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It's You Or No One chords & key

Jule Styne

Key
F major
Form
ABAC
Bars
32
Groove
Up-tempo swing
Time signature
4/4

“It's You Or No One” is a jazz standard by Jule Styne. Most bands play it in F major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, G minor and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7B♭7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
B
B♭m7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭maj7
Cmaj7Am7
Dm7G7
Gm7
C7
A
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7B♭7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
Am7♭5
D7♭9
C
Bm7♭5
B♭m7E♭7
Am7Dm7
A♭m7D♭7
Gm7
C7
F6
Am7D7

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

Harmonic analysis

5Major ii–V–I
2Minor ii–V–i
14ii–V moves
2Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
18Different chords

Most used chords

  • Gm7×6
  • C7×6
  • Am7×5
  • Fmaj7×4
  • D7×3
  • B♭7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, G minor and A♭ major

Characteristics

  • ABAC song form

Recorded on these albums

1954 Vibist
Cal Tjader · “It’s You or No One”
1955 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Volume 1
Jay Jay Johnson · “It's You or No One”
1955 The Interpretations of Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow · “It's You or No One”
1956 Charlie Mariano Plays
Charlie Mariano
1956 Fascinating Rhythm
Tal Farlow · “It's You or No One”
1956 Vib-Rations
Cal Tjader / Don Elliott · “It's You or No One”
1956 Walking Down
Bennie Green · “It's You or No One”
1956 A Musical Offering by Don Elliott
Don Elliott · “It's You or No One”
1957 This Is New
Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Kenny Drew · “It's You or No One”
1957 ’round Midnight
Hazel Scott · “It’s You or No One”
1958 Deeds, Not Words
Max Roach · “It's You or No One”
1958 The Congregation
Johnny Griffin · “It's You or No One”
1958 Soulful Saxophone
Gene Ammons
1959 More Than the Most!
Dakota Staton · “It's You or No One”
1960 Plus the Trio
Johnny Smith · “It's You or No One”
1961 Doin’ Allright
Dexter Gordon · “It's You or No One”
1961 Sunny Side Up
Lou Donaldson · “It's You or No One”
1963 It’s You or No One
Bobby Darin · “It’s You or No One”
1973 Sings With the Hollywood All Stars
Sarah Vaughan · “It’s You or No One”
1974 She Was Too Good To Me
Chet Baker · “It’s You or No One”
1977 Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard
Dexter Gordon · “It's You or No One”
1977 London Concert
Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh, Al Levitt, Peter Ind · “It’s You or No‐One”
1980 4x4
McCoy Tyner · “It's You or No One”
1981 I Remember You
Karin Krog, Warne Marsh, Red Mitchell · “It's You or No-One”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • It's You or No One Hampton Hawes Trio · Hampton Hawes · Joe Mondragon · Shelly Manne ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Dearly Beloved 29% Jerome Kern C major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Billy Boy 26% Traditional C major AABA · 56 Medium-up swing
Speak Low 26% Kurt Weill F major AAB · 46 Medium swing
What A Difference A Day Made 26% Maria Grever F major AB · 32 Ballad
Fools Rush In 25% Rube Bloom C major ABAC · 32 Slow swing
I Wish I Knew 25% Harry Warren G major ABAC · 32 Ballad
The Best Things In Life Are Free 23% DeSylva-Brown-Henderson C major AB · 32 Medium-up swing
The Cool One 23% Benny Golson G major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is It's You Or No One in?

It's You Or No One is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote It's You Or No One?

It's You Or No One was written by Jule Styne.

What is the form of It's You Or No One?

It's You Or No One has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is It's You Or No One played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to It's You Or No One?

The opening bars are Gm7 | C7 | Fmaj7 Bb7 | Am7 D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.