Standards
All Or Nothing At All chords & key
- Key
- A minor
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 53
- Groove
- Medium-up swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“All Or Nothing At All” is a jazz standard by Arthur Altman. Most bands play it in A minor, medium-up swing; the tune runs 53 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 24 different chords and moves between the key centres A♭ major, A minor and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — A minor
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Am×6
- B♭m7×5
- A♭maj7×5
- B♭7×4
- Gm7×4
- Dm7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
A♭ major, A minor and F minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1955 | Shifting Winds Bob Cooper · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1956 | The Tender Touch Nelson Riddle |
| 1956 | If You Only Knew Little Jimmy Scott · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1957 | Send Me Softly Milt Buckner · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1958 | Let Me Love You Morgana King · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1958 | Sax Gone Latin Georgie Auld · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1959 | All or Nothing at All Billie Holiday · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1959 | Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You? Donna Hightower |
| 1960 | Sax A La Carter! Benny Carter · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1960 | Open Sesame Freddie Hubbard · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1960 | Swing, You Lovers Keely Smith · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1961 | Two Much! Ann Richards And Stan Kenton · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1962 | Sinatra & Strings Frank Sinatra · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1962 | Wayning Moments Wayne Shorter · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1963 | It’s You or No One Bobby Darin · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1964 | The End of a Love Affair Morgana King · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1965 | A Man and His Music Frank Sinatra · “All or Nothing” |
| 1965 | Sarah + 2 Sarah Vaughan · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1966 | Strangers in the Night Frank Sinatra · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1966 | The Impossible Dream Jack Jones · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1966 | More Morgana Morgana King · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1967 | Feeling Good Jack Jones · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1978 | Lady Time Ella Fitzgerald · “All or Nothing at All” |
| 1979 | Alone Together Chris Connor · “All or Nothing at All” |
Frequently asked questions
What key is All Or Nothing At All in?
All Or Nothing At All is usually played in A minor. For B♭ instruments that is B minor, for E♭ instruments F♯ minor.
Who wrote All Or Nothing At All?
All Or Nothing At All was written by Arthur Altman.
What is the form of All Or Nothing At All?
All Or Nothing At All has 4 sections (AABA) with 53 bars in total.
How fast is All Or Nothing At All played?
The usual groove is Medium-up swing.
What are the chord changes to All Or Nothing At All?
The opening bars are Am | Ammaj7 | Am7 | Am6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.