Standards · 1928
If I Had You chords & key
- Key
- B♭ major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Slow swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1928
“If I Had You” is a jazz standard by Campbell-Connelly-Shapiro from 1928. Most bands play it in B♭ major, slow swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 13 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major, D minor and C minor. In this atlas it appears on 8 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- B♭maj7×8
- Cm7×6
- F7×6
- D♭dim7×5
- Em7♭5×4
- A7♭9×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
B♭ major, D minor and C minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"If I Had You" is a 1928 song by "Irving King" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly) with Ted Shapiro. Early hit versions in 1929 were by Rudy Vallée and Al Bowlly. Many other artists have recorded the song over the years, it became one of the "classic" jazz songs and many people enjoy it. Notable covers Frank Sinatra included the song on his 1957 album A Swingin' Affair. Connie Francis included the song on her album Who's Sorry Now? (1958). Dean Martin included the song on his 1966 The Dean Martin TV Show and later another version of the song on the 1974 Once in a While (Dean Martin album) album. Other covers Willie Nelson recorded the song as a duet with Diana Krall. The Platters also recorded the song. Benny Carter recorded the song as well. Jimmy Durante.Album (Way of Life) Billy May Orchestra. Album: " A Band is Born" Etta Jones Album: ( Don't go to Strangers )
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Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- If I had you Boris Rabinowitsch' kvintet (Nr. 1 JAZZAMATØRSTÆVNET) · Shapiro ·… archive.org ↗
- IF I HAD YOU FLORA WASHINGTON · Eddie Beal Trio · Eddie Beal · Red Callender ·… archive.org ↗
- IF I HAD YOU HARRY PARRY AND HIS RADIO SEXTET · Shapiro · Campbell Connelly · Scott · 1930 archive.org ↗
- IF I HAD YOU NAT JAFFE TRIO · NAT JAFFE · REMO PALMIERI · LEO GUARNIERI ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
- If I Had You Sir Charles and his All Stars · Sir Charles · Buck Clayton · Jimmy… · 1945 archive.org ↗
- IF I HAD YOU SIR CHARLES and his ALL STARS · Sir Charles · Buck Clayton · Jimmy… · 1945 archive.org ↗
- If I Had You The Charlie Shavers Quintet · Charlie Shavers · Buddy De Franco ·… · 1946 archive.org ↗
- IF I HAD YOU BEN LIGHT · Lloyd Sloop · Pete Di Maggio · Bill Markas · Jack Smith… · 1949 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is If I Had You in?
If I Had You is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.
Who wrote If I Had You?
If I Had You was written by Campbell-Connelly-Shapiro (1928).
What is the form of If I Had You?
If I Had You has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is If I Had You played?
The usual groove is Slow swing.
What are the chord changes to If I Had You?
The opening bars are Bbmaj7 | Bb7 | Ebmaj7 | Ebm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.