Standards · 1936
There Is No Greater Love chords & key
- Key
- B♭ major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1936
“There Is No Greater Love” is a jazz standard by Isham Jones from 1936. Most bands play it in B♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- C7×5
- F7×5
- Cm7×4
- B♭maj7×3
- E♭7×3
- A♭7♯11×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
B♭ major and G minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"There Is No Greater Love" is a 1936 jazz standard composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Marty Symes. It was the last hit song for Jones's orchestra before the bandleader turned the orchestra over to Woody Herman, beginning the latter's 50-year career as a bandleader. The song is often played as a ballad – an example of this approach is Dinah Washington's 1954 recording on Dinah Jams. Medium-tempo swing renditions have also been recorded by several artists, including Miles Davis, Gene Ammons, and Sonny Stitt.
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Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- There Is No Greater Love Moose Jackson · Symes · Jones · 1952 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Dig 32% | A♭ major |
| Sweet Georgia Brown 32% | A♭ major |
| The Good Life 30% | A♭ major |
| A Weaver Of Dreams 29% | C major |
| Lover, Come Back To Me 29% | E♭ major |
| Memories Of You 29% | E♭ major |
| Nancy (With The Laughing Face) 29% | E♭ major |
| Dinah 28% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is There Is No Greater Love in?
There Is No Greater Love is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.
Who wrote There Is No Greater Love?
There Is No Greater Love was written by Isham Jones (1936).
What is the form of There Is No Greater Love?
There Is No Greater Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is There Is No Greater Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to There Is No Greater Love?
The opening bars are Bbmaj7 | Eb7 | Ab7#11 | G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.