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The Glory Of Love chords & key

Billy Hill

Key
G major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“The Glory Of Love” is a jazz standard by Billy Hill. It is usually played in G major as a ballad, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 13 different chords and moves between the key centres G major and C major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — G major

A
Gmaj7Em7
Am7D7
Gmaj7G7
Cmaj7Cm6
Bm7Em7
Am7D7
1.
G6Em7
Am7D7
2.
G6
Dm7G7
B
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Gmaj7Gdim7
Gmaj7G7
Cm7
Cm7
A7
D7
A
Gmaj7Em7
Am7D7
Gmaj7G7
Cmaj7Cm6
Bm7Em7
Am7D7
G6
Am7D7

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

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
9ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
1Dominant chains
13Different chords

Most used chords

  • D7×9
  • Gmaj7×8
  • Am7×8
  • Em7×7
  • G7×5
  • Cmaj7×5

Key centres reached by ii–V

G major and C major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1966 As Matt Helm Sings Songs From “The Silencers”
Dean Martin · “The Glory of Love”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • GLORY OF LOVE HUMPHREY LYTTELTON AND HIS BAND · Hill · 1955 archive.org ↗
  • GLORY OF LOVE HUMPHREY LYTTELTON AND HIS BAND · (Hill) · 1955 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
I Like The Likes Of You 37% Vernon Duke E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 33% Serger Ellis G major AAB · 48 Medium swing
Mimi 32% Richard Rogers G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket 30% Irving Berlin C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
It's A Lovely Day Today 29% Irving Berlin B♭ major ABB · 28 Medium swing
One Morning In May 28% Hoagy Carmichael G major AAB · 48 Up-tempo swing
You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 27% Irving Berlin E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
52nd Street Theme 26% Thelonious Monk C major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is The Glory Of Love in?

The Glory Of Love is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.

Who wrote The Glory Of Love?

The Glory Of Love was written by Billy Hill.

What is the form of The Glory Of Love?

The Glory Of Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is The Glory Of Love played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to The Glory Of Love?

The opening bars are Gmaj7 Em7 | Am7 D7 | Gmaj7 G7 | Cmaj7 Cm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.