100 jazz standards, analyzed

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Every one of these tunes is assembled out of the same handful of harmonic resources. Jazz Harmony is those resources, explained in the order in which they build on each other.

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What these pages are

These are not fake-book pages. Each tune is opened at the one place where it actually teaches something — a short, deliberately chosen excerpt of four to eight chords — and that excerpt is analysed properly: the key, a Roman numeral and a harmonic function for every chord, an explanation of each reading in plain language, and how confident that reading is.

They are grouped by the harmonic device each excerpt demonstrates rather than alphabetically, because the device is usually what you came looking for. A tune appears under more than one heading when its chords earn it: the groupings below come from what the analyzer found in the excerpt printed on each page, not from a label typed in by hand.

About the excerpts. Every page quotes a few bars inside analytical commentary. None of them reproduces a complete chart, and none of them carries a melody, a lyric or a lead sheet. Where a composition is old enough to be very likely out of copyright in the United States the excerpt runs longer, but copyright varies by territory and edition and nothing here is legal advice.

Standards featuring ii-V-I progressions (62)

What ii-v-i is, explained →

Standard	Composer	Year	Key	Analyzed excerpt
Autumn Leaves	Joseph Kosma	1945	B♭ major / G minor	Cm7 \| F7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
All The Things You Are	Jerome Kern	1939	A♭ major	Fm7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7 \| Abmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Tune Up	Miles Davis	1953	D major	Em7 \| A7 \| Dmaj7 \| Dmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Solar	Miles Davis	1963	C minor	Cm \| Gm7 C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fm7 Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Form: 12 bars · Bars 1–9 · each symbol lasts two bars
Blue Bossa	Kenny Dorham	1963	C minor	Cm7 \| Cm7 \| Fm7 \| Fm7 \| Dm7b5 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Stella by Starlight	Victor Young	1944	B♭ major	Em7b5 \| A7 \| Cm7 \| F7Section: A · Bars 1–4
How High the Moon	Morgan Lewis	1940	G major	Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fm7 \| Bb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Ornithology	Charlie Parker	1946	G major	Gmaj7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fm7 Bb7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Cherokee	Ray Noble	1938	B♭ major	Bbmaj7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Fm7 Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Confirmation	Charlie Parker	1946	F major	Fmaj7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Beautiful Love	Victor Young	1931	D minor	Em7b5 \| A7 \| Dm7 \| Dm7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
There Will Never Be Another You	Harry Warren	1942	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Dm7b5 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
I Got Rhythm	George Gershwin	1930	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb Bb7 \| Eb Ebm6 \| Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Oleo	Sonny Rollins	1954	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Anthropology	Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	1945	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Rhythm-a-ning	Thelonious Monk	1957	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Moose the Mooche	Charlie Parker	1946	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Now’s the Time	Charlie Parker	1945	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| D7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Billie’s Bounce	Charlie Parker	1945	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bdim7 \| F7 \| D7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Blues for Alice	Charlie Parker	1951	F major	Fmaj7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar Bird blues · Bars 1–12
Straight, No Chaser	Thelonious Monk	1951	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 \| C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Blue Monk	Thelonious Monk	1954	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Edim7 \| Bb7 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Bb7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Bags’ Groove	Milt Jackson	1952	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Tenor Madness	Sonny Rollins	1956	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Fm7 Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Bb7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
West Coast Blues	Wes Montgomery	1960	B♭ major	Bbmaj7 \| Ebm7 Ab7 \| Dbmaj7 \| Gbmaj7Form: 12-bar blues in 3/4 · Bars 1–4
Giant Steps	John Coltrane	1960	no single key	Bmaj7 D7 \| Gmaj7 Bb7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Am7 D7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Countdown	John Coltrane	1960	no single key	Em7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 Db7 \| Gbmaj7 A7 \| Dmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Have You Met Miss Jones	Richard Rodgers	1937	F major	Bbmaj7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Gbmaj7 \| Em7 A7 \| Dmaj7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Gbmaj7 \| Gm7 C7Section: B / Bridge · Bars 17–24
Misty	Erroll Garner	1954	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Abmaj7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
The Nearness of You	Hoagy Carmichael	1938	F major	Fmaj7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Bbm6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
’Round Midnight	Thelonious Monk	1944	E♭ minor	Ebm7 \| Bbm7b5 Eb7 \| Abm7 \| Db7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Summertime	George Gershwin	1935	A minor	Am6 \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am6 \| A7 \| Dm7 \| F7 \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am6Section: A · Bars 1–8
Honeysuckle Rose	Fats Waller	1929	F major	Gm7 C7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Gm7 C7 \| F6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Ain’t Misbehavin’	Fats Waller	1929	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Edim7 \| Fm7 \| Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Body and Soul	Johnny Green	1930	D♭ major	Ebm7 Ab7 \| Dbmaj7 Bbm7 \| Ebm7 Ab7 \| Dbmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Georgia on My Mind	Hoagy Carmichael	1930	F major	F \| A7 \| Dm7 \| F7 \| Bb \| Bbm \| F \| D7 \| Gm7 C7 \| FSection: A1
What Is This Thing Called Love?	Cole Porter	1929	C major	Gm7b5 \| C7 \| Fm6 \| Fm6 \| Dm7b5 \| G7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Embraceable You	George Gershwin	1930	G major	Gmaj7 \| E7 \| Am7 \| D7 \| Gmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
But Not for Me	George Gershwin	1930	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Cm7 \| Fm7 \| Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Avalon	Al Jolson & Vincent Rose	1920	F major	C7 \| C7 \| F \| F \| C7 \| C7 \| F \| FSection: A1 · Bars 1–8
Ja-Da	Bob Carleton	1918	C major	C \| A7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| C \| A7 \| Dm7 \| G7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Bye Bye Blackbird	Ray Henderson	1926	F major	Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Bbm6 \| Fmaj7Section: A1
Basin Street Blues	Spencer Williams	1928	B♭ major	Bb \| Bdim7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| BbSection: A · Bars 1–5
Whispering	John Schonberger	1920	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Fm7 \| Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1
Limehouse Blues	Philip Braham	1922	F major	C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7Section: A
Just You, Just Me	Jesse Greer	1929	C major	C \| C \| D7 \| D7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| C \| CSection: A1 · Bars 1–8
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise	Sigmund Romberg	1928	C minor	Cm \| Dm7b5 G7 \| Cm \| Fm7 \| Cm \| Dm7b5 G7 \| Cm \| Dm7b5 G7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Mack the Knife	Kurt Weill	1928	B♭ major	Bb \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb \| Cm7 F7 \| BbSection: A · Bars 1–7
Blue Moon	Richard Rodgers	1934	C major	Cmaj7 \| Am7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Fly Me to the Moon	Bart Howard	1954	C major	Am7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Days of Wine and Roses	Henry Mancini	1962	F major	Fmaj7 \| Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Gm7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Afternoon in Paris	John Lewis	1949	C major	Cmaj7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Abmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Satin Doll	Duke Ellington	1953	C major	Dm7 G7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Em7 A7 \| Em7 A7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–7
Take the "A" Train	Billy Strayhorn	1939	C major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| D7 \| D7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Caravan	Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington	1936	F minor	C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| Fm \| FmSection: A1 · Bars 1–8
A Night in Tunisia	Dizzy Gillespie	1942	D minor	Eb7 \| Dm7 \| Eb7 \| Dm7 \| Eb7 \| Dm7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Perdido	Juan Tizol	1941	B♭ major	Bb6 \| Bb6 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Scrapple from the Apple	Charlie Parker	1947	F major	F D7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Am7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Recorda Me	Joe Henderson	1963	A minor	Am7 \| Am7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Abmaj7Section: A into B · Bars 1–11
Black Orpheus	Luiz Bonfá	1959	A minor	Am \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am \| Dm7 G7 \| Cmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–7
Bluesette	Toots Thielemans	1962	B♭ major	Bbmaj7 \| Am7b5 D7 \| Gm7 \| Gm7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bbmaj7Form: 24 bars in 3/4 · Bars 1–8
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’	George Gershwin	1935	B♭ major	Bb \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| BbSection: A1 · Bars 1–5

Standards featuring secondary dominants (45)

What secondary dominants is, explained →

Standard	Composer	Year	Key	Analyzed excerpt
Stella by Starlight	Victor Young	1944	B♭ major	Em7b5 \| A7 \| Cm7 \| F7Section: A · Bars 1–4
How High the Moon	Morgan Lewis	1940	G major	Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fm7 \| Bb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Ornithology	Charlie Parker	1946	G major	Gmaj7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Fm7 Bb7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Cherokee	Ray Noble	1938	B♭ major	Bbmaj7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Fm7 Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Confirmation	Charlie Parker	1946	F major	Fmaj7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
There Will Never Be Another You	Harry Warren	1942	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Dm7b5 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
I Got Rhythm	George Gershwin	1930	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb Bb7 \| Eb Ebm6 \| Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
The Rhythm Changes Bridge	George Gershwin	1930	B♭ major	D7 \| D7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C7 \| C7 \| F7 \| F7Section: B / Bridge · Bars 17–24
Oleo	Sonny Rollins	1954	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Anthropology	Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie	1945	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Rhythm-a-ning	Thelonious Monk	1957	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Moose the Mooche	Charlie Parker	1946	B♭ major	Bb G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Now’s the Time	Charlie Parker	1945	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| D7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Billie’s Bounce	Charlie Parker	1945	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bdim7 \| F7 \| D7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Blues for Alice	Charlie Parker	1951	F major	Fmaj7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar Bird blues · Bars 1–12
Blue Monk	Thelonious Monk	1954	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Edim7 \| Bb7 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Bb7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Bags’ Groove	Milt Jackson	1952	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Tenor Madness	Sonny Rollins	1956	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Fm7 Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Bb7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Freddie Freeloader	Miles Davis	1959	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| Eb7 \| Ab7 \| Bb7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Maiden Voyage	Herbie Hancock	1965	no single key	D7sus4 \| D7sus4 \| F7sus4 \| F7sus4Section: A1 · Bars 1–8 · each symbol lasts two bars
Giant Steps	John Coltrane	1960	no single key	Bmaj7 D7 \| Gmaj7 Bb7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Am7 D7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Countdown	John Coltrane	1960	no single key	Em7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 Db7 \| Gbmaj7 A7 \| Dmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–4
The Girl from Ipanema	Antônio Carlos Jobim	1962	F major	Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| G7 \| G7 \| Gm7 \| Gb7 \| Fmaj7 \| Gb7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Desafinado	Antônio Carlos Jobim	1959	F major	Fmaj7 \| G7 \| Gm7 \| Gb7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Misty	Erroll Garner	1954	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Abmaj7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
The Nearness of You	Hoagy Carmichael	1938	F major	Fmaj7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Bbm6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
’Round Midnight	Thelonious Monk	1944	E♭ minor	Ebm7 \| Bbm7b5 Eb7 \| Abm7 \| Db7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Sweet Georgia Brown	Bernie, Pinkard & Casey	1925	F major	D7 \| D7 \| D7 \| D7 \| G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| F6 \| F6 \| F6 \| F6Form: ABAC, 32 bars · Bars 1–32 · each symbol lasts two bars
Georgia on My Mind	Hoagy Carmichael	1930	F major	F \| A7 \| Dm7 \| F7 \| Bb \| Bbm \| F \| D7 \| Gm7 C7 \| FSection: A1
On the Sunny Side of the Street	Jimmy McHugh	1930	C major	C \| C \| C7 \| C7 \| F \| F \| C \| CSection: A1 · Bars 1–8
Embraceable You	George Gershwin	1930	G major	Gmaj7 \| E7 \| Am7 \| D7 \| Gmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Back Home Again in Indiana	James Hanley	1917	F major	F \| F \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb \| Bbm \| F \| D7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C7 \| C7 \| FSection: A · Bars 1–13
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue	Ray Henderson	1925	C major	C \| C \| E7 \| E7 \| A7 \| A7 \| D7 \| D7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C \| CSection: A · Bars 1–12
Ja-Da	Bob Carleton	1918	C major	C \| A7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| C \| A7 \| Dm7 \| G7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out	Jimmy Cox	1923	C major	C E7 \| A7 \| Dm7 \| F Fm \| C A7 \| D7 G7 \| CSection: A · Bars 1–8
It Had to Be You	Isham Jones	1924	G major	G \| G \| E7 \| E7 \| A7 \| A7 \| A7 \| D7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Just You, Just Me	Jesse Greer	1929	C major	C \| C \| D7 \| D7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| C \| CSection: A1 · Bars 1–8
All of Me	Gerald Marks & Seymour Simons	1931	C major	C \| C \| E7 \| E7 \| A7 \| A7 \| Dm7 \| Dm7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Days of Wine and Roses	Henry Mancini	1962	F major	Fmaj7 \| Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Gm7Section: A · Bars 1–4
On Green Dolphin Street	Bronisław Kaper	1947	C major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| D7/C \| Dbmaj7/C \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Satin Doll	Duke Ellington	1953	C major	Dm7 G7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Em7 A7 \| Em7 A7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–7
Take the "A" Train	Billy Strayhorn	1939	C major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| D7 \| D7 \| Dm7 \| G7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Scrapple from the Apple	Charlie Parker	1947	F major	F D7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Am7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Donna Lee	Charlie Parker	1947	A♭ major	Ab \| Ab \| Ab7 \| Ab7 \| Db \| Dbm \| Ab \| F7Section: A · Bars 1–8
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’	George Gershwin	1935	B♭ major	Bb \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| BbSection: A1 · Bars 1–5

Standards featuring tritone substitution and chromatic dominant movement (20)

What tritone substitution is, explained →

Standard	Composer	Year	Key	Analyzed excerpt
Blues for Alice	Charlie Parker	1951	F major	Fmaj7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar Bird blues · Bars 1–12
All Blues	Miles Davis	1959	G major	G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C7 \| C7 \| G7 \| G7 \| D7#9 \| Eb7#9 D7#9 \| G7 \| G7Form: 12-bar blues in 6/8 · Bars 1–12
So What	Miles Davis	1959	D dorian / E♭ dorian	Dm7 \| Dm7 \| Ebm7 \| Ebm7Modal AABA · A section (D dorian, bars 1–16) beside the bridge (E♭ dorian, bars 17–24) — two places, not four consecutive bars
Impressions	John Coltrane	1963	D dorian / E♭ dorian	Dm7 \| Dm7 \| Ebm7 \| Ebm7Modal AABA · A section (D dorian, bars 1–16) beside the bridge (E♭ dorian, bars 17–24) — two places, not four consecutive bars
Cantaloupe Island	Herbie Hancock	1964	F minor	Fm7 \| Fm7 \| Db7 \| Db7 \| Dm7 \| Dm7 \| Fm7 \| Fm7Form: 16-bar modal vamp · Bars 1–16 · each symbol lasts two bars
Lady Bird	Tadd Dameron	1947	C major	Cmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Abmaj7 \| Dbmaj7Section: Turnaround · Bars 15–16 · two chords per bar
The Girl from Ipanema	Antônio Carlos Jobim	1962	F major	Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| G7 \| G7 \| Gm7 \| Gb7 \| Fmaj7 \| Gb7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Desafinado	Antônio Carlos Jobim	1959	F major	Fmaj7 \| G7 \| Gm7 \| Gb7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Half Nelson	Miles Davis	1948	C major	Cmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Abmaj7 \| Dbmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: Turnaround · Bars 15–16 · two chords per bar, resolving onto bar 1
Summertime	George Gershwin	1935	A minor	Am6 \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am6 \| A7 \| Dm7 \| F7 \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am6Section: A · Bars 1–8
Just Friends	John Klenner	1931	G major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Out of Nowhere	Johnny Green	1931	G major	Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7 \| Gmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–5
On Green Dolphin Street	Bronisław Kaper	1947	C major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| D7/C \| Dbmaj7/C \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Satin Doll	Duke Ellington	1953	C major	Dm7 G7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Em7 A7 \| Em7 A7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–7
A Night in Tunisia	Dizzy Gillespie	1942	D minor	Eb7 \| Dm7 \| Eb7 \| Dm7 \| Eb7 \| Dm7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Well, You Needn’t	Thelonious Monk	1944	F major	F7 \| Gb7 \| F7 \| Gb7 \| F7 \| Gb7 \| F7 \| Gb7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Song for My Father	Horace Silver	1965	F minor	Fm7 \| Fm7 \| Eb7 \| Eb7 \| Db7 \| C7 \| Fm7 \| Fm7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
One Note Samba	Antônio Carlos Jobim	1960	B♭ major	Dm7 \| Db7 \| Cm7 \| B7 \| Bbmaj7Section: A1
Moanin’	Bobby Timmons	1958	F minor	Fm7 \| Db7 C7 \| Fm7 \| Db7 C7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
The Sidewinder	Lee Morgan	1963	F major	F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Db7 \| Eb7 \| F7 \| F7Form: 24-bar blues · Bars 1–24 · each symbol lasts two bars

Standards featuring modal interchange (28)

What modal interchange is, explained →

Standard	Composer	Year	Key	Analyzed excerpt
Blues for Alice	Charlie Parker	1951	F major	Fmaj7 \| Em7b5 A7 \| Dm7 G7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| Fmaj7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar Bird blues · Bars 1–12
All Blues	Miles Davis	1959	G major	G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C7 \| C7 \| G7 \| G7 \| D7#9 \| Eb7#9 D7#9 \| G7 \| G7Form: 12-bar blues in 6/8 · Bars 1–12
So What	Miles Davis	1959	D dorian / E♭ dorian	Dm7 \| Dm7 \| Ebm7 \| Ebm7Modal AABA · A section (D dorian, bars 1–16) beside the bridge (E♭ dorian, bars 17–24) — two places, not four consecutive bars
Impressions	John Coltrane	1963	D dorian / E♭ dorian	Dm7 \| Dm7 \| Ebm7 \| Ebm7Modal AABA · A section (D dorian, bars 1–16) beside the bridge (E♭ dorian, bars 17–24) — two places, not four consecutive bars
Cantaloupe Island	Herbie Hancock	1964	F minor	Fm7 \| Fm7 \| Db7 \| Db7 \| Dm7 \| Dm7 \| Fm7 \| Fm7Form: 16-bar modal vamp · Bars 1–16 · each symbol lasts two bars
Maiden Voyage	Herbie Hancock	1965	no single key	D7sus4 \| D7sus4 \| F7sus4 \| F7sus4Section: A1 · Bars 1–8 · each symbol lasts two bars
Milestones	Miles Davis	1958	G dorian / A aeolian	Gm7 \| Gm7 \| Gm7 \| Gm7 \| Am7 \| Am7 \| Am7 \| Am7Modal AABBA · A section (G dorian, bars 1–8) beside the B section (A aeolian, bars 17–24), each symbol lasting two bars
Footprints	Wayne Shorter	1966	C minor	Cm7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| Fm7 \| Fm7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7Form: 12-bar minor blues in 6/4 · Bars 1–8
Giant Steps	John Coltrane	1960	no single key	Bmaj7 D7 \| Gmaj7 Bb7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Am7 D7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Countdown	John Coltrane	1960	no single key	Em7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 Db7 \| Gbmaj7 A7 \| Dmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–4
Lady Bird	Tadd Dameron	1947	C major	Cmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Abmaj7 \| Dbmaj7Section: Turnaround · Bars 15–16 · two chords per bar
Half Nelson	Miles Davis	1948	C major	Cmaj7 \| Ebmaj7 \| Abmaj7 \| Dbmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: Turnaround · Bars 15–16 · two chords per bar, resolving onto bar 1
Misty	Erroll Garner	1954	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Abmaj7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
The Nearness of You	Hoagy Carmichael	1938	F major	Fmaj7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Bbm6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
My Funny Valentine	Richard Rodgers	1937	C minor	Cm \| Cm(maj7) \| Cm7 \| Cm6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
In a Sentimental Mood	Duke Ellington	1935	D minor	Dm \| Dm(maj7) \| Dm7 \| Dm6 \| Gm \| Gm(maj7) \| Gm7 \| Gm6Section: A1 · Bars 1–4 · two chords per bar
’Round Midnight	Thelonious Monk	1944	E♭ minor	Ebm7 \| Bbm7b5 Eb7 \| Abm7 \| Db7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4
Summertime	George Gershwin	1935	A minor	Am6 \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am6 \| A7 \| Dm7 \| F7 \| Bm7b5 E7 \| Am6Section: A · Bars 1–8
Blue Skies	Irving Berlin	1926	A minor	Am \| Am \| Am \| Am \| E7 \| E7 \| Am \| A7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
What Is This Thing Called Love?	Cole Porter	1929	C major	Gm7b5 \| C7 \| Fm6 \| Fm6 \| Dm7b5 \| G7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Bye Bye Blackbird	Ray Henderson	1926	F major	Fmaj7 \| Fmaj7 \| Gm7 C7 \| Fmaj7 \| Bbm6 \| Fmaj7Section: A1
Just Friends	John Klenner	1931	G major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Out of Nowhere	Johnny Green	1931	G major	Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7 \| Gmaj7Section: A · Bars 1–5
Days of Wine and Roses	Henry Mancini	1962	F major	Fmaj7 \| Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Gm7Section: A · Bars 1–4
On Green Dolphin Street	Bronisław Kaper	1947	C major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cm7 \| Cm7 \| D7/C \| Dbmaj7/C \| Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–8
Take Five	Paul Desmond	1959	E♭ minor	Ebm7 \| Bbm7 \| Ebm7 \| Bbm7Section: A / vamp · Bars 1–4
Killer Joe	Benny Golson	1959	C major	Cmaj7 \| Bbmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Bbmaj7Section: A1
Moanin’	Bobby Timmons	1958	F minor	Fm7 \| Db7 C7 \| Fm7 \| Db7 C7Section: A1 · Bars 1–4

Standards featuring backdoor progressions (4)

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Standard	Composer	Year	Key	Analyzed excerpt
Misty	Erroll Garner	1954	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Bbm7 Eb7 \| Abmaj7 \| Abm7 Db7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Just Friends	John Klenner	1931	G major	Cmaj7 \| Cmaj7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Gmaj7 \| Gmaj7 \| Bbm7 \| Eb7Section: A · Bars 1–8
Days of Wine and Roses	Henry Mancini	1962	F major	Fmaj7 \| Eb7 \| Am7 D7 \| Gm7Section: A · Bars 1–4
The Sidewinder	Lee Morgan	1963	F major	F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Db7 \| Eb7 \| F7 \| F7Form: 24-bar blues · Bars 1–24 · each symbol lasts two bars

Standards for practising Roman numeral analysis (14)

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Standard	Composer	Year	Key	Analyzed excerpt
Now’s the Time	Charlie Parker	1945	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| D7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Billie’s Bounce	Charlie Parker	1945	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| Cm7 F7 \| Bb7 \| Bdim7 \| F7 \| D7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Straight, No Chaser	Thelonious Monk	1951	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 \| C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
C Jam Blues	Duke Ellington	1942	C major	C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| C7 \| F7 \| F7 \| C7 \| C7 \| G7 \| F7 \| C7 \| G7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Blue Monk	Thelonious Monk	1954	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Edim7 \| Bb7 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Bb7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Bags’ Groove	Milt Jackson	1952	F major	F7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Gm7 \| C7 \| F7 D7 \| Gm7 C7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Tenor Madness	Sonny Rollins	1956	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Fm7 Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| G7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| Bb7 G7 \| Cm7 F7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Freddie Freeloader	Miles Davis	1959	B♭ major	Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| Eb7 \| Eb7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| Eb7 \| Ab7 \| Bb7Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
St. Louis Blues	W. C. Handy	1914	G major	G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| G7 \| C7 \| C7 \| G7 \| G7 \| D7 \| D7 \| G7 \| D7Section: First strain · Form: 12-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Watermelon Man	Herbie Hancock	1962	F major	F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| C7 \| Bb7 \| C7 \| Bb7Form: 16-bar blues · Bars 1–12
Ain’t Misbehavin’	Fats Waller	1929	E♭ major	Ebmaj7 \| Edim7 \| Fm7 \| Bb7 \| Ebmaj7Section: A1 · Bars 1–5
Basin Street Blues	Spencer Williams	1928	B♭ major	Bb \| Bdim7 \| Cm7 \| F7 \| BbSection: A · Bars 1–5
St. Thomas	Sonny Rollins	1956	C major	C \| C \| G7 \| C \| C \| C \| G7 \| CSection: A1–A2 · Bars 1–8
The Sidewinder	Lee Morgan	1963	F major	F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Bb7 \| Bb7 \| F7 \| F7 \| Db7 \| Eb7 \| F7 \| F7Form: 24-bar blues · Bars 1–24 · each symbol lasts two bars

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