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I'm Sitting On Top Of The World chords & key

Louis-Henderson-Young

Key
F major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“I'm Sitting On Top Of The World” is a jazz standard by Louis-Henderson-Young. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 14 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Fmaj7F7
B♭maj7
Fmaj7Gm7
Am7Dm7
G7
Gm7C7
1.
F6Dm7
Gm7C7
2.
F6
F7
B
B♭maj7
E7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7A7
DmDmmaj7
Dm7Dm6
G7
Gm7C7
A
Fmaj7F7
B♭maj7
Fmaj7Gm7
Am7Dm7
G7
Gm7C7
F6
Gm7C7

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

Harmonic analysis

5Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
10ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • Gm7×9
  • Fmaj7×8
  • C7×6
  • Dm7×5
  • F7×4
  • B♭maj7×4

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1973 Sittin’ on Top of the World
Dean Martin · “I’m Sittin’ On Top of the World”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • I'm Sitting on Top of the World Prince Cooper · Henderson · Young · Lewis · P. Cooper · H. Wynne ·… · 1955 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Dinah 29% Harry Akst G major BBA · 24 Medium-up swing
Falling In Love With Love 29% Richard Rodgers B♭ major AA · 64 Jazz waltz
My Shining Hour 29% Harold Arlen C major AB · 32 Medium swing
Young And Foolish 29% Albert Hague C major ABAC · 32 Ballad
Happy Talk 28% Rodgers-Hammerstein II F major AABA · 64 Medium swing
I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 28% Serger Ellis G major AAB · 48 Medium swing
I Like The Likes Of You 27% Vernon Duke E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
The Glory Of Love 26% Billy Hill G major AABA · 32 Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is I'm Sitting On Top Of The World in?

I'm Sitting On Top Of The World is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote I'm Sitting On Top Of The World?

I'm Sitting On Top Of The World was written by Louis-Henderson-Young.

What is the form of I'm Sitting On Top Of The World?

I'm Sitting On Top Of The World has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is I'm Sitting On Top Of The World played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to I'm Sitting On Top Of The World?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 F7 | Bbmaj7 | Fmaj7 Gm7 | Am7 Dm7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.