Standards · 1956
Wouldn't It Be Loverly chords & key
- Key
- G major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 34
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1956
“Wouldn't It Be Loverly” is a jazz standard by Frederick Loewe from 1956. Most bands play it in G major, medium swing; the tune runs 34 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres G major and A major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — G major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- G6×15
- D7×8
- Em7×7
- Am7×5
- A7×4
- D7sus×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
G major and A major
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"Wouldn't It Be Loverly" is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play My Fair Lady. The song is sung by Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle and her street friends. It expresses Eliza's wish for a better life. In addition to pronouncing "lovely" as "loverly", the song lyrics highlight other facets of the Cockney accent that Professor Henry Higgins wants to refine away as part of his social experiment. In the stage version it was sung by Julie Andrews. In the 1964 film version, Marni Nixon dubbed the song for Audrey Hepburn. Both Andrews' and Nixon's versions are available on the original cast and soundtrack albums, respectively, and Hepburn's original version is available in the specials for the DVD of the film. Andy Williams released a version of the song on his 1964 album, The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1964 | Sings My Fair Lady Nat King Cole · “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Blueberry Hill 20% | E♭ major |
| I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 20% | G major |
| I Like The Likes Of You 20% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Wouldn't It Be Loverly in?
Wouldn't It Be Loverly is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.
Who wrote Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
Wouldn't It Be Loverly was written by Frederick Loewe (1956).
What is the form of Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
Wouldn't It Be Loverly has 4 sections (AABA) with 34 bars in total.
How fast is Wouldn't It Be Loverly played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
The opening bars are G6 Em7 | Am7 D7sus | G6 Em7 | A7 D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.