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Standards · 1930

Exactly Like You chords & key

Jimmy McHugh · Lyrics: Dorothy Fields

Key
C major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1930

“Exactly Like You” is a jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh from 1930. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 11 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 5 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A
C6
C6
D7
D7
G7
G7
1.
C6
Dm7G7
2.
C6
C7
B
Fmaj7
B♭7
C6
Am7
Dm7
Fm6G7
Em7E♭dim7
Dm7G7
A
C6
C6
D7
D7
G7
G7
C6
Dm7G7

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
3ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
11Different chords

Most used chords

  • C6×10
  • G7×10
  • D7×6
  • Dm7×4
  • C7×1
  • Fmaj7×1

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"Exactly Like You" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Dorothy Fields and published in 1930. The song was introduced by Harry Richman and Gertrude Lawrence in the 1930 Broadway show Lew Leslie's International Revue which also featured McHugh and Fields's "On the Sunny Side of the Street".

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Recorded on these albums

1955 Diz and Getz
Diz and Getz
1957 Bing With a Beat
Bing Crosby with Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz Band
1959 Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette
John Coltrane and Paul Quinichette
1994 WWII Radio Broadcast: July 6, 1944 and November 30, 1944
Bing Crosby
2026 Mike Jones With Strings
Mike Jones

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU OSCAR PETERSON · Major Holley · McHugh & Fields · Norman Granz archive.org ↗
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU BASIN STREET BOYS · Jimmy McHugh archive.org ↗
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU SVEND ASMUSSEN'S KVARTET · Svend Asmussen · Svend Hauberg · Johan… archive.org ↗
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU BENNY GOODMAN QUARTET · McHugh & Fields · 1936 archive.org ↗
  • Exactly Like You Harry James and his Orchestra · McHugh · Fields · 1940 archive.org ↗
  • Exactly Like You Cliff Lang's Jazz Ensemble · Jimmy McHugh · Dorothy Fields · Marvel… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU Cliff Lang's Jazz Ensemble · T. TODD · G. McReynolds · R. LINN · C… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • EXACTLY LIKE YOU Benny Goodman Quintet · McHugh · Fields · 1946 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 25% Serger Ellis G major AAB · 48 Medium swing
It's A Good Day 25% Peggy Lee C major AABA · 64 Medium-up swing
L.O.V.E. 25% Gabler-Kaempfert G major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
High Hopes 24% Jimmy Van-Heusen F major A · 28 Medium swing
Happy Talk 22% Rodgers-Hammerstein II F major AABA · 64 Medium swing
Solitude 22% Duke Ellington E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Without A Song 22% Vincent Youmans E♭ major AAB · 44 Up-tempo swing
You Took Advantage Of Me 22% Richard Rodgers E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Exactly Like You in?

Exactly Like You is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote Exactly Like You?

Exactly Like You was written by Jimmy McHugh (1930).

What is the form of Exactly Like You?

Exactly Like You has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Exactly Like You played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Exactly Like You?

The opening bars are C6 | C6 | D7 | D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.