Standards
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket” is a jazz standard by Irving Berlin. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 9 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 13 different chords and moves between the key centres C major, F major and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 5 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Cmaj7×6
- Dm7×6
- G7×6
- F6×5
- Gm7×4
- C7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
C major, F major and D minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1953 | The Astaire Story Fred Astaire · “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” |
| 1958 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” |
| 1959 | Oscar Peterson Plays the Irving Berlin Songbook Oscar Peterson · “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” |
| 2008 | Ella & Louis (and Oscar Too) Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong & The Oscar Peterson Trio · “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” |
| — | The Irving Berlin Songbook Fred Astaire · “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket Flip Phillips and His Orchestra · Irving Berlin · Norman Granz · 1954 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| One Morning In May 39% | G major |
| Deed I Do 33% | C major |
| I Want To Be Happy 33% | C major |
| Misty 32% | E♭ major |
| Again 31% | G major |
| Oh, Lady Be Good 31% | G major |
| Ballade 30% | F major |
| The Glory Of Love 30% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket in?
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket?
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket was written by Irving Berlin.
What is the form of I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket?
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket?
The opening bars are Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Gm7 C7 | F6 Fm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.