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You Better Go Now chords & key

Reichner-Graham

Key
E♭ major
Form
ABC
Bars
24
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“You Better Go Now” is a jazz standard by Reichner-Graham. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 24-bar ABC form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 11 different chords.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭maj7B♭7♯5
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7B♭7♯5
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
B
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7B♭7
E♭Fm7Gm7A♭
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7F7
Fm7B♭7
C
E♭maj7B♭7♯5
E♭maj7Edim7
Fm7B♭7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6
Fm7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
12ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
11Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fm7×13
  • B♭7×12
  • E♭maj7×10
  • Edim7×5
  • B♭7♯5×3
  • E♭×1

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
La Vie En Rose 40% Guglielmi-Piaf-David C major ABC · 20 Ballad
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 38% Jurgens-Howard E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
People Will Say We're In Love 36% Richard Rodgers C major AABD · 48 Medium swing
I Get Along Without You 32% Hoagy Carmichael B♭ major AAB · 64 Ballad
Don't Fence Me In 30% Cole Porter F major ABCD · 32 Medium swing
I Was Doing All Right 29% George Gershwin G major AABA · 34 Medium swing
I'm In The Mood For Love 28% Jimmy McHugh C major AABA · 32 Medium swing
The Lady's In Love With You 28% Burton Lane G major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is You Better Go Now in?

You Better Go Now is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote You Better Go Now?

You Better Go Now was written by Reichner-Graham.

What is the form of You Better Go Now?

You Better Go Now has 3 sections (ABC) with 24 bars in total.

How fast is You Better Go Now played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to You Better Go Now?

The opening bars are Ebmaj7 Bb7#5 | Ebmaj7 Edim7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Fm7 Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.