Chords & Changes

Ornithology

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

Ornithology was composed by Charlie Parker and Benny Harris. It dates from 1946. It is in G major, 32 bars long, and in AB (16-16) form.

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Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

G major
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb7
D7
Gm
Cm7b5D7
Bm7
E7
Am7
D7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Gm7C7
Gm7C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb7
D7
G
Am7D7
G/BBb7
Am7Ab7
Gmaj7
Am7D7

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Charlie Parker (alto sax) — Boss Bird Disc 1
    Bebop · 221 bpm · swing feel

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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