Standards · 1923
Who's Sorry Now? chords & key
“Who's Sorry Now?” is a jazz standard by Snyder-Kalmar-Ruby from 1923. It is usually played in C major as a ballad, and the 32-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence, uses 10 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Cmaj7×8
- G7×7
- A7×6
- D7×5
- E7×4
- Fm6×2
History
"Who's Sorry Now?" is a popular song with music written by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. It was published in 1923 as a waltz (34 time). Isham Jones had a hit recording in 1923 with the song arranged as a foxtrot (in 22 time). Later sheet music arrangements, such as the 1946 publication that was a tie-in to the Marx Brothers film of the same year A Night in Casablanca, were published in 22 time (notated as ). Other popular versions in 1923 were by Marion Harris, Original Memphis Five, Lewis James, and Irving Kaufman. "Who's Sorry Now?" was not only featured in A Night in Casablanca but also in the 1950 film Three Little Words, in which it was sung by Gloria DeHaven. Karen Elson with Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks recorded the song for an episode of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1957 | Just One of Those Things Nat King Cole |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph Ella Fitzgerald · “Who’s Sorry Now” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- WHO'S SORRY NOW Billy Banks Rhythmakers · Henry Allen · Pee Wee Russell · Joe… archive.org ↗
- WHO'S SORRY NOW CHARLIE VENTURO & HIS SEXTET · Charlie Venturo · Willie Smith · Red… · 1945 archive.org ↗
- WHO'S SORRY NOW ZEP MEISSNER DIXIELAND BAND · T. Snyder · 1947 archive.org ↗
- WHO'S SORRY NOW? SIDNEY BECHET · HUMPHREY LYTTELTON and his BAND · Kalman, Rudy and… · 1949 archive.org ↗
- WHO'S SORRY NOW ANDRE PREVIN · Kalmar · Ruby · 1953 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| If I Could Be With You 26% | E♭ major |
| In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town 25% | F major |
| Cottage For Sale 24% | E♭ major |
| I Love Being Here With You 23% | B♭ major |
| Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 22% | G major |
| Ain't She Sweet 21% | E♭ major |
| Four In One 21% | E♭ major |
| Copenhagen 20% | B♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Who's Sorry Now? in?
Who's Sorry Now? is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote Who's Sorry Now??
Who's Sorry Now? was written by Snyder-Kalmar-Ruby (1923).
What is the form of Who's Sorry Now??
Who's Sorry Now? has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Who's Sorry Now? played?
The usual groove is Ballad.
What are the chord changes to Who's Sorry Now??
The opening bars are Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | E7 | E7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.