Standards · 1938
I'll Be Seeing You chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- AB
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1938
“I'll Be Seeing You” is a jazz standard by Sammy Fain from 1938. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and C minor. In this atlas it appears on 16 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
- Fm7×11
- E♭maj7×4
- C7♭13×4
- B♭7×3
- Cm7×3
- G7♭13×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major and C minor
History
"I'll Be Seeing You" is a popular song about missing a loved one, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Irving Kahal. Published in 1938, it was inserted into the Broadway musical Right This Way, which closed after fifteen performances. The title of the 1944 film I'll Be Seeing You was taken from this song at the suggestion of the film's producer, Dore Schary. The song is included in the film's soundtrack.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1947 | Billie Holiday Billie Holiday |
| 1949 | St. Valentine's Day Bing Crosby |
| 1957 | Tony Tony Bennett · “I’ll Be Seeing You” |
| 1961 | I Remember Tommy Frank Sinatra |
| 1962 | Point of No Return Frank Sinatra, arranged and conducted by Axel Stordahl |
| 1965 | A Man and His Music Frank Sinatra |
| 1965 | Dean Martin Hits Again Dean Martin · “I’ll Be Seeing You” |
| 1967 | Invites You to Listen Ray Charles · “I’ll Be Seeing You” |
| 2000 | Don't Fence Me In Bing Crosby |
| 2002 | It’s Easy to Remember Bing Crosby · “I’ll Be Seeing You” |
| 2003 | Les Plus Beaux Moments Jazz Billie Holiday · “I'll be seeing you” |
| 2015 | The Complete Hits 1943-62 Frank Sinatra |
| 2016 | Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway Barbra Streisand · “I’ll Be Seeing You / I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” |
| 2016 | I Still Do Eric Clapton · “I’ll Be Seeing You” |
| 2026 | Beneath Lifted Skies Linda May Han Oh & Melissa Aldana · “I’ll Be Seeing You” |
| — | Bing Bing Crosby |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I'll Be Seeing You Louis Prima and his Orchestra · Louis Prima · Kahal · Fain · 1944 archive.org ↗
- I'll Be Seeing You Nat Pierce and his Herdsmen · Noidberg · Stovall · Berger · Carl… · 1953 archive.org ↗
- I'll Be Seeing You Nat Pierce and his Herdsmen · Carl Fontana · Stu Williamson · Bill… · 1953 archive.org ↗
- I'LL BE SEEING YOU NAT PIERCE and his HERDSMEN · Carl Fontana · Stu Williamson · Bill… · 1953 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| In Love In Vain 36% | B♭ major |
| Where Or When 34% | E♭ major |
| Lullaby Of Birdland 27% | A♭ major |
| The Good Life 26% | A♭ major |
| If I Didn't Care 26% | B♭ major |
| Love Me Or Leave Me 25% | A♭ major |
| Dinah 24% | G major |
| Falling In Love With Love 24% | B♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I'll Be Seeing You in?
I'll Be Seeing You is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote I'll Be Seeing You?
I'll Be Seeing You was written by Sammy Fain (1938).
What is the form of I'll Be Seeing You?
I'll Be Seeing You has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I'll Be Seeing You played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I'll Be Seeing You?
The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | G7b13 | Fm7 C7b13 | Fm7 C7b13. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.