Standards
I Get A Kick Out Of You chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- AAB
- Bars
- 48
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“I Get A Kick Out Of You” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 48-bar AAB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 8 minor ii–V–i, uses 12 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor and E♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 20 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
- C7♭9×10
- Fm7×9
- B♭7×9
- Gm7×5
- Gm7♭5×5
- E♭maj7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
F minor and E♭ major
Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU RED NORVO TRIO · Red Norvo · Tal Farlow · Charles Mingus · Cole Porter · 1950 archive.org ↗
- I Get a Kick Out of You Benny Carter Quintet · Benny Carter · Oscar Peterson · Ray Brown ·… · 1953 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| P.S. I Love You 33% | E♭ major |
| The Nearness Of You 31% | F major |
| Yours Is My Heart Alone 28% | F major |
| Ceora 26% | A♭ major |
| Speak Low 26% | F major |
| Come Back To Me 25% | F major |
| Fools Rush In 25% | C major |
| I Wish I Knew 25% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I Get A Kick Out Of You in?
I Get A Kick Out Of You is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote I Get A Kick Out Of You?
I Get A Kick Out Of You was written by Cole Porter.
What is the form of I Get A Kick Out Of You?
I Get A Kick Out Of You has 3 sections (AAB) with 48 bars in total.
How fast is I Get A Kick Out Of You played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I Get A Kick Out Of You?
The opening bars are Fm7 | Bb7 | Ebmaj7 | Gm7 C7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.