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Everything I Have Is Yours chords & key

Burton Lane

Key
C major
Form
ABAC
Bars
32
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“Everything I Have Is Yours” is a jazz standard by Burton Lane. It is usually played in C major as a ballad, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 21 different chords and moves between the key centres C major, A minor and F major. In this atlas it appears on 5 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A
Cmaj7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
Dm7G7♯5
Cmaj7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
Bm7♭5E7♭9
B
Am
Ammaj7/A♭
Am7/G
D7/G♭
Em7
A7
Am7D7
Dm7G7
A
Cmaj7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
Dm7G7♯5
Cmaj7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Bm7♭5E7♭9
C
Am
Ammaj7/A♭
Am7/G
D7/G♭Fm6
Cmaj7
E♭m7A♭7
Dm7G7
C6Dm7G7

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

Harmonic analysis

5Major ii–V–I
2Minor ii–V–i
19ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
21Different chords

Most used chords

  • Dm7×8
  • G7×6
  • Cmaj7×5
  • E♭m7×4
  • A♭7×4
  • G7♯5×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

C major, A minor and F major

Characteristics

  • ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1952 Solitude
Billie Holiday
1954 Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
1956 Velvet Mood
Billie Holiday
1968 30 by Ella
Ella Fitzgerald · “My Mother’s Eyes / Try a Little Tenderness / I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) / Everything I Have Is Yours / I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I’m Loving You) / Goodnight, My Love”
2000 The Essential Collection
Bing Crosby

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • Everything I Have is Yours Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Adamson · Lane · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Just Friends 37% John Klenner G major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 32% Daugherty-Neiberg-Reynolds G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
My Baby Just Cares For Me 32% Walter Donaldson A major ABCD · 32 Medium swing
Don't Worry 'Bout Me 30% Rube Bloom A♭ major AB · 32 Ballad
Billy Boy 28% Traditional C major AABA · 56 Medium-up swing
Just One More Chance 28% Johnston-Coslow G major AB · 32 Medium swing
Portrait Of Jennie 28% Burdge-Robinson E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Three Little Words 28% Harry Ruby C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Everything I Have Is Yours in?

Everything I Have Is Yours is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote Everything I Have Is Yours?

Everything I Have Is Yours was written by Burton Lane.

What is the form of Everything I Have Is Yours?

Everything I Have Is Yours has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Everything I Have Is Yours played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Everything I Have Is Yours?

The opening bars are Cmaj7 | Ebm7 Ab7 | Dm7 G7 | Dm7 G7#5. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.