Chords & Changes

Bebop

Bebop — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Bebop was composed by Dizzy Gillespie. It dates from 1945. It is in F minor, 32 bars long, and in AAB (8-8-16) form.

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Four bars per row · sections labelled

F minor
FmGm7b5
FmBbm6
Fm
Gm7b5C7b9
FmGm7b5
FmBbm6
Fm
C7Fm
FmGm7b5
FmBbm6
Fm
Gm7b5C7b9
FmGm7b5
FmBbm6
Fm
C7Fm
Fm7
Bb7#9
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ebm7
Ab7#9
Dbmaj7
Gm7b5C7#9
FmGm7b5
FmBbm6
Fm
Gm7b5C7b9
FmGm7b5
FmBbm6
Fm
C7Fm

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • George Wallington — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1957
  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1966
  • Charlie Parker Quintet — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1988
  • Dizzy Gillespie — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Bud Powell — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2011

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) — Jazz Gallery, Dizzy Gillespie, CD 1
    Bebop · 290 bpm · swing feel
    1994
  • Don Byas (tenor sax) — Jazz Gallery, Dizzy Gillespie, CD 1, Dizzy Gillespie
    Bebop · 289 bpm · swing feel
    1994

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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