Blue In Green

Miles Davis · Key of Dm · 10-bar

Intermediate · 8 unique chords

Attributed to both Miles Davis and Bill Evans, this appeared on Kind of Blue (1959). Its unusual 10-bar form and modal harmony make it one of the most harmonically subtle standards in jazz.

Voicing style:

Form

Bbmaj7#11Rootless B

A7#9Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

Db7Rootless A

Cm7Rootless A

F7Rootless B

Bbmaj7#11Rootless B

A7#9Rootless B

Dm6Close

Eø7Rootless A

A7#9Rootless B

Dm6Close

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Practice this standard

Stage 4Close Position & Drop 2 — Learning Path

Listen to

Bill Evans / Miles Davis — Kind of Blue (1959)

Evans's modal voicing mastery — quartal and open voicings on a 10-bar form.

Chords in this standard

Bbmaj7#11 A7#9 Dm7 Db7 Cm7 F7 Dm6 Eø7

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Sources & Further Reading

Gioia, The Jazz Standards — Oxford University Press Levine, The Jazz Piano Book — Sher Music Mantooth, Voicings for Jazz Keyboard — Hal Leonard Jazz at Lincoln Center — Education Learn Jazz Standards