My Funny Valentine Chord Progression Breakdown
My Funny Valentine (1937) is a intermediate jazz song that uses the progression i – VI – iv – V7 (Cm, Ab, Fm, G7 in Cm).
Analysis
- i (Cm) \u2014 Minor chord, darker emotional quality
- VI (Ab) \u2014 Borrowed chord from parallel key
- iv (Fm) \u2014 Minor chord, darker emotional quality
- V7 (G7) \u2014 Seventh chord, adds color