Standards
There's A Lull In My Life chords & key
“There's A Lull In My Life” is a jazz standard by Harry Revel. Most bands play it in F major, ballad; the tune runs 38 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and D♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 20 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm7×19
- Am7×11
- F6×8
- C7×8
- Am×6
- B♭maj7×6
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major and D♭ major
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1956 | Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day Anita O’Day · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 1956 | For You, For Me, Forevermore Morgana King · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 1957 | Like Someone in Love Ella Fitzgerald · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 1961 | Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays Nat King Cole & The George Shearing Quintet · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 1964 | Who Can I Turn To Tony Bennett · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 1976 | Ella and Oscar Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 1979 | A Slice of the Top Hank Mobley · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 1989 | And I Thought About You Johnny Hartman · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 1995 | Embraceable You Chet Baker · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 1996 | Stardust Natalie Cole · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 1996 | Big Byrd: The Essence, Part 2 Ahmad Jamal · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 1996 | Ahmad Jamal à Paris Ahmad Jamal · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 1997 | Close Your Eyes Stacey Kent · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 2003 | Live in Paris 1996 Ahmad Jamal · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 2008 | Swinging with the Starr: Kay Starr Swings Kay Starr · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 2010 | A Fine Romance Stacey Kent · “There's a Lull in My Life” |
| 2012 | It’s a Wonderful World Stacey Kent · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 2016 | Let’s Get Lost Cyrille Aimée · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
| 2018 | Original Jazz Recordings Chet Baker · “There's a Lull in My Life (remastered)” |
| 2021 | Jazz Songs for Summer Nights Johnny Hartman · “There’s a Lull in My Life” |
Frequently asked questions
What key is There's A Lull In My Life in?
There's A Lull In My Life is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote There's A Lull In My Life?
There's A Lull In My Life was written by Harry Revel.
What is the form of There's A Lull In My Life?
There's A Lull In My Life has 4 sections (AABA) with 38 bars in total.
How fast is There's A Lull In My Life played?
The usual groove is Ballad.
What are the chord changes to There's A Lull In My Life?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 Gm7 Am | Bbmaj7 Am7 | Gm7 Am7 Bb | Am7 Gm7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.