Standards · 1924

All Alone chords & key

Irving Berlin · Lyrics: Irving Berlin

Key: F major
Form: ABBD
Bars: 32
Groove: Jazz waltz
Time signature: 3/4
Year: 1924

“All Alone” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin from 1924. Most bands play it in F major, jazz waltz; the tune runs 32 bars in ABBD form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

C⁷

C^7♯5

E^m7♭5

A^7♭9

D^m

E⁷

G^m7C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭

G⁷

C⁷

C^7♯5

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

E♭⁷

F_/C

C⁷

G^m7C⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I

1Minor ii–V–i

5ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

16Different chords

Most used chords

F×7
C⁷×6
C^7♯5×2
D^m×2
A×2
G^m7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

B♭ major and D minor

History

"All Alone" is a popular waltz ballad composed by Irving Berlin in 1924. It was interpolated into the Broadway show The Music Box Revue of 1924, where it was sung by Grace Moore and Oscar Shaw. Moore sat at one end of the stage under a tightly focused spotlight, singing it into a telephone, while Shaw sat at the other, doing the same.

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Recorded on these albums

1962	All Alone Frank Sinatra

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Let's Cool One 29%	Thelonious Monk	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Just You, Just Me 27%	Jesse Greer	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
I've Never Been In Love Before 26%	Frank Loesser	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
S'posin' 25%	Paul Denniker	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 24%	Harold Arlen	F major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing
Cheers 24%	Howard McGhee	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 23%	Jimmy McHugh	F major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Dancing On The Ceiling 23%	Richard Rodgers	F major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is All Alone in?

All Alone is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote All Alone?

All Alone was written by Irving Berlin (1924).

What is the form of All Alone?

All Alone has 4 sections (ABBD) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is All Alone played?

The usual groove is Jazz waltz.

What are the chord changes to All Alone?

The opening bars are F | F | C7 | C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.