Standards
Wait Till You See Her chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- AABCD
- Bars
- 40
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 3/4
“Wait Till You See Her” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 40 bars in AABCD form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, F minor and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 16 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Fm7×6
- B♭7×5
- Cm7×5
- Gm7×5
- E♭6×3
- E♭maj7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major, F minor and B♭ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1955 | Helen Merrill With Strings Helen Merrill · “Wait 'Till You See Him” |
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Wait Til You See Her” |
| 1956 | That Towering Feeling! Vic Damone |
| 1957 | Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie · “Wait Till You See Him” |
| 1963 | Quiet Nights Miles Davis |
| 1976 | Tony Bennett Sings 10 Rodgers & Hart Songs Tony Bennett |
| 1979 | Autumn in New York Charles Lloyd |
| 1982 | The Kid's Got Ears! Lou Levy · “Wait 'til You See Her” |
| 1990 | Boogie Down Ernestine Anderson with The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra · “Wait Till You See Him” |
| 1992 | Montreux '77 Joe Pass |
| 1995 | That Towering Feeling / Young and Lively Vic Damone |
| 1995 | Close Your Eyes Kurt Elling · “Wait 'Till You See Her” |
| 1999 | Sings Rodgers & Hart Songs Tony Bennett · “Wait ’til You See Her” |
| 2000 | That Towering Feeling / On the Swingin' Side Vic Damone |
| 2001 | One Morning in May Bucky Pizzarelli |
| 2008 | MPS Trio Sessions George Shearing · “Wait till You See Her” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| More Than You Know 27% | C major |
| At Last 26% | C major |
| The Rainbow Connection 24% | G major |
| Don't Be That Way 22% | D♭ major |
| This Time The Dream's On Me 22% | G major |
| Airmail Special 21% | C major |
| Cotton Tail 20% | B♭ major |
| Rosetta 20% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Wait Till You See Her in?
Wait Till You See Her is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Wait Till You See Her?
Wait Till You See Her was written by Richard Rodgers.
What is the form of Wait Till You See Her?
Wait Till You See Her has 5 sections (AABCD) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is Wait Till You See Her played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Wait Till You See Her?
The opening bars are Fm7 | Bb7 | Ebmaj7 | Cm7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.