Standards

All Of Me chords & key

Key: C major
Form: ABAC
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“All Of Me” is a jazz standard by Gerald Marks. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 12 different chords and moves between the key centres C major and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 11 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

C^maj7

E⁷

A⁷

D^m7

E⁷

A^m7

D⁷

D^m7

G⁷

C^maj7

E⁷

A⁷

D^m7

F^maj7

F^m6

E^m7

A⁷

D^m7

G⁷

C⁶E♭^dim7

D^m7G⁷

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

2Dominant chains

12Different chords

Most used chords

D^m7×7
E⁷×6
A⁷×5
C^maj7×4
G⁷×3
A^m7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

C major and D minor

Characteristics

ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1954	Swing Easy! Frank Sinatra · “All of Me”
1956	Jazz Recital Billie Holiday, Ralph Burns · “All of Me”
1995	On The Sentimental Side Billie Holiday
1995	Love Me or Leave Me Billie Holiday · “All of Me”
2003	Body & Soul Billie Holiday
2004	The Love Songs Billie Holiday · “All of Me”
2005	Romance in the Dark, Vol. 1 Billie Holiday
2012	I Get a Kick out of You Frank Sinatra · “All of Me”
2013	Old Sock Eric Clapton · “All of Me”
2014	In Gröna Lund 1963 Duke Ellington · “All of Me”
2015	The Complete Hits 1943-62 Frank Sinatra · “All of Me”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

All of me Leo Mathisen's Orkester · Seymour archive.org ↗
All of Me The Shelly Manne Septet · Shelly Manne · Conte Candoli · Simons ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Cottage For Sale 26%	Willard Robison	E♭ major	AABC · 32	Medium swing
The Best Things In Life Are Free 23%	DeSylva-Brown-Henderson	C major	AB · 32	Medium-up swing
Dinah 23%	Harry Akst	G major	BBA · 24	Medium-up swing
Jeannie's Song 23%	Marchel Ivery	F major	ABB · 24	Medium swing
My Buddy 23%	Walter Donaldson	G major	AA · 32	Jazz waltz
On The Sunny Side Of The Street 23%	Jimmy McHugh	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You 23%	Morgan-Stock-Cavanaugh	E♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
One Morning In May 22%	Hoagy Carmichael	G major	AAB · 48	Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is All Of Me in?

All Of Me is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote All Of Me?

All Of Me was written by Gerald Marks.

What is the form of All Of Me?

All Of Me has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is All Of Me played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to All Of Me?

The opening bars are Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | E7 | E7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.