Standards · 1946

After You've Gone chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: ABAC
Bars: 40
Groove: Up-tempo swing
Time signature: 4/4
Year: 1946

“After You've Gone” is a jazz standard by Henry Creamer from 1946. Most bands play it in B♭ major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 40 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, C minor, G minor and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

E♭^maj7

E♭^m6

A♭⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7

G⁷

C⁷

F⁷

B♭⁶

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

E♭^m6

A♭⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7

G⁷

C^m7

G⁷

C^m7

E♭^mmaj7A♭⁷

B♭^maj7

A^m7D⁷

G^m7G^m7_/F

E^dim7

B♭⁶_/F

G⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭⁶

F^m7

B♭⁷

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I

2Minor ii–V–i

9ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

2Dominant chains

19Different chords

Most used chords

B♭^maj7×5
E♭^maj7×4
G⁷×4
B♭⁶×4
A♭⁷×3
F⁷×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, C minor, G minor and B♭ major

Characteristics

ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1960	Alone Together Tony Bennett · “After You’ve Gone”
1984	L.A. Is My Lady Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra · “After You’ve Gone”
1999	Rhythm Is My Business Ella Fitzgerald · “After You’ve Gone”
2000	The Essential Collection Bing Crosby
2002	It’s Easy to Remember Bing Crosby · “After You’ve Gone”
2014	Some Fine Old Chestnuts Bing Crosby with Buddy Cole & His Trio

Historic 78 rpm recordings

AFTER YOU'VE GONE "MR. DIXIE" NAPPY LAMARE AND HIS BAND · Nappy Lamare · Brad Gowans ·… archive.org ↗
AFTER YOU'VE GONE SIDNEY BECHET and his feetwarmers · Cramear · Layton archive.org ↗
AFTER YOU'VE GONE CHARLIE VENTURA'S BIG FOUR · Charlie Ventura · Buddy Rich · Chubby… archive.org ↗
AFTER YOU'VE GONE Bill COLEMAN · Herman Chition · d'Hellemes · Fields et MacHugh archive.org ↗
AFTER YOU'VE GONE PEE WEE HUNT · CREAMER · LAYTON archive.org ↗
AFTER YOU'VE GONE GEORGE MITCHELL · JOHNNY DODDS BLACK BOTTOM STOMPERS archive.org ↗
AFTER YOU'VE GONE MIFF MOLE and his LITTLE MOLERS · Miff Mole · Phil Napoleon · Jimmy… · 1937 archive.org ↗
After You've Gone Rushton's California Ramblers · Chuck Mackey · Paul Weigand · Rosy… · 1945 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
The Party's Over 33%	Styne-Comden-Green	E♭ major	AB · 36	Ballad
Crazy Rhythm 31%	Wolfe-Kahn-Meyer	F major	AABA · 32	Up-tempo swing
Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me 31%	Duke Ellington	B♭ major	AB · 32	Medium swing
Avalon 29%	Jolson-Sylva-Rose	B♭ major	AB · 32	Up-tempo swing
Sometimes I'm Happy 27%	Vincent Youmans	F major	ABAB · 32	Medium swing
Dewey Square 26%	Charlie Parker	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing
New York, New York 26%	John Kander	F major	AABA · 42	Medium swing
You Turned The Tables on Me 26%	Louis Alter	F major	AB · 32	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is After You've Gone in?

After You've Gone is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote After You've Gone?

After You've Gone was written by Henry Creamer (1946).

What is the form of After You've Gone?

After You've Gone has 4 sections (ABAC) with 40 bars in total.

How fast is After You've Gone played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to After You've Gone?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Ebm6 | Ab7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.