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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World chords & key

Rodgers-Hart

Key
F major
Form
AAB
Bars
60
Groove
Jazz waltz
Time signature
3/4

“The Most Beautiful Girl In The World” is a jazz standard by Rodgers-Hart. Most bands play it in F major, jazz waltz; the tune runs 60 bars in AAB form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 14 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 13 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fdim7
Fdim7
Fmaj7
Fdim7
Fmaj7
A♭dim7
Gm7
C7
Gm6
C7
1.
Fmaj7
Am7
Gm7
C7
2.
Cm7
Cm7
Am7♭5
D7
B
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7
Am7
D7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7
Gm7
C7
1.
Cm7
Cm7
Am7♭5
D7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
Gm7/C
F6
Dm7
Gm7
C7

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
17ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • C7×10
  • Fmaj7×9
  • Gm7×9
  • Fdim7×6
  • Dm7×5
  • Cm7×4

Recorded on these albums

1956 Bobby Short
Bobby Short · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1957 Jazz in ¾ Time
Max Roach · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1962 The Lively Ones
Vic Damone · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1963 Johnny
Johnny Mathis · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (From Billy Rose’s "Jumbo")”
1963 The Liveliest At Basin Street East
Vic Damone · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1964 Broadway Solo Guitar
Laurindo Almeida
1966 Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1966 My Favorite Things
The Dave Brubeck Quartet · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1977 Tony Bennett Sings... More Great Rodgers & Hart
Tony Bennett · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1996 Swing Is Here
Dick Hyman · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1999 Sings Rodgers & Hart Songs
Tony Bennett · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
1999 The Lively Ones / Strange Enchantment
Vic Damone · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
2014 After Dark
Bobby Caldwell · “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) 28% Isham Jones G major AB · 32 Medium swing
I Cover The Waterfront 26% Johnny Green G major AABA · 32 Ballad
The Best Things In Life Are Free 24% DeSylva-Brown-Henderson C major AB · 32 Medium-up swing
Dearly Beloved 24% Jerome Kern C major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
It's Magic 24% Jule Styne B♭ major ABCD · 32 Ballad
Eclypso 22% Tommy Flanagan E♭ major AABA · 32 Latin/swing
This Time The Dream's On Me 22% Harold Arlen G major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Fools Rush In 20% Rube Bloom C major ABAC · 32 Slow swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is The Most Beautiful Girl In The World in?

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote The Most Beautiful Girl In The World?

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World was written by Rodgers-Hart.

What is the form of The Most Beautiful Girl In The World?

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World has 3 sections (AAB) with 60 bars in total.

How fast is The Most Beautiful Girl In The World played?

The usual groove is Jazz waltz.

What are the chord changes to The Most Beautiful Girl In The World?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fdim7 | Fdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.