Standards
You're The Top chords & key
- Key
- E♭ major
- Form
- ABC
- Bars
- 26
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
“You're The Top” is a jazz standard by Cole Porter. It is usually played in E♭ major as a medium swing, and the 26-bar ABC form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 6 major ii–V–I cadences and 2 minor ii–V–i, uses 26 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major, F minor, G minor and A♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Fm7×11
- B♭7×10
- Gm7×7
- E♭maj7×4
- E♭6×4
- Edim7×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
E♭ major, F minor, G minor and A♭ major
Recorded on these albums
| 1956 | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella Fitzgerald · “You’re the Top” |
| 1960 | I’ve Got the World on a String Louis Armstrong with Russell Garcia and His Orchestra · “You're the Top” |
| 2007 | Sings Cole Porter Ella Fitzgerald · “You’re the Top” |
| 2018 | Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums Louis Armstrong · “You're the Top” |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
Frequently asked questions
What key is You're The Top in?
You're The Top is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.
Who wrote You're The Top?
You're The Top was written by Cole Porter.
What is the form of You're The Top?
You're The Top has 3 sections (ABC) with 26 bars in total.
How fast is You're The Top played?
The usual groove is Medium swing.
What are the chord changes to You're The Top?
The opening bars are Ebmaj7 Edim7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Gm7 Gbdim7 | Gm7 C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.