There Will Never Be Another You — Chord Changes & Harmonic Analysis
- Composer:
- Harry Warren
- Year:
- 1942
- Key:
- Eb major
- Form:
- AB (32 bars)
- Style:
- Jazz Standard
- Tempo:
- 120–200 BPM
There Will Never Be Another You is a popular standard composed by Harry Warren in 1942. This 32-bar AB form features clear ii-V-I progressions and modulations, making it excellent for practicing bebop vocabulary and jazz improvisation. The tune moves through several key centers, providing opportunities to practice playing over key changes.
About This Standard
Composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Mack Gordon for the 1942 film Iceland, There Will Never Be Another You became a jazz standard through its clean harmonic movement and bebop-friendly changes. It is one of the most called tunes at jazz jam sessions for its accessible but musically interesting ii-V-I progressions in Eb major.
Notable recordings:
- Sammy Kaye — (1942 original film version)
- John Coltrane — (various recordings)
- Bill Evans — (various recordings)
- Widely played — (essential jam session standard)
Chord Changes
Notation
Harmonic Analysis
There Will Never Be Another You is a 32-bar ABAC standard in Eb major with clean, elegant harmonic movement. The A sections feature clear ii-V-I progressions in Eb (Fm7→Bb7→Ebmaj7) and its relative minor area, while the B and C sections provide harmonic variety. The ABAC form (as opposed to AABA) gives the tune a slightly different structural flavor. Its comfortable harmonic pacing and memorable melody make it one of the most played standards at jam sessions.