Standards · 1932

I'll Never Be The Same chords & key

Khan-Malneck-Signorelli · Lyrics: Gus Kahn

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 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

D♭⁷C⁷

F^maj7G^m7

A^m7D⁷

D♭⁷C⁷

F^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7F⁷

C^m7F^7sus

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7G⁷

G^m7

C⁷

D♭⁷C⁷

F^maj7

D^m7D♭⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7

G^m7

B♭^m6

A^m7♭5

D⁷

D♭⁷C⁷

F⁶D⁷

G^m7C⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

11ii–V moves

2Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

15Different chords

Most used chords

D♭⁷×10
C⁷×10
C^m7×5
G^m7×4
D^m7×4
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”
1954	Classics In Jazz Benny Goodman
1955	In the Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra · “I’ll Never Be the Same”
1955	Swinging With Ruby Braff Ruby Braff · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1957	Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1957	The Genius of Coleman Hawkins Coleman Hawkins · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1957	The Flip Phillips Quintet Flip Phillips · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1959	What Do You Know About Love? Della Reese · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1960	Hello Love Ella Fitzgerald · “I’ll Never Be the Same”
1960	Close to You Sarah Vaughan · “I’ll Never Be the Same”
1960	Showcase Philly Joe Jones · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1961	The Hawk Relaxes Coleman Hawkins · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1963	The Lonely Hours Sarah Vaughan · “I’ll Never Be the Same”
1963	Little Girl Blue / Little Girl New Keely Smith · “I’ll Never Be the Same”
1965	Coleman Hawkins Coleman Hawkins · “I’ll Never Be The Same”
1971	Stomping at the Savoy Teddy Wilson · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1972	With Billie in Mind Teddy Wilson · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1975	Gems Joe Venuti and George Barnes · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1976	Straight Ahead Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis with The Tommy Flanagan Trio · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1977	Lionel Hampton Presents: Buddy Rich Buddy Rich · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1979	Sonic Boom Lee Morgan · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1989	Accent on Tenor Sax Coleman Hawkins · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1989	My Kinda Swing Ernestine Anderson · “I'll Never Be the Same”
1990	Father Bean Coleman Hawkins · “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	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Tis Autumn 34%	Henry Nemo	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
September In The Rain 33%	Harry Warren	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Undecided 29%	Charlie Shavers	C major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing
Jeepers Creepers 23%	Harry Warren	B♭ major	AABA · 34	Medium swing
Nevertheless 23%	Kalmar-Ruby	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Eclypso 21%	Tommy Flanagan	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Latin/swing
A Sunday Kind Of Love 20%	Belle-Prima-Leonard-Rhodes	F major	AABA · 32	Ballad
For You, For Me, For Evermore 20%	George Gershwin	E♭ major	AB · 32	Slow swing

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.