Standards
Will You Still Be Mine? chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- AAB
- Bars
- 40
- Groove
- Up-tempo swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Will You Still Be Mine?” is a jazz standard by Matt Dennis. Most bands play it in E♭ major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 40 bars in AAB form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, C minor and A♭ major.
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
- E♭maj7×7
- Cm7×6
- Fm7×4
- B♭7×4
- F7×4
- G♭m7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major, C minor and A♭ major
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- Will You Still Be Mine Matt Dennis Trio · Matt Dennis · Gene Englund · Mark Barnett ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Why Do I Love You? 25% | A♭ major |
| If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 24% | E♭ major |
| In Walked Bud 24% | A♭ major |
| Just Friends 24% | G major |
| Sometime Ago 24% | C major |
| S'posin' 23% | B♭ major |
| Strike Up The Band 23% | E♭ major |
| A Weaver Of Dreams 22% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Will You Still Be Mine? in?
Will You Still Be Mine? is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Will You Still Be Mine??
Will You Still Be Mine? was written by Matt Dennis.
What is the form of Will You Still Be Mine??
Will You Still Be Mine? has 3 sections (AAB) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is Will You Still Be Mine? played?
The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.
What are the chord changes to Will You Still Be Mine??
The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | Edim7 | Fm7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.