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Standards · 1931

You're Blasé chords & key

Ord Hamilton · Lyrics: Bruce Sievier

Key
F major
Form
AABA
Bars
28
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1931

“You're Blasé” is a jazz standard by Ord Hamilton from 1931. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 28-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 13 different chords and moves between the key centres F major, B♭ minor and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
Fmaj7
A♭dim7
Gm7G♭dim7
Gm7G♭dim7
Gm7
C7
1.
Am7D7
Gm7C7
2.
F6B♭7
F6
B
CmF7B♭mE♭7
CmF7B♭mE♭7
Am7A♭dim7
Gm7C7
A
Fmaj7
A♭dim7
Gm7G♭dim7
Gm7G♭dim7
Gm7
C7
F6B♭7
F6

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
3Minor ii–V–i
10ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
13Different chords

Most used chords

  • Gm7×11
  • G♭dim7×6
  • C7×5
  • A♭dim7×4
  • F6×4
  • Fmaj7×3

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major, B♭ minor and G minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"You're Blasé" is a jazz standard composed in 1931 by Ord Hamilton (1900–1955) with lyrics by Bruce Sievier (1894–1953) and introduced by Binnie Hale in John Murray Anderson's production of the London musical revue Bow Bells (1932). (Hamilton wrote the standard "My Sweet" (1932) and Sievier wrote the English version of "Parlez-moi d'amour" (1930) by Jean Lenoir.) Early popular recordings of "You're Blasé" in 1932 were by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra (vocal by Pat O'Malley), and by Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra (vocal by Meri Bell).

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Recorded on these albums

1957 Like Someone in Love
Ella Fitzgerald · “You’re Blase”
1958 Louis Under the Stars
Louis Armstrong
1974 Take Love Easy
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass · “You’re Blasé”
2018 Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums
Louis Armstrong · “You're Blase”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
This Year's Kisses 29% Irving Berlin G major AABC · 28 Medium swing
The Lamp Is Low 24% DeRose-Shefter C major AABC · 34 Medium swing
Every Time We Say Goodbye 23% Cole Porter E♭ major ABAC · 32 Ballad
Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain) 23% Irving Berlin B♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Jeannie's Song 23% Marchel Ivery F major ABB · 24 Medium swing
Let There Be Love 23% Rand-Grant E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
A Ghost Of A Chance 22% Victor Young C major AB · 32 Ballad
Penthouse Serenade 22% Jason-Burton F major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is You're Blasé in?

You're Blasé is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote You're Blasé?

You're Blasé was written by Ord Hamilton (1931).

What is the form of You're Blasé?

You're Blasé has 4 sections (AABA) with 28 bars in total.

How fast is You're Blasé played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to You're Blasé?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Abdim7 | Gm7 Gbdim7 | Gm7 Gbdim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.