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Stardust

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

Stardust was composed by Hoagy Carmichael. The lyrics are credited to Mitchell Parish. It dates from 1929. It is in C major, 32 bars long, and in AB (16-16) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major

Section A1

Ab6
Ab6
Abm6
Abm6Db7
EbFm7
Gm7C7
Fm7Edim7
Fm7
Bb7Bbdim7
Fm7Bb7
Ebmaj7
Gm7Cm7
F9
Cm7F7
Bb7Bb7sus4
Bbdim7Bb7Ebaug

Section B1

Ab6
Ab6
Abm6
Abm6Db7
Eb
Gm7C7
Fm7Edim7
Fm7
Abm7
Db13
Ebmaj7Cm7
Gm7C7
Fm7
Bb7
Eb6
Bbm7Eb7

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.

Listen

Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1990
  • Nat King Cole — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Hoagy Carmichael — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Hoagy Carmichael with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Frank Rosolino & Carl Fontana — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2007
  • Hank Mobley — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2012

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Art Pepper (alto sax) — Art Pepper, The Compelete Galaxy Recordings, CD 3
    Cool jazz · 61 bpm · ballad feel
    1989

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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