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Yardbird Suite

Yardbird Suite — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Yardbird Suite was composed by Charlie Parker. It dates from 1940. It is in C major, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major

Section A1

C6
Fm7Bb7
C7Bb7
A7
D7
G7
Em7A7
Dm7G7

Section A2

C6
Fm7Bb7
C7Bb7
A7
D7
G7
C6
F#m7b5B7b9

Section B1

Em7
F#m7b5B7b9
Em7
A7
Dm7
Em7b5A7
D7
Dm7G7

Section A3

C6
Fm7Bb7
C7Bb7
A7
D7
G7
C6
Dm7G7

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)

  • Roland Hanna Trio — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1975
  • Chaka Khan — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1982
  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1990
  • Roots — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2000
  • collectivecadenza — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2013

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 · 210 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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