How to practice You Make Me Feel So Young with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice You Make Me Feel So Young in the key of C#. Listen to the audio with bass, piano, and drums, start by playing the melody, then practice improvisation and soloing over the chord changes.

What scales to use for soloing over You Make Me Feel So Young?

For soloing over You Make Me Feel So Young, recommended scales include: bebop, bebop major. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed You Make Me Feel So Young?

You Make Me Feel So Young was composed by Myrow Josef. It is a medium-swing standard in 4/4 time. The original key is Bb; this page shows it transposed to C#.

What key is You Make Me Feel So Young in?

The original key of You Make Me Feel So Young is Bb. The form is ABC with 40 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to C#.

What scales work for improvising over You Make Me Feel So Young?

Recommended scales for You Make Me Feel So Young in C#: bebop, bebop major. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays, with context-aware analysis (e.g., Phrygian Dominant over secondary dominants).

How does the interactive backing track work?

The backing track plays with realistic walking bass, drum patterns, and voice-led chord voicings. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays. You can limit the fretboard zone for close-proximity voicings, toggle a reference melody, loop any section, and choose between multiple sound presets. Works for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and 7 more instruments.

Can I edit the chord chart?

Yes. You can modify the structure, chords, and arrangement of any standard to match your preferred version or create your own reharmonization.

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You Make Me Feel So Young

Myrow Josef4/4medium-swing

BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — You Make Me Feel So Young in C# (Guitar)

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C♯maj7

Ddim7

A♯7♭9♯5

A♯ - D - E♯# - G♯ - B

A♯7♯5

G♯m7/C

C♯6/F

F7♯5

G♯7sus4

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You Make Me Feel So Young in C#

Key of C#

C# major (or Db) sits in barre chord territory across the fretboard. Every chord demands precise barring, but the payoff is a bright, crystalline sound a half step above C that cuts through a band mix. C# is a intermediate-advanced-level key on guitar because no open strings fall within the key naturally, so every chord requires full barre technique. Expect to rely on barre chords throughout, which builds hand strength and unlocks the entire fretboard.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through C# to D (ascending half step), D to A# (descending major third), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to E (descending major third), E to F (ascending half step), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to G# (descending whole step), G# to A (ascending half step), A to C# (ascending major third), C# to G (ascending tritone), G to F# (descending half step), F# to F# (ascending unison), F# to G (ascending half step), G to C# (ascending tritone), C# to G# (descending perfect fourth), G# to C (ascending major third), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to F# (descending major third), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to A# (descending half step), A# to A# (ascending unison), A# to F (descending perfect fourth), F to C# (descending major third), C# to B (descending whole step), B to G# (descending minor third), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth). 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 C# by unison.

Scales for Improvisation

C# 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, C# Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

medium-swing4/4 · 40 bars · Form: ABC

Chords: C♯maj7, Ddim7, A♯7♭9♯5, D♯m7, G♯7, Edim7, Fm7, A♯7♯5, G♯m7/C, A9, C♯7, G7♭5, F♯maj7, F♯6, Gdim7, C♯6/F, G♯m7, Cm7♭5, F7♭9, A♯m7, F♯m6, B9, A♯7, A♯7♭9, F7♯5, C♯9, B7♯11, G♯7sus4, C♯6.

Scales for Improvisation C# bebop, C# bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of C#