Beautiful Love was written by Victor Young, Wayne King, and Egbert Van Alstyne in 1931. The song uses a simple 16-bar form with a repeat and a second ending. It was originally in the key of D minor. This is an analysis of the harmony in Beautiful Love and an…

From This Moment On was written by Cole Porter in 1950. The song follows an AABC form and was originally in the key of Ab. This is an analysis of the harmony in From This Moment On and an explanation of the concepts used in the analysis. The image above…

Yesterdays was composed by Jerome Kern in 1933. The song follows a 16 bar form and is originally in the key of D minor. This is an analysis of the harmony in Yesterdays and an explanation of the concepts used in the analysis. The image above shows my full analysis…

What Is This Thing Called Love was composed by Cole Porter in 1929. The song follows a 32 bar AABA form and is originally in the key of C major. This is an analysis of the harmony in What is This Thing Called Love and an explanation of the concepts…

Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) was composed by Jimmy Davis in 1942. The song follows an AABA form and is originally in the key of C major. This is an analysis of the harmony in Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) and an explanation of the concepts…

My Funny Valentine was composed by Richard Rodgers in 1937. The song follows an AA₁BC form and is originally in the key of C minor / Eb major. This is an analysis of the harmony in My Funny Valentine and an explanation of the concepts used in the analysis. The…

Secondary Dominants Secondary dominant chords are dominant seventh chords that temporarily tonicize a diatonic chord without modulating to a new key. Tonicization is simply the process of making a chord that is not the tonic of the key briefly sound like the tonic. …

I Can’t Get Started was composed by Vernon Duke in 1936. The original key is C and the song follows a 32-bar AABA form. This is a harmonic analysis of the changes in I Can’t Get Started, along with an explanation of the concepts used in the analysis. The image…

‘Round Midnight was composed by Thelonius Monk in 1944. The song has an AABA form and was originally in Eb minor. This is an analysis of the harmony in ‘Round Midnight and an explanation of concepts used in the analysis. The image above shows the full analysis which will be…