Standards

The Lady's In Love With You chords & key

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

“The Lady's In Love With You” is a jazz standard by Burton Lane. Most bands play it in G major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 9 different chords and moves between the key centres G major and C major. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — G major

A
×2
A7
A7
Am7
D7
G6
G6D7♯5
G6
G6
B
Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Dm7
G7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7
Cm6
D7
A
A7
A7
Am7
D7
Am7
D7
G6
G6

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
7ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
9Different chords

Most used chords

  • G6×10
  • A7×6
  • D7×5
  • Am7×4
  • Dm7×3
  • G7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

G major and C major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1956 Annie by Candlelight
Annie Ross · “The Lady's in Love With You”
1956 We're in the Money
Pee Wee Russell · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
1957 Sammy Swings
Sammy Davis Jr. · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
1957 The Flip Phillips Quintet
Flip Phillips · “Lady's in Love With You”
1962 “Comin’ Home Baby!”
Mel Tormé · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
1963 The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
1967 Tony Makes It Happen!
Tony Bennett · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
1969 Motions and Emotions
Oscar Peterson · “This Guy's in Love With You”
1990 The Divine
Sarah Vaughan · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
1991 Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Volume II
Michael Feinstein · “The Lady's in Love With You”
1996 Skylark
Annie Ross · “The Lady's in Love With You”
2001 Links
Mark Murphy · “The Lady's in Love with You”
2002 The Rare Delight of You
John Pizzarelli with The George Shearing Quintet · “The Lady's in Love With You”
2007 Live in London
Annie Ross
2015 Cheek to Cheek Live!
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga · “Lady’s in Love With You”
2016 Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Tony Bennett · “The Lady’s in Love With You”
2018 60 Essential Recordings
Glenn Miller
2021 Love for Sale
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga · “Lady’s in Love With You”
2024 The Oscar Pettiford Memorial Concert
Stan Getz, Erik Moseholm & Alice Babs · “The Lady's in Love With You”
2025 100 Hits
Glenn Miller · “The Lady’s In Love With You”
— These Foolish Things - Prelude To A Kiss
Sarah Vaughan · “The Lady's in Love With You”
— Alice & Wonderband
Alice Babs, Arne Domnérus · “The Lady's in Love With You”
— Maxine With Ted Easton’s Jazz Band
Maxine with Ted Easton’s Jazz Band · “The Lady Is in Love With You”
— The Lady's in Love With You
Maxine Sullivan · “The Lady's in Love With You”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Take The A Train 33% Billy Strayhorn C major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Crazy Rhythm 31% Wolfe-Kahn-Meyer F major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
This Year's Kisses 31% Irving Berlin G major AABC · 28 Medium swing
When You're Smilin' 31% Shay - Fisher - Goodwin B♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
I Like The Likes Of You 30% Vernon Duke E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan 29% Arthur Schwartz C major ABC · 20 Ballad
For You, For Me, For Evermore 28% George Gershwin E♭ major AB · 32 Slow swing
You Better Go Now 28% Reichner-Graham E♭ major ABC · 24 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is The Lady's In Love With You in?

The Lady's In Love With You is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.

Who wrote The Lady's In Love With You?

The Lady's In Love With You was written by Burton Lane.

What is the form of The Lady's In Love With You?

The Lady's In Love With You has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is The Lady's In Love With You played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to The Lady's In Love With You?

The opening bars are A7 | A7 | Am7 | D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.