Jazz lead sheet · Beginner

All of Me

An easy standard in C built from a chain of secondary dominants that each fall a 5th.

Composer: Seymour Simons, Gerald Marks
Form: AABA, 32 bars
Key: C major
Style: Swing
Length: 32 bars

Tempo120 bpmLoop

Practice

C majorConcert pitchAABA, 32 bars

A1C major

Imaj7C Ionian

V7/viE Mixolydian

V7/iiA Phryg. dom.

ii7D Dorian

V7/viE Phryg. dom.

vi7A Dorian

V7/VD Mixolydian

II7D Lydian ♭7

ii7D Dorian

V7G Mixolydian

Imaj7C Ionian

V7/viE Mixolydian

V7/iiA Phryg. dom.

ii7D Dorian

iv7F Dorian

♭VII7B♭ Lydian ♭7

Imaj7C Ionian

II7D Lydian ♭7

ii7D Dorian

Imaj7C Ionian

For students

What to notice

The A section moves through E7–A7–Dm7, a chain of dominants that each fall a 5th.
E7 is V7/vi, A7 is V7/ii, and D7 in the second A is V7/V: three secondary dominants in one tune.
The last A turns the tonic into Fm7–B♭7, a backdoor route home to C.

Practice plan

Three steps to improvising

Play the guide tones and follow the chain of 5ths through the first eight bars.
Name each secondary dominant and the chord it points to.
Improvise with C major, then use each dominant chord scale where it appears.

For teachers

Using this chart in class

Project the chart with Play along running and loop one section while students find the guide tones.
Choose Practice → Name the numerals for a whole-class quiz: students vote, then reveal the explanation.
Mixed ensemble? Print the worksheet once per transposition: B♭, E♭, F and bass clef parts all line up bar for bar.
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Chord changes are common performance versions written out by Music Theory Lessons. No melodies or lyrics are reproduced. Names of songs and composers are used only to identify each tune.