Standards

It's The Talk Of The Town chords & key

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 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

F^maj7A♭^dim7

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7F^7♯5

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

F^maj7E⁷

E♭⁷D⁷

G⁷

G^m7C⁷

G⁷C⁷

F⁶

G^m7D⁷

G^m7

A^m7♭5D^7♭9

G⁷D^m7

G⁷D⁷

D^m7G⁷

C^7♯5

F^maj7A♭^dim7

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7F^7♯5

B♭^maj7E♭⁷

F^maj7E⁷

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

F^maj7×9
G^m7×7
C⁷×7
E♭⁷×6
D⁷×6
G⁷×6

Characteristics

AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1953	The Kay Starr Style Kay Starr
1954	Sir Charles Thompson and His Band Starring Coleman Hawkins Sir Charles Thompson and His Band featuring Coleman Hawkins · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1954	Jazz by Jacquet Illinois Jacquet
1955	Diz and Getz Diz and Getz · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1955	So Smooth Perry Como
1955	Pres and Sweets Lester Young & Harry “Sweets” Edison · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1955	Solitaire Erroll Garner · “Talk of the Town”
1956	Lonely Girl Julie London · “It’s the Talk of the Town”
1956	Modern Jazz Expressions Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1958	Who's Sorry Now Connie Francis · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1958	Soulful Saxophone Gene Ammons · “Its The Talk Of The Town”
1959	Guy Guy Lafitte · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1960	...A Lot of Dominos! Fats Domino · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1962	Dakota Staton at Storyville Dakota Staton · “It’s the Talk of the Town”
1963	Hawkins! Alive! At The Village Gate Coleman Hawkins · “Talk of the Town”
1963	Your Place Or Mine? Flip Phillips
1964	The Whistler and His Guitar Toots Thielemans · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1965	Angel Eyes Gene Ammons · “It’s the Talk of the Town”
1966	The Dean Martin TV Show Dean Martin · “It’s the Talk of the Town”
1968	Up in Erroll’s Room Erroll Garner · “It’s the Talk of the Town”
1973	I Want a Country Man Dakota Staton · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1974	Preminado Barry Harris · “It’s the Talk of the Town”
1978	Corps Et Âme Guy Lafitte · “It's the Talk of the Town”
1979	For the Ears Sir Charles Thompson

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.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
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.