Standards
With A Song In My Heart chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABB
- Bars
- 48
- Groove
- Up-tempo swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“With A Song In My Heart” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. It is usually played in E♭ major as a up-tempo swing, and the 48-bar ABB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and C minor. In this atlas it appears on 2 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
- Cm7×8
- Fm7×5
- Am7♭5×5
- B♭7×4
- G7♭9×3
- A♭maj7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major and C minor
Recorded on these albums
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “With a Song in My Heart” |
| 2012 | I Get a Kick out of You Frank Sinatra · “With a Song in My Heart” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Why Do I Love You? 20% | A♭ major |
| Young And Foolish 20% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is With A Song In My Heart in?
With A Song In My Heart is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote With A Song In My Heart?
With A Song In My Heart was written by Richard Rodgers.
What is the form of With A Song In My Heart?
With A Song In My Heart has 3 sections (ABB) with 48 bars in total.
How fast is With A Song In My Heart played?
The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.
What are the chord changes to With A Song In My Heart?
The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | C7b13 | Fm7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.