Standards

The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) chords & key

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

“The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)” is a jazz standard by Isham Jones. Most bands play it in G major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords and moves between the key centres G major and A minor. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — G major

G⁶

G⁶E^m7

A⁷

A^m7D⁷

G^maj7

B^m7A♯^dim7

A^m7

D⁷

E^m7A⁷

A^m7

D⁷

G⁶

G⁶E^m7

A⁷

A^m7D⁷

B^m7

E^7♭13

A^m7

F⁷

B^m7

E^7♭13

A^m7

D⁷

G⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

3Major ii–V–I

2Minor ii–V–i

13ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

10Different chords

Most used chords

A^m7×8
D⁷×7
G⁶×6
A⁷×6
E^m7×4
G^maj7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

G major and A minor

Recorded on these albums

1949	Souvenir Album Ella Fitzgerald · “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)”
1961	I Remember Tommy Frank Sinatra · “The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else”
1965	A Man and His Music Frank Sinatra · “The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else”
1966	The Dean Martin TV Show Dean Martin · “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)”
1976	Fitzgerald and Pass… Again Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass · “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)”
1999	Frank Sinatra Sings Sy Oliver Arrangements Frank Sinatra · “The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) Georgia Gibbs · Johnnie Guarnieri · Tony Mottola · Bob Haggart ·… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
When You Wish Upon A Star 38%	Leigh Harline	C major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Jeannie's Song 35%	Marchel Ivery	F major	ABB · 24	Medium swing
I Cover The Waterfront 34%	Johnny Green	G major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Don't Worry 'Bout Me 31%	Rube Bloom	A♭ major	AB · 32	Ballad
It's Magic 31%	Jule Styne	B♭ major	ABCD · 32	Ballad
Over The Rainbow (Somewhere) 31%	Harold Arlen	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
You Can Depend On Me 30%	Carpenter-Dunlap-Hines	F major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing
Everything Happens To Me 29%	Matt Dennis	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) in?

The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) is usually played in G major. For B♭ instruments that is A major, for E♭ instruments E major.

Who wrote The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)?

The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) was written by Isham Jones.

What is the form of The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)?

The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)?

The opening bars are G6 | G6 Em7 | A7 | A7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.