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Satin Doll

Satin Doll — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Satin Doll was composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The lyrics are credited to Johnny Mercer. It dates from 1953. It is in C major, 32 bars long, and in AABA form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major

Section A1

Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Em7A7
Em7A7
Am7D7
Abm7Db7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

Section A2

Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Em7A7
Em7A7
Am7D7
Abm7Db7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

Section B

Gm7
C7
Fmaj7
Fmaj7
Am7
D7
Dm7
G7

Section A3

Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Em7A7
Em7A7
Am7D7
Abm7Db7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7

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Changes confidence: draft. Source: Draft chart, under review. Chord symbols are an original simplified analysis for study, not a transcription.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1986
  • George Shearing — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1988
  • Stéphane Grappelli — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1989
  • Ernie Andrews — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1998
  • The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & Nell Carter — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1999
  • Bucky Pizzarelli — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2001

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

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