Standards · 1932
I'll Never Be The Same chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AB
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1932
“I'll Never Be The Same” is a jazz standard by Khan-Malneck-Signorelli from 1932. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 15 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 6 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
- D♭7×10
- C7×10
- Cm7×5
- Gm7×4
- Dm7×4
- F7×4
History
"I'll Never Be The Same" is a popular song based on an instrumental called "Little Buttercup" written by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli. After several musicians had recorded the instrumental version, lyrics were written by Gus Kahn. The completed song was introduced in 1932 by Mildred Bailey and Paul Whiteman; their version rose to number fourteen on the charts. The same year, Guy Lombardo recorded the song; his version rose to number eight. It is ranked 210 in JazzStandards.com's listing of the 1000 most-frequently recorded jazz standard compositions.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1949 | King Cole at the Piano King Cole · “I’ll Never Be the Same” |
| 1955 | In the Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra · “I’ll Never Be the Same” |
| 1957 | Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson · “I'll Never Be the Same” |
| 1960 | Hello Love Ella Fitzgerald · “I’ll Never Be the Same” |
| 2004 | The Love Songs Billie Holiday · “I'll Never Be the Same” |
| 2018 | Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums Louis Armstrong · “I'll Never Be the Same” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME The "King" · Charlie Shavers · Buddy Rich · Herbie Haymer · John… archive.org ↗
- I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME THE NAPOLEON EMPERORS · Phil Napoleon · Vernon Brown · Sal Franzella… archive.org ↗
- I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME archive.org ↗
- I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME ED LANG · Malneck · Kahn · Signorelli · 1934 archive.org ↗
- I'll Never Be The Same Billy Holiday · Teddy Wilson's Orch. · Malneck · Signorelli · Kahn ·… · 1937 archive.org ↗
- I'll Never Be the Same The Herbie Haymer Quintette · Herbie Haymer · Joe Schmaltz · Eddie… · 1945 archive.org ↗
- I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME GEORGIE AULD · PATTI POWERS · KAHN · MALNECK · SIGNORELLI · 1945 archive.org ↗
- I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME CHARLIE VENTURA and his Great Combo · G. Kahn · M. Malneck · F… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Tis Autumn 34% | E♭ major |
| September In The Rain 33% | E♭ major |
| Undecided 29% | C major |
| Jeepers Creepers 23% | B♭ major |
| Nevertheless 23% | B♭ major |
| Eclypso 21% | E♭ major |
| A Sunday Kind Of Love 20% | F major |
| For You, For Me, For Evermore 20% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I'll Never Be The Same in?
I'll Never Be The Same is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote I'll Never Be The Same?
I'll Never Be The Same was written by Khan-Malneck-Signorelli (1932).
What is the form of I'll Never Be The Same?
I'll Never Be The Same has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I'll Never Be The Same played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I'll Never Be The Same?
The opening bars are Db7 C7 | Db7 C7 | Fmaj7 Gm7 | Am7 D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.