Standards · 1931

You're My Everything chords & key

Harry Warren · Lyrics: Mort Dixon

Key: C major
Form: AB
Bars: 32
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4
Year: 1931

“You're My Everything” is a jazz standard by Harry Warren from 1931. Most bands play it in C major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AB form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 23 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor, A minor, E minor, C major and F major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track and in 1 transcribed solo.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A^m7

G^m7C⁷

G♭^m7B⁷

E^m7A⁷

D^m7

G⁷

F^mmaj7

E^m7

E♭^m7A♭⁷

D^m7D^m7_/C

B^m7♭5E⁷

A^m7

D⁷

D^m7

G⁷

C^maj7

G♭^7♯11

F⁷

E^m7A⁷

D^m7

D^m7_/C

B^m7♭5

E^7♭9

A^m7A♭⁷

G^m7C⁷

F^maj7

B♭⁷

E^m7E♭^m7

D^m7G⁷

A♭^maj7

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I

5Minor ii–V–i

12ii–V moves

2Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

23Different chords

Most used chords

D^m7×6
E^m7×4
A^m7×3
G⁷×3
G^m7×2
C⁷×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

D minor, A minor, E minor, C major and F major

History

"You're My Everything"' is a 1931 song with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Mort Dixon and Joe Young. The song was written for the revue The Laugh Parade starring Ed Wynn which opened in New York City on November 2, 1931. The song was sung by Jeanne Aubert and Lawrence Gray. Hit versions in 1931 and 1932 were by Arden-Ohman Orchestra (vocal by Frank Luther); Russ Columbo; and Ben Selvin.

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Recorded on these albums

1964	I Don’t Want to Be Hurt Anymore Nat King Cole · “You’re My Everything”

Transcribed solos on You're My Everything

Wynton Marsalis trumpet

138 BPM

B-maj

1990

Historic 78 rpm recordings

YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING TOMMY DORSEY and His Orchestra · JIMMY DORSEY · Dixon · Young · Warren archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
I Could Write A Book 24%	Richard Rodgers	C major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
If I Should Lose You 24%	Ralph Rainger	B♭ major	BACA · 32	Medium swing
A Weaver Of Dreams 23%	Victor Young	C major	ABAC · 32	Medium swing
East Of The Sun 22%	Brooks Bowman	G major	ABAC · 36	Medium swing
Say It (Over And Over Again) 22%	Frank Loesser	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Ballad
Somebody Loves Me 22%	George Gershwin	F major	ABA · 32	Medium swing
There Will Never Be Another You 22%	Harry Warren	E♭ major	ABAC · 32	Medium-up swing
Too Young To Go Steady 22%	Jimmy McHugh	F major	AABA · 32	Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is You're My Everything in?

You're My Everything is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote You're My Everything?

You're My Everything was written by Harry Warren (1931).

What is the form of You're My Everything?

You're My Everything has 2 sections (AB) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is You're My Everything played?

The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 138 BPM.

What are the chord changes to You're My Everything?

The opening bars are Am7 | Gm7 C7 | Gbm7 B7 | Em7 A7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.