Standards · 1942
I'm Old Fashioned chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABC
- Bars
- 36
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1942
“I'm Old Fashioned” is a jazz standard by Jerome Kern from 1942. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 36-bar ABC form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, D minor, A major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 2 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
- Dm7×11
- Gm7×11
- C7×9
- F6×4
- Fmaj7×4
- G7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, D minor, A major and B♭ major
History
"I'm Old Fashioned" is a 1942 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the film You Were Never Lovelier (1942), where it was introduced by Nan Wynn who dubbed for Rita Hayworth as part of a song and dance routine with Fred Astaire. The musical director of the film was Leigh Harline and that and the other romantic dance sequences were orchestrated by Conrad Salinger while he was freelancing.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1958 | Blue Train John Coltrane · “I’m Old Fashioned” |
| 1963 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook Ella Fitzgerald · “I’m Old Fashioned” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Why Do I Love You? 28% | A♭ major |
| Love Is The Sweetest Thing 27% | D major |
| A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 25% | F major |
| The Blue Room 25% | F major |
| Dinah 25% | G major |
| Alone Too Long 23% | G major |
| Falling In Love With Love 22% | B♭ major |
| My Shining Hour 22% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I'm Old Fashioned in?
I'm Old Fashioned is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote I'm Old Fashioned?
I'm Old Fashioned was written by Jerome Kern (1942).
What is the form of I'm Old Fashioned?
I'm Old Fashioned has 3 sections (ABC) with 36 bars in total.
How fast is I'm Old Fashioned played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I'm Old Fashioned?
The opening bars are F6 Dm7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 Dm7 | Gm7 C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.