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Oh! Look At Me Now chords & key

DeVries-Bushkin

Key
A♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“Oh! Look At Me Now” is a jazz standard by DeVries-Bushkin. Most bands play it in A♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 13 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — A♭ major

A
E♭7B♭7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
E♭maj7D♭7
C7F7F7B7
1.
B♭7E♭7D7D♭7
C7B7B♭7
2.
E♭maj7
E♭7A7D7
B
Gm7
E♭7D7
Gm7D7
Gm7C7
Fm7
D♭7C7
Fm7
B♭7
A
E♭7B♭7
E♭7
A♭maj7
A♭m7D♭7
E♭maj7D♭7
C7F7F7B♭7
E♭maj7
E♭maj7

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
5ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
11Dominant chains
13Different chords

Most used chords

  • E♭7×9
  • D♭7×8
  • B♭7×7
  • E♭maj7×6
  • C7×6
  • F7×6

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1957 A Swingin’ Affair!
Frank Sinatra · “Oh! Look at Me Now”
1989 All That Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald · “Oh, Look at Me Now”
1999 Frank Sinatra Sings Sy Oliver Arrangements
Frank Sinatra · “Oh! Look at Me”

Frequently asked questions

What key is Oh! Look At Me Now in?

Oh! Look At Me Now is usually played in A♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is B♭ major, for E♭ instruments F major.

Who wrote Oh! Look At Me Now?

Oh! Look At Me Now was written by DeVries-Bushkin.

What is the form of Oh! Look At Me Now?

Oh! Look At Me Now has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Oh! Look At Me Now played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Oh! Look At Me Now?

The opening bars are Eb7 Bb7 | Eb7 | Abmaj7 | Abm7 Db7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.