Standards
Someday You'll Be Sorry chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABB
- Bars
- 24
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Someday You'll Be Sorry” is a jazz standard by Louis Armstrong. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 24-bar ABB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 10 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- E♭×8
- B♭7×4
- C7×3
- D7×2
- Fm×2
- F7×2
Recorded on these albums
| 1970 | The Definitive Album by Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong · “Someday You’ll Be Sorry” |
| 2004 | Bourbon St. Parade Louis Armstrong & The Dukes of Dixieland |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Two Not One 37% | A♭ major |
| Struttin' With Some Barbecue 27% | F major |
| My Secret Love 24% | E♭ major |
| In Walked Bud 23% | A♭ major |
| Big Nick 21% | G major |
| I Don't Want To Miss Mississippi 21% | G major |
| New York, New York 20% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Someday You'll Be Sorry in?
Someday You'll Be Sorry is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Someday You'll Be Sorry?
Someday You'll Be Sorry was written by Louis Armstrong.
What is the form of Someday You'll Be Sorry?
Someday You'll Be Sorry has 3 sections (ABB) with 24 bars in total.
How fast is Someday You'll Be Sorry played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Someday You'll Be Sorry?
The opening bars are Eb | Eb | D7 | D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.