Standards
Who Can I Turn To chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“Who Can I Turn To” is a jazz standard by Newley-Bricusse. Most bands play it in E♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in ABAC form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, A♭ major, G minor, F minor and C minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 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
- Fm7×8
- E♭maj7×6
- B♭7×5
- Gm7×4
- A♭maj7×4
- G♭dim7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major, A♭ major, G minor, F minor and C minor
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1957 | Melancholy Baby Della Reese |
| 1960 | Booker Little Booker Little |
| 1962 | Portrait of Sheila Sheila Jordan · “Who Can I Turn To?” |
| 1964 | Who Can I Turn To Tony Bennett · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1964 | Keyboard Kaleidoscope Dick Hyman · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | Feelin’ Good Lena Horne · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | The Shadow of Your Smile Astrud Gilberto · “Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | Venice Blue Bobby Darin |
| 1965 | Gettin’ Around Dexter Gordon · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd Ahmad Jamal · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | On Fire Barney Kessel · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | The Prime of My Life Billy Eckstine |
| 1965 | The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd Herbie Mann · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | Sings Gentle Bossa Nova Chris Connor · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1965 | Miss Morgana King Morgana King · “Who Can I Turn To (From "The Rear of the Greasepaint")” |
| 1965 | Cool Sax From Hollywood to Broadway Eddie Harris |
| 1965 | I Love a Piano Buddy Greco |
| 1965 | From The Wrists Down Buddy Greco · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1966 | The New Scene Sarah Vaughan |
| 1966 | Della Reese Live Della Reese · “Who Can I Turn To?” |
| 1966 | Further Adventures of El Chico Chico Hamilton · “Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1966 | Night Crawler Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson · “Who Can I Turn To?” |
| 1966 | Latin Shadows Shirley Scott · “Who Can I Turn To? (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
| 1966 | After Hours Hank Crawford · “Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is Who Can I Turn To in?
Who Can I Turn To is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote Who Can I Turn To?
Who Can I Turn To was written by Newley-Bricusse.
What is the form of Who Can I Turn To?
Who Can I Turn To has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Who Can I Turn To played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to Who Can I Turn To?
The opening bars are Ebmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Fm7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.