Standards

Maybe I Should Change My Ways chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: AA
Bars: 32
Groove: Ballad
Time signature: 4/4

“Maybe I Should Change My Ways” is a jazz standard by Duke Ellington. Most bands play it in B♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AA form. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 18 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

C^m7♭5F^13♭9

B♭^maj7

E♭¹³D^7♭13

G⁹

C¹³B¹³

B♭¹³

E♭^maj7

E♭^m6A♭⁷

B♭^maj7

D^m7D♭^7♯11

C^m7♭5

G⁷C⁷F⁷

B♭^maj7

G⁷C⁷F⁷

B♭⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

2Minor ii–V–i

4ii–V moves

2Tritone substitutions

8Dominant chains

18Different chords

Most used chords

B♭^maj7×6
E♭^maj7×6
C^m7♭5×4
F^13♭9×2
E♭¹³×2
D^7♭13×2

Recorded on these albums

2013	Battle of Swing, Vol. 2 Duke Ellington

Frequently asked questions

What key is Maybe I Should Change My Ways in?

Maybe I Should Change My Ways is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Maybe I Should Change My Ways?

Maybe I Should Change My Ways was written by Duke Ellington.

What is the form of Maybe I Should Change My Ways?

Maybe I Should Change My Ways has 2 sections (AA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Maybe I Should Change My Ways played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to Maybe I Should Change My Ways?

The opening bars are Cm7b5 F13b9 | Bbmaj7 | Eb13 D7b13 | G9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.