Standards
My Baby Just Cares For Me chords & key
- Key
- A major
- Form
- ABCD
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“My Baby Just Cares For Me” is a jazz standard by Walter Donaldson. It is usually played in A major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABCD form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 12 different chords and moves between the key centres A major and F♯ minor. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — A major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Bm7×9
- E7×9
- Amaj7×7
- Dmaj7×3
- F♯m7×2
- B7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
A major and F♯ minor
Recorded on these albums
| 1955 | Cloud 7 Tony Bennett featuring Chuck Wayne · “My Baby Just Cares for Me” |
| 1958 | Little Girl Blue Nina Simone · “My Baby Just Cares for Me” |
| 1966 | Strangers in the Night Frank Sinatra · “My Baby Just Cares for Me” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- My Baby Just Cares for Me Herbie Steward · Dick Hyman · Don Lamond · Mert Oliver · Kalm ·… · 1951 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is My Baby Just Cares For Me in?
My Baby Just Cares For Me is usually played in A major. For B♭ instruments that is B major, for E♭ instruments F♯ major.
Who wrote My Baby Just Cares For Me?
My Baby Just Cares For Me was written by Walter Donaldson.
What is the form of My Baby Just Cares For Me?
My Baby Just Cares For Me has 4 sections (ABCD) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is My Baby Just Cares For Me played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to My Baby Just Cares For Me?
The opening bars are Amaj7 | Bm7 E7 | Amaj7 | Bm7 E7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.