Standards
You Turned The Tables on Me chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AB
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“You Turned The Tables on Me” is a jazz standard by Louis Alter. Most bands play it in F major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 16 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, G minor, B♭ major and C minor. In this atlas it appears on 8 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Gm7×8
- C7×4
- Fmaj7×4
- Am7×3
- D7♭9×3
- B♭maj7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F major, G minor, B♭ major and C minor
Recorded on these albums
| 1952 | Billie Holiday Sings Billie Holiday · “You Turned the Tables on Me” |
| 1952 | Solitude Billie Holiday · “You Turned the Tables on Me” |
| 1952 | Plays Pretty Oscar Peterson · “You Turned the Tables on Me” |
| 1958 | The First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald · “You Turned the Tables on Me” |
| 1959 | Get Happy! Ella Fitzgerald · “You Turned the Tables on Me” |
| 1960 | I Dig Dancers Quincy Jones · “You Turned The Tables On Me” |
| 2018 | Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums Louis Armstrong · “You Turned the Tables On Me (mono version)” |
| 2025 | Quintessence Oldies Selection Quincy Jones · “You Turned the Tables on Me (Remastered)” |
Historic 78 rpm recordings
- YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME SANDY SOLO · TONY BURRELLO TRIO · Mitchell · Alter · 1953 archive.org ↗
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Little Girl Blue 27% | F major |
| After You've Gone 26% | B♭ major |
| Deed I Do 26% | C major |
| Every Time We Say Goodbye 26% | E♭ major |
| Misty 26% | E♭ major |
| My Shining Hour 26% | C major |
| What'll I Do 26% | C major |
| Ballade 24% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is You Turned The Tables on Me in?
You Turned The Tables on Me is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote You Turned The Tables on Me?
You Turned The Tables on Me was written by Louis Alter.
What is the form of You Turned The Tables on Me?
You Turned The Tables on Me has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is You Turned The Tables on Me played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to You Turned The Tables on Me?
The opening bars are Gm7 | C7 | Fmaj7 Gm7 | Am7 D7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.