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 24 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

1960	Pretty Music Prima Style, Volume One Louis Prima · “Young at Heart”
1960	Young At Heart Ray Conniff
1961	For the Young at Heart Perry Como · “Young at Heart”
1961	Sings Never On Sunday And Other Title Songs From Motion Pictures Connie Francis · “Young at Heart”
1962	Young World Lawrence Welk · “Young at Heart”
1963	Sinatra’s Sinatra Frank Sinatra · “Young at Heart”
1963	September Song Jimmy Durante · “Young at Heart”
1965	A Man and His Music Frank Sinatra · “Young at Heart”
1966	Freedom Together! Jaki Byard · “Young at Heart”
1970	Young at Heart / Wise in Time Muhal Richard Abrams · “Young at Heart”
1987	Together at Last Stéphane Grappelli & Vassar Clements · “Young at Heart”
1992	1963 Live Guard Sessions Keely Smith with Count Basie · “Young at Heart”
1993	September Song Jimmy Durante · “Young at Heart”
1993	Cherokeely Swings Keely Smith · “Young at Heart”
1996	Young at Heart James Moody · “Young at Heart”
1999	GoodFellas Joey DeFrancesco · “Young at Heart”
2001	The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing Joe Williams & George Shearing · “Young at Heart”
2001	Ma femme est une actrice Brad Mehldau · “Young at Heart”
2004	She Loves Me / There's Love & There's Love & There's Love Jack Jones · “Young at Heart”
2004	Dream Dancing VI: The Sinatra Songbook Ray Anthony · “Young at Heart”
2009	Just Between Frets Tommy Emmanuel cgp & Frank Vignola · “Young at Heart”
2010	Young at Heart Rita Reys · “Young at Heart”
2011	Cabin in the Sky Karin Krog · “Young at Heart”
2012	A Beautiful Friendship Keely Smith And Count Basie and His Orchestra · “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.