Standards · 1964
The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2) chords & key
- Key
- A♭ major
- Form
- CCDA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1964
“The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2)” is a jazz standard by Cy Coleman from 1964. It is usually played in A♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar CCDA form has 4 sections.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — A♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Fm6×5
- D♭7/F×3
- A♭7×3
- D♭9×3
- E♭m7×3
- A6×3
History
"The Best Is Yet to Come" is a 1959 song composed by Cy Coleman to lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. It is associated with Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on his 1964 album It Might as Well Be Swing accompanied by Count Basie under the direction of Quincy Jones. It was the last song Sinatra sang in public, on February 25, 1995, and the words "The Best is Yet to Come" were etched on Sinatra's original tombstone until it was replaced in 2020 (for reasons never officially explained by the Sinatra family) with a new stone that reads "Sleep Warm, Poppa". Although Sinatra made it popular, the song was written for and introduced by Tony Bennett. Before it was recorded by Sinatra, the song's debut was sung and played by Cy Coleman on Hugh Hefner's Playboy's Penthouse variety show.
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Frequently asked questions
What key is The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2) in?
The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2) is usually played in A♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is B♭ major, for E♭ instruments F major.
Who wrote The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2)?
The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2) was written by Cy Coleman (1964).
What is the form of The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2)?
The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2) has 4 sections (CCDA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2) played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to The Best Is Yet To Come (Page 2)?
The opening bars are Fm Db7/F | Fm6 Db7/F | Fm Db7/F | Fm6 Eb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.