Standards
You Don't Know What Love Is chords & key
“You Don't Know What Love Is” is a jazz standard by Raye-DePaul. It is usually played in F minor as a ballad, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 4 minor ii–V–i, uses 14 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor, A♭ major and C major. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F minor
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- C7♭9×13
- D♭7×10
- Fm7×9
- Gm7♭5×4
- E7×3
- E♭m7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F minor, A♭ major and C major
Characteristics
- AABA song form
Recorded on these albums
| 1958 | Lady in Satin Billie Holiday · “You Don’t Know What Love Is” |
| 1977 | Together Again Tony Bennett and Bill Evans · “You Don’t Know What Love Is” |
| 2005 | All My Life Ella Fitzgerald |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- You Don't Know What Love Is Nat Pierce and his orchestra · Raye · De Paul · Teddy King · 1950 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Autumn Leaves 23% | G minor |
Frequently asked questions
What key is You Don't Know What Love Is in?
You Don't Know What Love Is is usually played in F minor. For B♭ instruments that is G minor, for E♭ instruments D minor.
Who wrote You Don't Know What Love Is?
You Don't Know What Love Is was written by Raye-DePaul.
What is the form of You Don't Know What Love Is?
You Don't Know What Love Is has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is You Don't Know What Love Is played?
The usual groove is Ballad.
What are the chord changes to You Don't Know What Love Is?
The opening bars are Fm7 | Db7 C7b9 | Fm7 C7b9 | Db7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.