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Chords & Changes

The Song Is You

The Song Is You — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

The Song Is You was composed by Jerome Kern. The lyrics are credited to Oscar Hammerstein II. It dates from 1932. It is in C major, 64 bars long, and in AABA form.

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Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major

Section A1

Cmaj7
Ebdim7
Dm7
G7
Cmaj7
A7
Dm7
G7
Em7
A7
Dm7
G7
Fm7
Bb7
Em7A7
Dm7G7

Section A2

Cmaj7
Ebdim7
Dm7
G7
Cmaj7
A7
Dm7
G7
Em7
A7
Dm7
G7
C6
C6
C6
F#m7b5B7

Section B

Emaj7
Emaj7
F#m7
B7
Emaj7
Emaj7
A#m7b5
D#7b9
G#m7
G#m7
C#7
C#7
F#7
F#7
B7
B7

Section A3

Cmaj7
Ebdim7
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Bb7
Em7
A7
Dm7
G7
C6
A7
Dm7
G7

Changes confidence: high. Source: Editorial harmonic analysis of commonly played changes, cross-checked against an independent second analysis. Chord symbols are an original simplified analysis for study, not a transcription.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Carmen Cavallaro — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1942
  • Frank Sinatra — Album not listed
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    1959
  • Dutch Boy — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1988
  • Frank Sinatra & The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra — Album not listed
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    1998
  • Kathryn Grayson & Johnny Johnston — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Robert Wolfe — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

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