Standards
You Stepped Out Of A Dream chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- ABAC
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“You Stepped Out Of A Dream” is a jazz standard by Nacio-Herb-Brown. It is usually played in C major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar ABAC form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 19 different chords and moves between the key centres C major, A♭ major, F major and D minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks and in 2 transcribed solos.
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
- Cmaj7×5
- D♭maj7×4
- G7×4
- Dm7×3
- B♭m7×2
- E♭7×2
Key centres reached by ii–V
C major, A♭ major, F major and D minor
Characteristics
- ABAC song form
Recorded on these albums
Transcribed solos on You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM DANNY HURD and his ORCHESTRA · DAVE TOUGH · Danny Hurd · Dave Tough… · 1946 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| The Joker 25% | E♭ major |
| Sometime Ago 22% | C major |
| Will You Still Be Mine? 22% | E♭ major |
| Sometimes I'm Happy 21% | F major |
| September In The Rain 20% | E♭ major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is You Stepped Out Of A Dream in?
You Stepped Out Of A Dream is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote You Stepped Out Of A Dream?
You Stepped Out Of A Dream was written by Nacio-Herb-Brown.
What is the form of You Stepped Out Of A Dream?
You Stepped Out Of A Dream has 4 sections (ABAC) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is You Stepped Out Of A Dream played?
The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 200 BPM and 169 BPM.
What are the chord changes to You Stepped Out Of A Dream?
The opening bars are Cmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Dbmaj7 | Dbmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.