bars are C6 | G7 | Cmaj7 | Dm7 G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.