Standards

Like Someone In Love chords & key

Key
E♭ major
Form
ABB
Bars
24
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“Like Someone In Love” is a jazz standard by Jimmy Van-Heusen. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 24 bars in ABB form. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor, C major, A♭ major and E♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7G7/D
Cm7Cm7/B♭
Am7♭5A♭7
Gm7C7
Fm7
Am7D7
E♭maj7
B♭m7E♭7
B
1.
A♭maj7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Cm7
F7
Fm7
B♭7♯5
2.
A♭maj7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7
G♭dim7
Gm7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6
Fm7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
2Minor ii–V–i
10ii–V moves
1Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
22Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fm7×4
  • Cmaj7×3
  • E♭maj7×2
  • Cm7×2
  • Gm7×2
  • C7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

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

Recorded on these albums

1954 Songs for Young Lovers
Frank Sinatra · “Like Someone in Love”
1954 Introducing Paul Bley
Paul Bley with Charlie Mingus, Art Blakey · “Like Someone in Love”
1955 Jazz Original
Bud Powell
1956 Love And The Weather
Herbie Mann · “Like Someone in Love”
1956 The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow
Tal Farlow · “Like Someone in Love”
1957 Like Someone in Love
Ella Fitzgerald · “Like Someone in Love”
1957 The Genius of Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins · “Like Someone in Love”
1958 Saturday Night With Mr. C.
Perry Como
1958 Swing Softly
Johnny Mathis · “Like Someone in Love”
1958 Modern Art
Art Farmer · “Like Someone in Love”
1958 Lars Gullin Swings
Lars Gullin
1958 Give Him the Ooh-La-La
Blossom Dearie · “Like Someone in Love”
1959 After Hours at the London House
Sarah Vaughan · “Like Someone in Love”
1959 Four!
Hampton Hawes with Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne & Red Mitchell · “Like Someone in Love”
1959 Mal/4 Trio
Mal Waldron · “Like Someone in Love”
1959 Profile
Duke Pearson
1960 Cruisin' The Rhythm Sections
Wynton Kelly
1960 Embers and Ashes
Shirley Horn · “Like Someone in Love”
1960 Marriage in Modern Jazz
Rita Reys & Pim Jacobs Trio · “Like Someone in Love”
1960 Easy to Love
The Piano of Roland Hanna · “Like Someone in Love”
1960 Velvet Guitar
Hank Garland · “Like Someone in Love”
1961 Lush Life
John Coltrane · “Like Someone in Love”
1961 Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk
Ahmad Jamal · “Like Someone in Love”
1961 Weaver of Dreams
Kenny Burrell · “Like Someone in Love”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • Like Someone In Love Babe Russin Quartet · Burke · Van Heusen · Babe Russin · Arnold Ross… · 1946 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
I Remember You 37% Victor Schertzinger F major AABA · 36 Medium swing
Deed I Do 26% Hirsch-Rose C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Billy Boy 22% Traditional C major AABA · 56 Medium-up swing
S'posin' 22% Paul Denniker B♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Cheers 21% Howard McGhee B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Cherokee 21% Ray Noble B♭ major AAB · 48 Up-tempo swing
Donna Lee 21% Charlie Parker A♭ major AB · 32 Up-tempo swing
Ko Ko 21% Charlie Parker B♭ major AAB · 48 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Like Someone In Love in?

Like Someone In Love is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Like Someone In Love?

Like Someone In Love was written by Jimmy Van-Heusen.

What is the form of Like Someone In Love?

Like Someone In Love has 3 sections (ABB) with 24 bars in total.

How fast is Like Someone In Love played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Like Someone In Love?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 G7/D | Cm7 Cm7/Bb | Am7b5 Ab7 | Gm7 C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.