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Standards · 1942

There Will Never Be Another You chords & key

Harry Warren · Lyrics: Mack Gordon

Key
E♭ major
Form
ABAC
Bars
32
Groove
Medium-up swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1942

“There Will Never Be Another You” is a jazz standard by Harry Warren from 1942. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium-up swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres C minor, A♭ major, E♭ major and F minor. In this atlas it appears in 3 transcribed solos.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Dm7♭5
G7♭9
Cm7
Cm7
B♭m7
E♭7
B
A♭maj7
D♭7♯11
E♭maj7
Cm7
F7
F7
Fm7
B♭7
A
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
Dm7♭5
G7♭9
Cm7
Cm7
B♭m7
E♭7
C
A♭maj7
D♭7♯11
E♭maj7
Am7♭5D7
E♭maj7A♭7
Gm7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
3Minor ii–V–i
9ii–V moves
1Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
17Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭maj7×7
  • Cm7×5
  • B♭7×3
  • Dm7♭5×2
  • G7♭9×2
  • B♭m7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

C minor, A♭ major, E♭ major and F minor

Characteristics

  • ABAC song form

History

"There Will Never Be Another You" is a popular song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mack Gordon that was written for the Twentieth Century Fox musical Iceland (1942), starring Sonja Henie and John Payne. The songs in the film featured Joan Merrill accompanied by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra. "This was one of the first musicals made following U.S. entry into the war", wrote film historian Tony Thomas, who noted that three of the songs in Iceland have faded from memory. "But the song that shines from this film like a beacon is 'There Will Never Be Another You'. The melody, built on long rising and falling intervals, is one of the loveliest Warren ever wrote. For all its simplicity it is free of clichès and full of beguiling modulations. Like so many fine pieces of art, this song gives the impression of being written effortlessly.

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Transcribed solos on There Will Never Be Another You

Chet Baker trumpet 169 BPM F-maj 1954-02-15
Chet Baker trumpet 170 BPM F-maj 1954-02-15
David Liebman tenor saxophone 152 BPM Eb-maj 1996-01-05

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Home At Last 45% Hank Mobley B♭ major AAB · 38 Bossa nova
What A Difference A Day Made 38% Maria Grever F major AB · 32 Ballad
I May Be Wrong 31% Henry Sullivan E♭ major AABC · 32 Medium swing
Secret Love 31% Sammy Fain E♭ major AABA · 24 Ballad
Oh, Lady Be Good 29% George Gershwin G major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
You Are Too Beautiful 29% Richard Rodgers C major AABA · 32 Ballad
A Weaver Of Dreams 28% Victor Young C major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
But Not For Me 26% George Gershwin E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is There Will Never Be Another You in?

There Will Never Be Another You is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote There Will Never Be Another You?

There Will Never Be Another You was written by Harry Warren (1942).

What is the form of There Will Never Be Another You?

There Will Never Be Another You has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is There Will Never Be Another You played?

The usual groove is Medium-up swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 169 BPM, 170 BPM and 152 BPM.

What are the chord changes to There Will Never Be Another You?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Dm7b5 | G7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.