Standards

The End Of A Love Affair chords & key

Key: F major
Form: AABAC
Bars: 40
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“The End Of A Love Affair” is a jazz standard by Edward Redding. It is usually played in F major as a ballad, and the 40-bar AABAC form has 5 sections. Harmonically it contains 14 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, E♭ major, D♭ major, C major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

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G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m7A♭⁷

D♭^maj7G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

D^m7G⁷

C^maj7

A^m7D⁷

D^m7G⁷

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

F^m7B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m7A♭⁷

D♭^maj7G^m7C⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

B♭^m6E♭⁷

F^maj7

A♭^dim7

G^m7G♭^dim7

G^m7C⁷

F⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

14Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

25ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

22Different chords

Most used chords

G^m7×9
C⁷×8
F^maj7×6
E♭^m7×6
A♭⁷×6
D^m7×5

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, E♭ major, D♭ major, C major and B♭ major

Recorded on these albums

1957	Close to You Frank Sinatra · “The End of a Love Affair”
1958	Lady in Satin Billie Holiday · “The End of a Love Affair”
1963	Where Did Everyone Go? Nat King Cole · “The End of a Love Affair”
1972	The Good Things in Life Tony Bennett · “End of a Love Affair”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
My Shining Hour 29%	Harold Arlen	C major	AB · 32	Medium swing
Afternoon In Paris 26%	John Lewis	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Long Ago And Far Away 25%	Jerome Kern	F major	ABAC · 32	Up-tempo swing
I'm Glad There Is You 23%	Jimmy Dorsey	F major	ABCA · 36	Ballad
Just Friends 23%	John Klenner	G major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
The Best Things In Life Are Free 22%	DeSylva-Brown-Henderson	C major	AB · 32	Medium-up swing
My Secret Love 22%	Roger Vogel	E♭ major	AABC · 48	Medium swing
Falling In Love With Love 21%	Richard Rodgers	B♭ major	AA · 64	Jazz waltz

Frequently asked questions

What key is The End Of A Love Affair in?

The End Of A Love Affair is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote The End Of A Love Affair?

The End Of A Love Affair was written by Edward Redding.

What is the form of The End Of A Love Affair?

The End Of A Love Affair has 5 sections (AABAC) with 40 bars in total.

How fast is The End Of A Love Affair played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to The End Of A Love Affair?

The opening bars are Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.