Standards · 1946
You Make Me Feel So Young chords & key
- Key
- B♭ major
- Form
- AABC
- Bars
- 40
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1946
“You Make Me Feel So Young” is a jazz standard by Josef Myrow from 1946. It is usually played in B♭ major as a medium swing, and the 40-bar AABC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 5 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 21 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major, C minor and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- F7×13
- Cm7×10
- B♭maj7×8
- Bdim7×6
- B♭7×5
- Dm7×4
Key centres reached by ii–V
B♭ major, C minor and G minor
History
"You Make Me Feel So Young" is a 1946 popular song composed by Josef Myrow, with lyrics written by Mack Gordon. It was introduced in the 1946 musical film Three Little Girls in Blue, where it was sung by the characters and performed by Vera-Ellen and Charles Smith (with voices dubbed by Carol Stewart and Del Porter).
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Recorded on these albums
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) 26% | B♭ major |
| Milano 24% | C major |
| Orange Colored Sky 24% | B♭ major |
| Blame It On My Youth 23% | E♭ major |
| The Folks Who Live On The Hill 23% | C major |
| Airmail Special 22% | C major |
| Bunko 22% | F major |
| God Bless The Child 22% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is You Make Me Feel So Young in?
You Make Me Feel So Young is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.
Who wrote You Make Me Feel So Young?
You Make Me Feel So Young was written by Josef Myrow (1946).
What is the form of You Make Me Feel So Young?
You Make Me Feel So Young has 4 sections (AABC) with 40 bars in total.
How fast is You Make Me Feel So Young played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to You Make Me Feel So Young?
The opening bars are Bbmaj7 Bdim7 | Cm7 F7 | Bbmaj7 Bdim7 | Fm7/C F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.