Chords & Changes

Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Speak No Evil was composed by Wayne Shorter. It dates from 1964. It is in C minor, 50 bars long, and in AABA (14-14-8-14) form.

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Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C minor
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Em11Aaug
Dm11Gaug
Am7b5
Bbm7
Am7b5
Bbm7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Em11Aaug
Dm11Gaug
Am7b5
Bbm7
Am7b5
Bbm7
Cm7Ab7
Ab7
Gm7Gbm7b5
Gbm7b5
Fm7Bbm7b5
Bbm7b5
Eb7Db7
Db7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Cm7
Dbmaj7
Em11Aaug
Dm11Gaug
Am7b5
Bbm7
Am7b5
Bbm7

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

  • Freddie Hubbard (trumpet) — Speak No Evil, Wayne Shorter
    Post-bop · 143 bpm · swing feel
    1965
  • Wayne Shorter (tenor sax) — The Blue Note Years - The Best of Wayne Shorter
    Post-bop · 143 bpm · swing feel
    1988

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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