Standards · 2006
I Cried For You chords & key
“I Cried For You” is a jazz standard by Freed-Arnheim-Lyman from 2006. Most bands play it in F major, ballad; the tune runs 40 bars in ABA form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 14 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 7 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
- D7×8
- C7×8
- G7×6
- Gm7×5
- Fmaj7×4
- Am7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major and G minor
History
"I Cried for You" is a song by Georgian-born singer Katie Melua, released as the second single from her second album, Piece by Piece, on 5 December 2005. The single is a double A-side consisting of "I Cried for You", which is one of Melua's own compositions, and a cover of the Cure's song "Just Like Heaven", the latter of which was the theme song of the film Just like Heaven. "I Cried for You" is inspired by the idea of Jesus and Mary Magdalene having been in a close relationship, and the loss she would have felt.
Read the full article on Wikipedia ↗ · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Recorded on these albums
| 1940 | Star Dust Bing Crosby · “I Cried For You (Now It’s Your Turn To Cry For Me)” |
| 1954 | Billie Holiday Billie Holiday · “I Cried for You” |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph Ella Fitzgerald · “I Cried for You” |
| 1964 | Sweet & Sour Tears Ray Charles · “I Cried for You” |
| 1978 | Lady Time Ella Fitzgerald · “I Cried for You (Now It’s Your Turn to Cry Over Me)” |
| 1978 | Once in a While Dean Martin · “I Cried for You” |
| 2004 | Ultimate Jazz & Blues Louis Armstrong |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I cried for you Ingelise Runes swingkvartet · Ingelise Rune · Freed. Arnheim · Lyman archive.org ↗
- I CRIED FOR YOU LIZZIE MILES and her NEW ORLEANS BOYS · Freed · Arnheim · Lyman ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
- I CRIED FOR YOU REX STEWART AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Rex Stewart · Sandy Williams ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗
- I Cried for You Mary Ann McCall · Al Cohn · Freed · Lyman · Arnheim · 1950 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 31% | G major |
| The Man That Got Away 29% | F major |
| Perdido 25% | B♭ major |
| Am I Blue? 24% | F major |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco 24% | C major |
| Let's Cool One 24% | E♭ major |
| People Will Say We're In Love 24% | C major |
| Tadd's Delight 24% | A♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Cried For You in?
I Cried For You is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote I Cried For You?
I Cried For You was written by Freed-Arnheim-Lyman (2006).
What is the form of I Cried For You?
I Cried For You has 3 sections (ABA) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is I Cried For You played?
The usual groove is Ballad.
What are the chord changes to I Cried For You?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Am7 D7 | Dm7/G | G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.