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Standards · 1956

The Party's Over chords & key

Styne-Comden-Green · Lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Key
E♭ major
Form
AB
Bars
36
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4
Year
1956

“The Party's Over” is a jazz standard by Styne-Comden-Green from 1956. It is usually played in E♭ major as a ballad, and the 36-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, F minor and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
A♭maj7
Gm7
C7
Fm7
A♭m6D♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Dm7
G7
C7F7
B♭7
B
E♭maj7Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
B♭7
Gm7♭5
C7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
Cm7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭6
Fm7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

7Major ii–V–I
2Minor ii–V–i
12ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
16Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭maj7×10
  • B♭7×9
  • Fm7×8
  • Cm7×5
  • C7×3
  • A♭maj7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, F minor and A♭ major

History

"The Party's Over" is a popular song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was introduced in the 1956 musical comedy play Bells Are Ringing by Judy Holliday. For the 1960 film version, Holliday again performed the song. According to the website SecondHandSongs, there have been almost 100 cover versions of "The Party's Over", including versions by Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin and Doris Day.

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Recorded on these albums

1957 Just One of Those Things
Nat King Cole
1959 Hometown, My Town
Tony Bennett · “The Party’s Over”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Deed I Do 38% Hirsch-Rose C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Look To The Rainbow 38% Burton Lane E♭ major ABB · 56 Jazz waltz
After You've Gone 33% Henry Creamer B♭ major ABAC · 40 Up-tempo swing
If There Is Someone Lovelier 33% Dietz-Schwartz C major ABC · 28 Ballad
The Love Nest 33% Louis Hirsch E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Try A Little Tenderness 33% Harry Woods E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Down In The Depths 32% Cole Porter G major AAB · 54 Medium swing
I Want To Be Happy 31% Vincent Youmans C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is The Party's Over in?

The Party's Over is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote The Party's Over?

The Party's Over was written by Styne-Comden-Green (1956).

What is the form of The Party's Over?

The Party's Over has 2 sections (AB) with 36 bars in total.

How fast is The Party's Over played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to The Party's Over?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 Cm7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7 Cm7 | Fm7 Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.