Standards

Young At Heart chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: AA
Bars: 32
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“Young At Heart” is a jazz standard by Johnny Richards. Most bands play it in B♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AA form. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 17 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

B♭^maj7

B♭^maj7D♭^dim7

C^m7

F⁷C^m7

F⁷F^7♯5

B♭^maj7

D^m7♭5G^7♭9

G^m7C⁷

F⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭⁶

C^m7F⁷

D^m7♭5G^7♭9

G^m7C⁷

E♭^maj7E♭^m6

B♭^maj7G^m7

C^m7F⁷

B♭B♭_/DE♭⁶E^dim

C^m_/FF⁷B♭⁶

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

15ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

17Different chords

Most used chords

B♭^maj7×9
C^m7×9
F⁷×9
D^m7♭5×4
G^7♭9×4
G^m7×4

Recorded on these albums

1963	Sinatra’s Sinatra Frank Sinatra · “Young at Heart”
1965	A Man and His Music Frank Sinatra · “Young at Heart”
2015	The Complete Hits 1943-62 Frank Sinatra · “Young at Heart”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Dinah 30%	Harry Akst	G major	BBA · 24	Medium-up swing
That's Amore (That's Love) 29%	Warren-Brooks	B♭ major	AB · 32	Medium swing
Penthouse Serenade 26%	Jason-Burton	F major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Strangers In The Night 26%	Bert Kaempfert	F major	ABCA · 32	Slow swing
Moonlight Saving Time 24%	Irving Kahal	F major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
In A Little Spanish Town 23%	Wayne-Lewis-Young	G major	AB · 32	Medium swing
A Blossom Fell 22%	Barnes-Cornelius	B♭ major	AB · 20	Ballad
Nevertheless 22%	Kalmar-Ruby	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is Young At Heart in?

Young At Heart is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Young At Heart?

Young At Heart was written by Johnny Richards.

What is the form of Young At Heart?

Young At Heart has 2 sections (AA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Young At Heart played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Young At Heart?

The opening bars are Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 Dbdim7 | Cm7 | Cm7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.