Standards

I Get Along Without You chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: AAB
Bars: 64
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“I Get Along Without You” is a jazz standard by Hoagy Carmichael. Most bands play it in B♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 64 bars in AAB form. Harmonically it contains 12 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 16 different chords.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

B♭^maj7G^m7

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m7D♭^dim7

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7

B^7♯5

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m7D♭^dim7

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7G^7♭13

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7B^dim7

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7D♭^dim7

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7F⁷

B♭^maj7

E♭⁶E♭_/D

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁶

D⁷A♭⁷

G^m7

C⁷

C^m7

F⁷

B♭^maj7G^m7

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭^maj7

D^m7D♭^dim7

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7

F⁷

C^m7

B^7♯5

C^m7

F⁷

B♭⁶

C^m7F⁷

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

12Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

21ii–V moves

1Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

16Different chords

Most used chords

C^m7×24
F⁷×21
B♭^maj7×13
D^m7×6
D♭^dim7×6
E♭^maj7×5

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Over The Rainbow (Somewhere) 32%	Harold Arlen	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
You Better Go Now 32%	Reichner-Graham	E♭ major	ABC · 24	Medium swing
I'm In The Mood For Love 28%	Jimmy McHugh	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Alone Too Long 27%	Arthur Schwartz	G major	AABA · 32	Ballad
The Best Things In Life Are Free 26%	DeSylva-Brown-Henderson	C major	AB · 32	Medium-up swing
Falling In Love With Love 26%	Richard Rodgers	B♭ major	AA · 64	Jazz waltz
People Will Say We're In Love 26%	Richard Rodgers	C major	AABD · 48	Medium swing
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan 24%	Arthur Schwartz	C major	ABC · 20	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is I Get Along Without You in?

I Get Along Without You is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote I Get Along Without You?

I Get Along Without You was written by Hoagy Carmichael.

What is the form of I Get Along Without You?

I Get Along Without You has 3 sections (AAB) with 64 bars in total.

How fast is I Get Along Without You played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to I Get Along Without You?

The opening bars are Bbmaj7 Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 | Dm7 Dbdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.