I Get Along Without You Very Well in F

Hoagy Carmichael / Jane Brown Thompson(1939)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
C7sus4
FMaj7/A
C9sus4
Gm7♭5/C
FMaj7/A
Gm7♭5/C
C7♭9/A♯
F13
Edim7/A♯
FMaj7/A
Gm7♭5/C
Dm7/G
C7sus4
C9sus4
Gm7♭5/C
C♯7/G♯

Chord Diagrams — I Get Along Without You Very Well in F (Guitar)

Display
FingerNoteDegree
F6
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Dm7
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Gm7
3frEADGBE111113
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C7sus4
EADGBE11x234
3frEADGBE1111345frEADGBE11xx238frEADGBE111134
C7
EADGBEx3241
3frEADGBE1111345frEADGBE111xx28frEADGBE111132
FMaj7
EADGBExx321
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FMaj7/A
EADGBExx321
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G♯dim7
EADGBExx12
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F♯dim
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4frEADGBExx12x37frEADGBEx41x239frEADGBEx1243x
C9sus4
C - F - G - B♭ - D
Gm7♭5/C
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C7♭9
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C7♭9/A♯
EADGBE11x234
6frEADGBE3241xx8frEADGBE111x239frEADGBExx3142
Am7
EADGBEx21
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F13
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A♯6
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Edim7/A♯
EADGBE123
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A♯m6
EADGBEx13x24
3frEADGBEx2314x5frEADGBE2222x16frEADGBE111234
F
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3frEADGBE11x2435frEADGBE1114328frEADGBE111234
F7
EADGBE111132
3frEADGBE11x3248frEADGBE11113410frEADGBE111xx2
A♯7♯11
EADGBEx123
5frEADGBE11123x8frEADGBExx123412frEADGBE11x234
A♯7
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A7
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Dm
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Dm7/G
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G7
EADGBE321
3frEADGBE1111325frEADGBE11x32410frEADGBE111134
F/A
5frEADGBE111432
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C♯7/G♯
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I Get Along Without You Very Well in F

Key of F

F major is the gateway to barre chords. While F itself requires a full barre at fret 1, the remaining diatonic chords (C, Dm, Am, G, Bb) mix open and barre shapes. The open high E acts as Fmaj7's seventh, adding unexpected richness. F is a intermediate-level key on guitar because the open high E string is the major seventh of F, creating a lush Fmaj7 resonance even in basic shapes, but the F barre chord itself is the first big hurdle for beginners. This key mixes open and barre shapes, making it a good intermediate challenge that builds fretboard fluency.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through F to D (descending minor third), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to C (ascending unison), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to F (ascending unison), F to G# (ascending minor third), G# to F# (descending whole step), F# to C (ascending tritone), C to G (descending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to C (ascending unison), C to A (descending minor third), A to F (descending major third), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to E (ascending tritone), E to A# (ascending tritone), A# to F (descending perfect fourth), F to F (ascending unison), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to A# (ascending unison), A# to A (descending half step), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to D (ascending unison), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to F (descending whole step), F to C# (descending major third). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C# to F by major third.

Scales for Improvisation

F major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, F Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 52 bars · Form: AB

Chords: F6, Dm7, Gm7, C7sus4, C7, FMaj7, FMaj7/A, G♯dim7, F♯dim, C9sus4, Gm7♭5/C, C7♭9, C7♭9/A♯, Am7, F13, A♯6, Edim7/A♯, A♯m6, F, F7, A♯7♯11, A♯7, A7, Dm, Dm7/G, G7, F/A, C♯7/G♯.

Scales for Improvisation F bebop, F bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of F