Standards
I Concentrate On You chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABCD
- Bars
- 64
- Groove
- Up-tempo swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“I Concentrate On You” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. It is usually played in E♭ major as a up-tempo swing, and the 64-bar ABCD form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 27 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, E♭ minor, B major and F♯ major. In this atlas it appears on 13 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
- B♭7×7
- E♭maj7×6
- E♭6×5
- Fm7×5
- A♭7♯11×4
- E♭m7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major, E♭ minor, B major and F♯ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1947 | Songs by Sinatra Frank Sinatra · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1953 | The Astaire Story Fred Astaire · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1959 | Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook Oscar Peterson · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1961 | Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! Frank Sinatra · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1962 | Lovely & Alive Lena Horne · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1967 | Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1968 | Exclusively for my Friends - Vol. II: Girl Talk Oscar Peterson · “I Concentrate on You / Moon River” |
| 1972 | Ella Loves Cole Ella Fitzgerald · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1973 | Listen Easy Tony Bennett · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1978 | Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 1987 | Hello Young Lovers Frank Sinatra · “I Concentrate on You” |
| 2026 | World Tour Oscar Peterson · “I Concentrate on You” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I CONCENTRATE ON YOU TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Cole Porter archive.org ↗
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Concentrate On You in?
I Concentrate On You is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote I Concentrate On You?
I Concentrate On You was written by Cole Porter.
What is the form of I Concentrate On You?
I Concentrate On You has 4 sections (ABCD) with 64 bars in total.
How fast is I Concentrate On You played?
The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.
What are the chord changes to I Concentrate On You?
The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Ab7#11 | Ab7#11. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.