Standards
The Touch Of Your Lips chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“The Touch Of Your Lips” is a jazz standard by Ray Noble. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres C major, D minor, C minor, E minor and E major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- G7×11
- Dm7×9
- Cmaj7×7
- Am7×7
- Em7♭5×2
- A7♭9×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
C major, D minor, C minor, E minor and E major
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1962 | The Touch of Your Lips Nat King Cole · “The Touch of Your Lips” |
| 1975 | The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album Tony Bennett and Bill Evans · “The Touch of Your Lips” |
| 2000 | The Essential Collection Bing Crosby · “The Touch of Your Lips” |
| 2002 | It’s Easy to Remember Bing Crosby · “The Touch of Your Lips” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| In Love In Vain 30% | B♭ major |
| Polkadots And Moonbeams 30% | F major |
| Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart 29% | E♭ major |
| Dinah 25% | G major |
| Falling In Love With Love 25% | B♭ major |
| How About You 25% | F major |
| I'm Sitting On Top Of The World 25% | F major |
| Teach Me Tonight 24% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is The Touch Of Your Lips in?
The Touch Of Your Lips is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote The Touch Of Your Lips?
The Touch Of Your Lips was written by Ray Noble.
What is the form of The Touch Of Your Lips?
The Touch Of Your Lips has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is The Touch Of Your Lips played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to The Touch Of Your Lips?
The opening bars are Cmaj7 Am7 | Dm7 G7 | Cmaj7 Am7 | Dm7 G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.