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Memories Of You chords & key

Eubie Blake

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“Memories Of You” is a jazz standard by Eubie Blake. Most bands play it in E♭ major, ballad; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and C minor. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks and in 1 transcribed solo.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7G♭dim7
E♭maj7/GCm7
Am7♭5A♭m6
E♭maj7D7
D♭7C7
F7B♭7
1.
E♭6Fm7B♭7
2.
E♭6Dm7♭5G7
B
Cm7
A♭7
Cm7
F7G7♭13
Cm7
F7susF7
Fm7
B♭7
A
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7G♭dim7
E♭maj7/GCm7
Am7♭5A♭m6
E♭maj7D7
D♭7C7
F7B♭7
E♭6Fm7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
6ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
6Dominant chains
19Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭maj7×6
  • Fm7×6
  • Cm7×6
  • B♭7×6
  • F7×5
  • Edim7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major and C minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1962 Point of No Return
Frank Sinatra, arranged and conducted by Axel Stordahl · “Memories of You”
1964 Hello, Dolly!
Ella Fitzgerald · “Memories of You”
1969 I’m All Yours Baby!
Ray Charles · “Memories of You”

Transcribed solos on Memories Of You

Lionel Hampton vibraphone 82 BPM Eb-maj 1939-06-13

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • MEMORIES OF YOU HARRY PARRY AND HIS RADIO SEXTET · Razaf · Blake archive.org ↗
  • MEMORIES OF YOU SONNY DURHAM AND HIS ORCHESTRA · Sonny Durham · Blake · Razaf archive.org ↗
  • MEMORIES OF YOU PUD BROWN TRIO · Pud Brown · Pete Urquidi · Hank Castro · Blake ·… archive.org ↗
  • MEMORIES OF YOU ILLINOIS JACQUET and his All Stars · Illinois Jacquet · Arthur… archive.org ↗
  • Memories of You Coleman Hawkins And His All Stars · 1944 archive.org ↗
  • Memories of You Teddy Wilson Quintet · Eubie Blake · Andy Razaf · Teddy Wilson ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • Memories of You Teddy Wilson Quintet · Teddy Wilson · Charlie Shavers · Al Hall ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • Memories of You Illinois Jacquet and his All Stars · Blake · Razof · Illionois… · 1945 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
There Is No Greater Love 29% Isham Jones B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Alone Too Long 28% Arthur Schwartz G major AABA · 32 Ballad
Dig 26% Miles Davis A♭ major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
He's A Tramp 26% Lee-Burke G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Sweet Georgia Brown 26% Pinkard-Casey-Bernie A♭ major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
The Good Life 24% Sacha Distel A♭ major AB · 32 Ballad
Just In Time 24% Jule Styne B♭ major AB · 32 Up-tempo swing
Strike Up The Band 24% George Gershwin E♭ major ABCD · 32 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Memories Of You in?

Memories Of You is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Memories Of You?

Memories Of You was written by Eubie Blake.

What is the form of Memories Of You?

Memories Of You has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Memories Of You played?

The usual groove is Ballad. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 82 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Memories Of You?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 Edim7 | Fm7 Gbdim7 | Ebmaj7/G Cm7 | Am7b5 Abm6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.