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Straight, No Chaser

Straight, No Chaser — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Straight, No Chaser was composed by Thelonious Monk. It dates from 1951. It is in F major, 12 bars long, and in 12-bar blues form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

F major

Section A

F7
Bb7
F7
F7
Bb7
Bb7
F7
Am7D7
Gm7
C7
F7
C7

Changes confidence: medium. Source: Editorial harmonic analysis of commonly played changes, cross-checked against an independent second analysis. Chord symbols are an original simplified analysis for study, not a transcription.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • Rachel Gould, Chet Baker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1979
  • Phavia Kujichagulia — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1986
  • Los Angeles County High School for the Arts — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1987
  • Clark Terry, Wes Montgomery — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1988
  • Mike Stern — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1992
  • Max Roach Quartet — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1997

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

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