Chords & Changes

On Green Dolphin Street

On Green Dolphin Street — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

On Green Dolphin Street was composed by Bronisław Kaper. The lyrics are credited to Ned Washington. It dates from 1947. It is in C major, 32 bars long, and in ABAC (8-8-8-8) form.

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Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ebm7
Ebm7
F7/Eb
F7/EbE/Eb
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Abm7
D7
Gbmaj7
Gbmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Ebm7
Ebm7
F7/Eb
F7/EbE/Eb
Ebmaj7
Ebmaj7
Fm7Fm/Eb
Dm7b5G7b9
Cm7Cm/Bb
Am7b5D7
Gm7C7
Fm7Bb7
Ebmaj7
Fm7Bb7

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)

  • Bob Winter — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1982
  • Basa-Papesch Workshop — Album not listed
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    1999
  • Beverley Staunton — Album not listed
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    2001
  • Anthony Braxton — Album not listed
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    2005
  • Ricardo Arancibia — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2005
  • Rick Olsen — 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

  • Eric Dolphy (bass clarinet) — Eric Dolphy
    Post-bop · 172 bpm · swing feel
    1960

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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