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You Took Advantage Of Me chords & key

Richard Rodgers

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“You Took Advantage Of Me” is a jazz standard by Richard Rodgers. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 17 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, A♭ major and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
E♭6Edim7
Fm7B♭7
Gm7G♭dim7
Fm7B♭7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7D♭7
Gm7C7Fm7B♭7
1.
E♭6Fm7B♭7
2.
E♭6G7♭9
B
Cm7D7
G7C7
F7B♭7
E♭maj7G7♭9
Cm7D7
G7C7
F7B♭7
E♭6Fm7B♭7
A
E♭6Edim7
Fm7B♭7
Gm7G♭dim7
Fm7B♭7
B♭m7E♭7
A♭maj7D♭7
Gm7C7Fm7B♭7
E♭6Fm7B♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I
3Minor ii–V–i
18ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
8Dominant chains
17Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭7×14
  • Fm7×12
  • E♭6×7
  • Gm7×6
  • C7×5
  • Edim7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major, A♭ major and F minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1956 Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald · “You Took Advantage of Me”
1957 Soft Sands
Oscar Peterson · “You Took Advantage of Me”
1959 Last Recording
Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra · “You Took Advantage of Me”
1961 My Heart Sings
Tony Bennett · “You Took Advantage of Me”
1976 Fitzgerald and Pass… Again
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass · “You Took Advantage of Me”
1977 Tony Bennett Sings... More Great Rodgers & Hart
Tony Bennett · “You Took Advantage of Me”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • You Took Advantage of Me Snoozer Quinn · Rogers · Hart archive.org ↗
  • You Took Advantage Of Me Mackey's Mich. Boul. Gang · Matty Matlock · Chuck Mackey · Floyd… archive.org ↗
  • YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME BUD FREEMAN · BILL DOHLER · JACK GARDNER · JIM LANIGAN · JIM BARNES archive.org ↗
  • YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME FREEMAN FIVE · BUD FREEMAN · BILL DOHLER · JACK GARDNER · JIM… archive.org ↗
  • You Took Advantage of Me Mackey's Mich. Boul. Gang · Matty Matlock · Chuck Mackey · Floyd… · 1946 archive.org ↗
  • You Took Advantage of Me Miss Lee Wiley · Joe Bushkin's Orchestra · Brad Gowans · Ernie… · 1956 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Dexterity 44% Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Fine And Dandy 35% Kay Swift F major AB · 32 Medium-up swing
Pennies From Heaven 35% Arthur Johnston C major AB · 32 Medium swing
Moonlight Becomes You 34% Jimmy Van-Heusen F major AABA · 34 Ballad
Anthropology 31% Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Moose The Mooche 31% Charlie Parker B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
No Moe 31% Sonny Rollins B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Oleo 31% Sonny Rollins B♭ major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is You Took Advantage Of Me in?

You Took Advantage Of Me is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote You Took Advantage Of Me?

You Took Advantage Of Me was written by Richard Rodgers.

What is the form of You Took Advantage Of Me?

You Took Advantage Of Me has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is You Took Advantage Of Me played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to You Took Advantage Of Me?

The opening bars are Eb6 Edim7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Gm7 Gbdim7 | Fm7 Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.