Standards
Too Close For Comfort chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- AABAD
- Bars
- 40
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Too Close For Comfort” is a jazz standard by Bock-Weiss-Holofcener. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 40-bar AABAD form has 5 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 6 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor, C minor and C major. In this atlas it appears on 2 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
- Cmaj7×6
- G7×6
- B7♯5×3
- Em7♭5×3
- Dm7♭5×3
- Gm7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
D minor, C minor and C major
Recorded on these albums
| 1959 | Come Dance With Me! Frank Sinatra with Billy May and His Orchestra · “Too Close for Comfort” |
| 1999 | One O’Clock Jump Ella Fitzgerald / Count Basie / Joe Williams · “Too Close for Comfort” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Just One More Chance 21% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Too Close For Comfort in?
Too Close For Comfort is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote Too Close For Comfort?
Too Close For Comfort was written by Bock-Weiss-Holofcener.
What is the form of Too Close For Comfort?
Too Close For Comfort has 5 sections (AABAD) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is Too Close For Comfort played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Too Close For Comfort?
The opening bars are Cmaj7 | B7#5 | Em7b5 | A7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.