Standards

I'm Through With Love chords & key

Key: F major
Form: AABA
Bars: 32
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“I'm Through With Love” is a jazz standard by Kahn-Malneck-Livingston. It is usually played in F major as a ballad, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 7 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 20 different chords and moves between the key centres G minor, F major and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 20 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

F^maj7A♭^dim7

G^m7C⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

A^m7D^7♭9

G^m7D^7♭9

G^m7C^7♭9

A^m7D⁷G^m7C⁷

F⁶E^7♭9

A^mA^m♭6

A^m6A^m♭6

A^mA^m♭6

A^m6D⁷

C⁶A^m7

D^m7G⁷

G^m7D^7♭9

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7A♭^dim7

G^m7C⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

A^m7D^7♭9

G^m7D^7♭9

G^m7C^7♭9

F⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

7Major ii–V–I

4Minor ii–V–i

17ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

20Different chords

Most used chords

G^m7×12
D^7♭9×7
C⁷×5
A^m7×5
F^maj7×3
A♭^dim7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

G minor, F major and B♭ major

Characteristics

AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1955	My Kinda Love Sarah Vaughan · “I'm Thru With Love”
1955	Wein, Women & Song George Wein
1959	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! Dinah Washington · “I’m Thru With Love”
1959	What Do You Know About Love? Della Reese · “I'm Thru With Love”
1961	So Warm Etta Jones and strings · “I’m Through With Love”
1962	Lena on the Blue Side Lena Horne
1985	A Man Ain’t Supposed to Cry Joe Williams · “I’m Through With Love”
1986	Bing Crosby Sings Again Bing Crosby · “I’m Through With You”
1994	Dream Jimmy Scott
1996	All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio Diana Krall · “I’m Thru With Love”
1996	One Night With You - The John Pizzarelli Collection John Pizzarelli
1999	The Melody at Night, With You Keith Jarrett · “I’m Through With Love”
2000	The Essential Collection Bing Crosby
2001	Portrait Coleman Hawkins · “I’m Through With Love (Los Angeles, February 23, 1945)”
2001	Come Dream With Me Jane Monheit · “I’m Through With Love”
2002	It’s Easy to Remember Bing Crosby · “I’m Through With Love”
2005	Once to Every Heart Mark Murphy
2007	Wein, Women And Song And More - George Wein Plays And Sings George Wein
2010	At the End of the Day Till Brönner · “I'm Through with Love”
2025	Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Volume 2 Ella Fitzgerald · “I’m Through With Love”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

I'm Through With Love Sarah Vaughan · George Treadwell's Orchestra · Malneck · Kahn ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗
I'M THROUGH WITH LOVE SARAH VAUGHAN · GEORGE TREADWELL'S ORCHESTRA · Malneck · Kahn ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Fine And Dandy 36%	Kay Swift	F major	AB · 32	Medium-up swing
The Joker 35%	Lee Morgan	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Dexterity 32%	Charlie Parker	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing
So Many Stars 32%	Sergio Mendez	F major	AABC · 44	Bossa nova
The Song Is You 32%	Jerome Kern	C major	AABA · 64	Up-tempo swing
You Took Advantage Of Me 28%	Richard Rodgers	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
The Best Things In Life Are Free 26%	DeSylva-Brown-Henderson	C major	AB · 32	Medium-up swing
Someday My Prince Will Come 26%	Frank Churchill	B♭ major	ABAC · 32	Jazz waltz

Frequently asked questions

What key is I'm Through With Love in?

I'm Through With Love is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote I'm Through With Love?

I'm Through With Love was written by Kahn-Malneck-Livingston.

What is the form of I'm Through With Love?

I'm Through With Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is I'm Through With Love played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to I'm Through With Love?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 Abdim7 | Gm7 C7 | Cm7 F7 | Bbmaj7 Eb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.