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Blue Monk

Blue Monk — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Blue Monk was composed by Thelonious Monk. It dates from 1954. It is in Bb major, 12 bars long, and in 12-bar blues form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Bb major

Section A

Bb7
Eb7
Bb7
Bb7
Eb7
Eb7
Bb7
Bb7
F7
Eb7
Bb7
F7

Changes confidence: high. Source: Editorial harmonic analysis of commonly played changes, cross-checked against an independent second analysis. Chord symbols are an original simplified analysis for study, not a transcription.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Kai Winding & J.J. Johnson — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1961
  • McCoy Tyner — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1963
  • Duke Jordan Trio — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1975
  • Ron Carter & Jim Hall — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1992
  • Grencsó Kollektíva — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1996
  • Houston Person & Ron Carter — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2016

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

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