Standards

It's All Right With Me chords & key

Key
C minor
Form
AAB
Bars
60
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4

“It's All Right With Me” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. Most bands play it in C minor, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 60 bars in AAB form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, C minor and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — C minor

A
Cm
Cmmaj7
Cm7
Cm6
Cm7
Cm7
Fm7
Fm7
G♭dim7
G♭dim7
Gm7♭5
C7♭9
1.
F7
F7
Dm7♭5
G7♭9
2.
Fm7
B♭7
E♭6
E♭6
B
B♭m6/E♭
B♭m6/E♭
E♭dim7
E♭dim7
A♭dim7/E♭
A♭/E♭
E♭maj7
E♭maj7
B♭m6/E♭
B♭m6/E♭
E♭dim7
E♭dim7
A♭dim7/E♭
A♭/E♭
Dm7♭5
G7♭9
1.
F7
F7
Fm7
B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭7/G
A♭maj7
Adim7
B♭7sus
B♭7
E♭6
G7♭9

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I
2Minor ii–V–i
6ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
1Dominant chains
22Different chords

Most used chords

  • Cm7×6
  • Fm7×6
  • G♭dim7×4
  • F7×4
  • B♭m6/E♭×4
  • E♭dim7×4

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, C minor and F minor

Recorded on these albums

1955 It’s Love
Lena Horne · “It’s All Right With Me”
1955 This Is Chris
Chris Connor featuring Kai Winding, J.J. Johnson, Ralph Sharon, Herbie Mann, Joe Puma, Osie Johnson, Milt Hinton · “It’s All Right With Me”
1955 K + J.J.
K + J.J.
1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald · “It’s All Right With Me”
1956 It's Love
Lena Horne with Lennie Hayton & His Orchestra
1956 Work Time
Sonny Rollins · “It’s All Right With Me”
1956 At Club “Baby Grand” Wilmington, Delaware, Volume 2
Jimmy Smith · “It's Alright With Me”
1956 Concert by the Sea
Erroll Garner · “It’s All Right With Me”
1956 Introducing Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin · “It's Alright With Me”
1956 Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter
Sonny Criss · “It's Alright With Me”
1957 Dream Street
Peggy Lee · “It’s All Right With Me”
1957 The Cool Voice of Rita Reys
Rita Reys with the Jazz Messengers and Wessel Ilcken Combo
1957 Music for Prancing
Warne Marsh
1958 Warne Marsh
Warne Marsh
1959 Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook
Oscar Peterson
1959 The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
Curtis Fuller Jazztet with Benny Golson · “It’s Alright With Me”
1959 "Nuf Said"
Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson
1959 Songs for Any Taste
Mel Tormé
1959 Afro Can-Can
Jack Costanzo
1960 On the Swingin' Side
Vic Damone
1960 Here Comes Charlie
The Charlie Shavers Quartet
1963 Samba Para Dos
Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer
1964 Bosses of the Ballad
Illinois Jacquet
1966 Esther Phillips Sings
Esther · “It’s All Right With Me”

Frequently asked questions

What key is It's All Right With Me in?

It's All Right With Me is usually played in C minor. For B♭ instruments that is D minor, for E♭ instruments A minor.

Who wrote It's All Right With Me?

It's All Right With Me was written by Cole Porter.

What is the form of It's All Right With Me?

It's All Right With Me has 3 sections (AAB) with 60 bars in total.

How fast is It's All Right With Me played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to It's All Right With Me?

The opening bars are Cm | Cmmaj7 | Cm7 | Cm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.