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What Is This Thing Called Love?

What Is This Thing Called Love? — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

What Is This Thing Called Love? was composed by Cole Porter. The lyrics are credited to Cole Porter. It dates from 1929. It is in Bb major, 32 bars long, and in AABA form.

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Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Bb major

Section A1

Gm7b5
C7b9
Fm6
Fm6
Dm7b5
G7b9
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

Section A2

Gm7b5
C7b9
Fm6
Fm6
Dm7b5
G7b9
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

Section B

Cm7
F7
Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Ab7
Ab7
Dm7b5
G7b9

Section A3

Gm7b5
C7b9
Fm6
Fm6
Dm7b5
G7b9
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

Changes confidence: high. Source: Editorial harmonic analysis of commonly played changes, cross-checked against an independent second analysis. Chord symbols are an original simplified analysis for study, not a transcription.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • The Kings of Swing Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1987
  • Keith Allen, Kevin Kline, Angie Hill, Ashley Judd — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2005
  • Dado Moroni & Enrico Pieranunzi — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2008
  • Квартет Віталія Іванова — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2008
  • Denny Zeitlin — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2010

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

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