Standards
Put On A Happy Face chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABCD
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Put On A Happy Face” is a jazz standard by Charles Strouse. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABCD form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 15 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor, E♭ major and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.
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
- B♭7×11
- Fm7×10
- C7×8
- A♭maj7×7
- E♭6×5
- Gm7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
F minor, E♭ major and A♭ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1966 | Put On a Happy Face Oscar Peterson · “Put On a Happy Face” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Cotton Tail 35% | B♭ major |
| For Sentimental Reasons 33% | F major |
| It's Only a Paper Moon 33% | G major |
| Just Squeeze Me 31% | F major |
| Among My Souvenirs 29% | E♭ major |
| Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) 29% | B♭ major |
| Scrapple From The Apple 29% | F major |
| Big Nick 28% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Put On A Happy Face in?
Put On A Happy Face is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Put On A Happy Face?
Put On A Happy Face was written by Charles Strouse.
What is the form of Put On A Happy Face?
Put On A Happy Face has 4 sections (ABCD) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Put On A Happy Face played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Put On A Happy Face?
The opening bars are Eb6 Abmaj7 | Gm7 C7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Fm7 Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.