Standards
Somebody Loves Me chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- ABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Somebody Loves Me” is a jazz standard by George Gershwin. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABA form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 21 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, G minor, A minor and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 8 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm7×9
- Fmaj7×7
- C7×7
- Am7×3
- B♭7×2
- F6×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, G minor, A minor and D minor
History
"Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in George White's Scandals of 1924. This is not to be confused with the Southern gospel song written by W.F. & Marjorie Crumley. The first recordings of "Somebody Loves Me" were a number of popular versions in 1924 and 1925 by Paul Whiteman, Ray Miller, Marion Harris and Cliff Edwards (aka Ukulele Ike) with the Whiteman version being top-rated.
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Recorded on these albums
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME Woody Herman and the V-DISC All Stars · Woody Herman · Billy Harris… archive.org ↗
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra · The Sentimentalists · DeSylva ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME Woody Herman and the V-DISC All Stars · Woody Herman · Bill Harris ·… · 1945 archive.org ↗
- Somebody Loves Me Bill Harris · Ralph Burns · Don Lamond · Artie Bernstein · Chuck… · 1946 archive.org ↗
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME BILL HARRIS · Raph Burns · Don Lamond · Artie Bernstein · Chuck… · 1946 archive.org ↗
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME JOHN LAURENZ · FIDGY McGRATH · George Gershwin · B. J. DeSylva · 1946 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Too Young To Go Steady 36% | F major |
| Tangerine 34% | F major |
| Falling In Love Again 32% | C major |
| Teach Me Tonight 32% | E♭ major |
| So Nice (Summer Samba) 30% | F major |
| Oh, Lady Be Good 29% | G major |
| Say It (Over And Over Again) 29% | E♭ major |
| Billy Boy 28% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Somebody Loves Me in?
Somebody Loves Me is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Somebody Loves Me?
Somebody Loves Me was written by George Gershwin.
What is the form of Somebody Loves Me?
Somebody Loves Me has 3 sections (ABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Somebody Loves Me played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Somebody Loves Me?
The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Gm7 C7 | Fmaj7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.