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 2 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

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”

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.