Standards
What A Difference A Day Made chords & key
“What A Difference A Day Made” is a jazz standard by Maria Grever. Most bands play it in F major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, G minor, D minor and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.
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
- C7×7
- Gm7×6
- Fmaj7×5
- Am7×3
- B♭7×2
- D7♯9×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, G minor, D minor and B♭ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1962 | Dino Latino Dean Martin · “What a Difference a Day Made” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MADE JACK BROKENSHA'S BIG BAND · Greiver & Adams · 1949 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Secret Love 38% | E♭ major |
| There Will Never Be Another You 38% | E♭ major |
| The Best Things In Life Are Free 33% | C major |
| Billy Boy 33% | C major |
| The Lamp Is Low 33% | C major |
| Lover Man 33% | F major |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me 32% | A♭ major |
| The Blue Room 31% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is What A Difference A Day Made in?
What A Difference A Day Made is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote What A Difference A Day Made?
What A Difference A Day Made was written by Maria Grever.
What is the form of What A Difference A Day Made?
What A Difference A Day Made has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is What A Difference A Day Made played?
The usual groove is Ballad.
What are the chord changes to What A Difference A Day Made?
The opening bars are Gm7 | C7 | Fmaj7 Bb7 | Am7 D7#9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.