Standards
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me” is a jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh. Most bands play it in C major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence, uses 11 different chords. The bridge uses the cycle of dominants known from Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm” — so-called rhythm changes. In this atlas it appears on 11 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- G7×8
- Cmaj7×5
- D7×5
- F6×3
- B♭7×3
- C7×3
Characteristics
- Rhythm changes
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1949 | Souvenir Album Ella Fitzgerald · “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” |
| 1955 | Cloud 7 Tony Bennett featuring Chuck Wayne · “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” |
| 1955 | Oscar Peterson Plays Jimmy McHugh Oscar Peterson · “I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me” |
| 1959 | Oscar Peterson Plays the Jimmy McHugh Song Book Oscar Peterson · “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” |
| 1960 | This Time I’m Swingin’! Dean Martin with orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle · “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” |
| 1961 | Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! Frank Sinatra · “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” |
| 1967 | Deluxe Dean Martin · “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” |
| 1973 | Jealousy: Hits of the Thirties Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli · “I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me” |
| 1996 | One O'Clock Jump Duke Ellington · “I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me” |
| 2004 | The Love Songs Billie Holiday · “I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me” |
| 2014 | Some Fine Old Chestnuts Bing Crosby with Buddy Cole & His Trio |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me Earl "Fatha" Hines · McHugh · Gaskill archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME EDDIE HEYWOOD's Orchestra · Gaskill · Mc Hugh archive.org ↗
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (No Puedo Creer que me Ames) Jess Stacy and his Orchestra · Billy Butterfield · Irving Fazola ·… · 1939 archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME BUD JACOBSON'S JUNGLE KINGS · Carl Rinker · Bud Jacobson · Bud… · 1948 archive.org ↗
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Red Norvo Trio · Red Norvo · Tal Farlow · Charles Mingus · Gaskill ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME MEL HENKE · Milt Holland · Mike Rubin · Gaskill · McHugh · 1953 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| In A Mellow Tone (In A Mellotone) 28% | A♭ major |
| But Not For Me 27% | E♭ major |
| Só Danço Samba 25% | C major |
| I Want To Be Happy 24% | C major |
| Rockin' Chair 23% | E♭ major |
| Crazy Rhythm 22% | F major |
| I Love Being Here With You 22% | B♭ major |
| Move 22% | B♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me in?
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me?
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me was written by Jimmy McHugh.
What is the form of I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me?
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me?
The opening bars are F6 | Bb7 | Cmaj7 | D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.