Jazz Standards Great American Songbook

Like Someone In Love

July 17, 2012

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Chord Charts

“Like Someone In Love” is a tune written by Jimmy Van Heusen in 1944 for the film “Belle of Yukon”.
It has since become a popular jazz standard. The melody to this tune is absolutely beautiful and Jimmy Van Heusen yet again proves to be a remarkable composer.
Something to note about this tune is there has been a lot of interpretations of the harmony among jazz musicians since the original music was written. You’ll note the chord charts give some different options regarding the harmonic movement. So pay attention and listen to recordings of this tune provided bellow to hear what musicians are doing.
This tune has been recorded and performed in many different keys, but what seems to be the most popular jam session keys are C major and Eb major. The play-along is in Eb major.

Videos to learn the melody/changes

Bill Evans - Like Someone in Love

Chet baker- like someone in love

Night of Jazz Guitars - Like Someone in Love / Noites Cariocas

Art Farmer Quintet - Like Someone in Love

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Brent Vaartstra http://www.brentvaartstra.com

Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."

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