Standards · 1946
They Say It's Wonderful chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AABC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1946
“They Say It's Wonderful” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin from 1946. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 7 minor ii–V–i, uses 21 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor, G minor, B♭ major, A minor and F major. In this atlas it appears on 4 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
- Am7×6
- Gm7×5
- Gm7♭5×5
- C7♭9×5
- Fmaj7×5
- A♭dim7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
F minor, G minor, B♭ major, A minor and F major
History
"They Say It's Wonderful" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the musical Annie Get Your Gun (1946), where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. A film version in 1950 again featured the song when it was performed by Howard Keel and Betty Hutton.
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Recorded on these albums
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| This I Dig Of You 28% | B♭ major |
| Come Back To Me 27% | F major |
| Sometimes I'm Happy 26% | F major |
| Tadd's Delight 25% | A♭ major |
| I May Be Wrong 24% | E♭ major |
| A Foggy Day 23% | F major |
| Am I Blue? 23% | F major |
| I See Your Face Before Me 22% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is They Say It's Wonderful in?
They Say It's Wonderful is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote They Say It's Wonderful?
They Say It's Wonderful was written by Irving Berlin (1946).
What is the form of They Say It's Wonderful?
They Say It's Wonderful has 4 sections (AABC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is They Say It's Wonderful played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to They Say It's Wonderful?
The opening bars are Gm7 | Gm7b5 C7b9 | Fmaj7 | Am7 Abdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.