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 6 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
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” |
| 1957 | Like Someone in Love Ella Fitzgerald · “Like Someone in Love” |
| 1961 | Lush Life John Coltrane · “Like Someone in Love” |
| 1969 | Exclusively for my Friends - Vol. 1: Action Oscar Peterson · “Like Someone in Love” |
| 1976 | All the Things We Are Dave Brubeck · “Like Someone in Love” |
| 2026 | Early Years - Selected Albums 1956-58 Johnny Mathis · “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.
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.