Standards
Give Me The Simple Life chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Give Me The Simple Life” is a jazz standard by Rube Bloom. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres C minor, E♭ major and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Fm7×8
- B♭7×8
- C7×7
- Cm7×5
- Gm7×4
- Dm7♭5×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
C minor, E♭ major and F minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1955 | Cloud 7 Tony Bennett featuring Chuck Wayne · “Give Me the Simple Life” |
| 1970 | Tracks Oscar Peterson · “Give Me the Simple Life” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is Give Me The Simple Life in?
Give Me The Simple Life is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Give Me The Simple Life?
Give Me The Simple Life was written by Rube Bloom.
What is the form of Give Me The Simple Life?
Give Me The Simple Life has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Give Me The Simple Life played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Give Me The Simple Life?
The opening bars are Fm7 Bb7 | Gm7 C7 | Dm7b5 G7b13 | Cm7 Cm7/Bb. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.