Standards

I've Got A Crush On You chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: AB
Bars: 18
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“I've Got A Crush On You” is a jazz standard by George Gershwin. Most bands play it in B♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 18 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 11 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 10 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

B♭^maj7D♭^dim7

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7D♭^dim7

C^m7F⁷

D^m7G^m7

C⁷

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7D♭^dim7

C^m7F⁷

B♭^maj7D♭^dim7

C^m7E♭^m7A♭⁷

D^m7G^m7

C⁷

B♭_/FG^m7

C⁷F⁷

B♭⁶

C^m7F⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

3Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

9ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

11Different chords

Most used chords

C^m7×6
F⁷×6
B♭^maj7×4
D♭^dim7×4
C⁷×4
G^m7×3

Recorded on these albums

1950	Ella Sings Gershwin Ella Fitzgerald with Ellis Larkins at the Piano · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
1953	Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin Oscar Peterson
1959	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
1959	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Vol. 2 Ella Fitzgerald · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
1960	Nice ’n’ Easy Frank Sinatra · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
1969	Exclusively for my Friends - Vol. 1: Action Oscar Peterson · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
1978	The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook Ella Fitzgerald · “I've Got a Crush on You”
1993	Duets Frank Sinatra · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
2000	Timeless: Live in Concert Barbra Streisand · “Sing (with Jason Gould) / I’ve Got a Crush on You (with Frank Sinatra)”
2014	Partners Barbra Streisand · “I’ve Got a Crush on You”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
That's Amore (That's Love) 27%	Warren-Brooks	B♭ major	AB · 32	Medium swing
Dinah 25%	Harry Akst	G major	BBA · 24	Medium-up swing
I've Told Eve'ry Little Star 25%	Jerome Kern	F major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
When You Wish Upon A Star 24%	Leigh Harline	C major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Get Me To The Church On Time 23%	Alan Lerner	G major	AAB · 54	Up-tempo swing
I Like The Likes Of You 23%	Vernon Duke	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Nevertheless 23%	Kalmar-Ruby	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Portrait Of Jennie 23%	Burdge-Robinson	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is I've Got A Crush On You in?

I've Got A Crush On You is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote I've Got A Crush On You?

I've Got A Crush On You was written by George Gershwin.

What is the form of I've Got A Crush On You?

I've Got A Crush On You has 2 sections (AB) with 18 bars in total.

How fast is I've Got A Crush On You played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to I've Got A Crush On You?

The opening bars are Bbmaj7 Dbdim7 | Cm7 F7 | Bbmaj7 Dbdim7 | Cm7 F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.