“Isn’t She Lovely” is a song by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album, Songs in the Key of Life.
This is song is in MAJOR, not in minor like you can see in many Youtube videos… It has a AB form of 16 bars and the melody is based on the pentatonic scale.
One of the characteristics of Stevie Wonder is that he used “jazz” harmony, meaning complete 4-note chords and even extensions which is quite rare in pop music.
The harmonic progression is simple, yet brilliantly illustrates fundamental elements of tonal harmony and voice leading! We will study the original chords progression and study some variations from different versions.
Listen to the playlist and let me know in the comments which is your favorite version!
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