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Since I Fell For You chords & key

Buddy Johnson

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

“Since I Fell For You” is a jazz standard by Buddy Johnson. It is usually played in E♭ major as a slow swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 14 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7♯9
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7
A♭7G♭7
F7B♭7sus
1.
G7C7♭9
F7B♭7
2.
E♭maj7A♭7
B♭m7E♭7
B
A♭7
D♭7
E♭7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭7
D♭7
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7
A
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7♯9
E♭maj7C7♭9
Fm7B♭7
A♭7G♭7
F7B♭7sus
E♭6C7♭9
F7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
9ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
12Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • C7♭9×9
  • E♭maj7×8
  • Fm7×7
  • B♭7×6
  • A♭7×6
  • F7×5

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1967 Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Nina Simone · “Since I Fell for You”
1971 Barbra Joan Streisand
Barbra Streisand · “Since I Fell for You”
1978 Lady Time
Ella Fitzgerald · “Since I Fell for You”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Flintstones 30% Hoyt Curtain B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Anthropology 26% Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Moose The Mooche 26% Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
No Moe 26% Sonny Rollins B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Oleo 26% Sonny Rollins B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Passport 26% Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Rhythm-a-ning 26% Thelonious Monk B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Salt Peanuts 26% Dizzy Gillespie B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Since I Fell For You in?

Since I Fell For You is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote Since I Fell For You?

Since I Fell For You was written by Buddy Johnson.

What is the form of Since I Fell For You?

Since I Fell For You has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Since I Fell For You played?

The usual groove is Slow swing.

What are the chord changes to Since I Fell For You?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 C7b9 | Fm7 Bb7#9 | Ebmaj7 C7b9 | Fm7 Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.