Standards · 1944
That Ole Devil Called Love chords & key
- Key
- A♭ major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1944
“That Ole Devil Called Love” is a jazz standard by Doris Fisher from 1944. It is usually played in A♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres A♭ major, B♭ minor and G♯ 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
- B♭m7×11
- E♭7×11
- A♭6×9
- Cm7×3
- F7×3
- B♭m7♭5×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
A♭ major, B♭ minor and G♯ minor
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"That Ole Devil Called Love" is a song written in 1944 by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher. It was first recorded by Billie Holiday, who released it as the B-side of her hit "Lover Man" in 1945. In 1985, the song was recorded by Alison Moyet, whose version, produced by Pete Wingfield, topped the chart in New Zealand for three weeks and reached number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1951 | Lover Man Billie Holiday |
| 1989 | All That Jazz Ella Fitzgerald · “That Old Devil Called Love” |
| 2003 | Body & Soul Billie Holiday |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| The Best Things In Life Are Free 34% | C major |
| This Year's Kisses 26% | G major |
| Penthouse Serenade 23% | F major |
| All Of Me 21% | C major |
| I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 21% | G major |
| What A Difference A Day Made 21% | F major |
| I Wish I Knew 20% | G major |
| My Buddy 20% | G major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is That Ole Devil Called Love in?
That Ole Devil Called Love is usually played in A♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is B♭ major, for E♭ instruments F major.
Who wrote That Ole Devil Called Love?
That Ole Devil Called Love was written by Doris Fisher (1944).
What is the form of That Ole Devil Called Love?
That Ole Devil Called Love has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is That Ole Devil Called Love played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to That Ole Devil Called Love?
The opening bars are Bbm7 Eb7 | Ab6 | Cm7 | F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.