Standards
I Can't Give You Anything But Love chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“I Can't Give You Anything But Love” is a jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 12 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 14 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- C7×9
- Gm7×6
- B♭maj7×5
- Fmaj7×4
- Am7×3
- A♭dim7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major and B♭ major
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE ERROL GARNER and His Rhythm · Jimmy Mc Hugh archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE ERROL GARNER and His Rhythm · Jimmy Mc Hugh archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE Louis Prima And His Orchestra · Louis Prima · McHugh · Fields · 1946 archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE SABBY LEWIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA · D. Fields · J. McHugh · 1948 archive.org ↗
- I Can't Give You Anything but Love Erroll Garner · Fields · McHugh · 1949 archive.org ↗
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love Pierre Braslavsky & his Band · Pierre Braslavsky · Rene Franc ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗
- I Can't Give You Anything but Love The Lester Young Quintet · Lester Young · Ray Brown · J. C. Heard ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
- I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE The Lester Young Quintet · Lester Young · Ray Brown · J. C. Heard ·… · 1954 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 42% | E♭ major |
| Someday My Prince Will Come 32% | B♭ major |
| Why Do I Love You? 31% | A♭ major |
| The Joker 30% | E♭ major |
| Sometimes I'm Happy 30% | F major |
| You Can Depend On Me 30% | F major |
| I'm Glad There Is You 29% | F major |
| Just You, Just Me 28% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Can't Give You Anything But Love in?
I Can't Give You Anything But Love is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
I Can't Give You Anything But Love was written by Jimmy McHugh.
What is the form of I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
I Can't Give You Anything But Love has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I Can't Give You Anything But Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 C7 | Am7 Abdim7 | Gm7 | C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.