Standards

Just One Of Those Things chords & key

Key: F major
Form: AAB
Bars: 52
Groove: Up-tempo swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Just One Of Those Things” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. Most bands play it in F major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 52 bars in AAB form. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 24 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, E♭ major, D minor and C major. In this atlas it appears on 21 album tracks and in 2 transcribed solos.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

D^m6

E^m7♭5

A^7♭9

F⁷

B^m7♭5

B♭^m6

A^m7

A♭⁷

G^m7

C⁷

F⁶

D⁷

G^m7G^m7_/F

E^m7♭5A^7♭9

F⁶

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭⁶

E^dim7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭⁶

D^m7

G⁷

C⁶

A^m7

G♭^m7♭5

F^m6

E^m7

E♭⁷

G^m7C⁷

E^m7♭5A^7♭9

F⁶

E^m7♭5

A^7♭9

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

Harmonic analysis

5Major ii–V–I

1Minor ii–V–i

11ii–V moves

2Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

24Different chords

Most used chords

E^m7♭5×5
A^7♭9×5
F⁶×5
D^m6×4
F⁷×4
G^m7×4

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, E♭ major, D minor and C major

Recorded on these albums

1949	Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs Bing Crosby · “Just One of Those Things”
1953	Oscar Peterson Plays Cole Porter Oscar Peterson
1954	Swing Easy! Frank Sinatra · “Just One of Those Things”
1956	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “Just One of Those Things”
1957	Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson · “Just One of Those Things”
1957	The Beat of My Heart Tony Bennett · “Just One of Those Things”
1957	Just One of Those Things Nat King Cole
1957	Plays Cole Porter - The Genius of Charlie Parker #5 Charlie Parker · “Just One of Those Things”
1957	Stormy Weather Lena Horne · “Just One of Those Things”
1958	Songs for Distingué Lovers Billie Holiday · “Just One of Those Things”
1959	Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook Oscar Peterson · “Just One of Those Things”
1966	Satchmo Sings Evergreens Louis Armstrong · “Just One of Those Things”
1968	The Piano Soul of Nat King Cole Nat King Cole
1972	Ella Loves Cole Ella Fitzgerald · “Just One of Those Things”
1975	Fascinating Rhythm (Music Of The Thirties, Album 2) Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli
1978	Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald & Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald · “Just One of Those Things”
1988	Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers and Hart Yehudi Menuhin & Stéphane Grappelli · “Just One of Those Things”
1993	I Love Paris Ella Fitzgerald · “Just One of Those Things”
2018	Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums Louis Armstrong · “Just One of Those Things”
2026	Too Marvelous For Words Peggy Lee · “Just One of Those Things”
—	Fascinatin' Rhythm Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelly · “Just One of Those Things”

Transcribed solos on Just One Of Those Things

Lee Morgan trumpet	319 BPM	D-min	1957-09-29
Pepper Adams baritone saxophone	314 BPM	F-maj	1957-09-29

Historic 78 rpm recordings

JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS COLEMAN HAWKINS ALL AMERICAN FOUR · TEDDY WILSON · Coleman Hawkins ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS COLEMAN HAWKINS ALL AMERICAN FOUR · TEDDY WILSON · Coleman Hawkins ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS BENGT HALLBERGS KVINTETT · Cole Porter · 1952 archive.org ↗
JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS OSCAR PETERSON QUARTET · Oscar Peterson · Barney Kessel · Ray Brown… · 1953 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What key is Just One Of Those Things in?

Just One Of Those Things is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Just One Of Those Things?

Just One Of Those Things was written by Cole Porter.

What is the form of Just One Of Those Things?

Just One Of Those Things has 3 sections (AAB) with 52 bars in total.

How fast is Just One Of Those Things played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 319 BPM and 314 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Just One Of Those Things?

The opening bars are Dm6 | Dm6 | Em7b5 | A7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.