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It's The Talk Of The Town chords & key

Jerry Livingston

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

“It's The Talk Of The Town” is a jazz standard by Jerry Livingston. It is usually played in F major as a ballad, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 15 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Fmaj7A♭dim7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7F7♯5
B♭maj7E♭7
Fmaj7E7
E♭7D7
1.
G7
Gm7C7
2.
G7C7
F6
B
Gm7D7
Gm7D7
Gm7
Am7♭5D7♭9
G7Dm7
G7D7
Dm7G7
C7♯5
A
Fmaj7A♭dim7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7F7♯5
B♭maj7E♭7
Fmaj7E7
E♭7D7
G7C7
F6C7

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
7ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
7Dominant chains
15Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fmaj7×9
  • Gm7×7
  • C7×7
  • E♭7×6
  • D7×6
  • G7×6

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1955 Diz and Getz
Diz and Getz · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1966 The Dean Martin TV Show
Dean Martin · “It’s the Talk of the Town”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • It's the Talk of the Town Teddy Edwards · Robert "Iggie" Shevak · Roy Porter · Hampton Hawes ·… archive.org ↗
  • IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN Benny Goodman and his Band · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
He's A Tramp 28% Lee-Burke G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Yardbird Suite 22% Charlie Parker C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Nevertheless 21% Kalmar-Ruby B♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Old Cape Cod 21% Rothrock-Vakus-Jeffrey E♭ major AABA · 32 Ballad
Exactly Like You 20% Jimmy McHugh C major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is It's The Talk Of The Town in?

It's The Talk Of The Town is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote It's The Talk Of The Town?

It's The Talk Of The Town was written by Jerry Livingston.

What is the form of It's The Talk Of The Town?

It's The Talk Of The Town has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is It's The Talk Of The Town played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to It's The Talk Of The Town?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 Abdim7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 F7#5 | Bbmaj7 Eb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.