Satin Doll

Duke Ellington · Key of C · AABA

Easy · 12 unique chords

Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn composed this in 1953. The chromatic ii-V approach patterns (Dm7-G7, Em7-A7) make it a study in chromatic harmony and an excellent vehicle for practising rootless voicings.

Voicing style:

A

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Am7Rootless B

D7Rootless A

Abm7Rootless B

Db7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

A2

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Am7Rootless B

D7Rootless A

Abm7Rootless B

Db7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

B

Gm7Rootless B

C7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless B

Fmaj7Rootless B

Am7Rootless B

D7Rootless A

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

A3

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Em7Rootless A

A7Rootless B

Am7Rootless B

D7Rootless A

Abm7Rootless B

Db7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

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Practice this standard

Stage 3Rootless Voicings (Type A & B) — Learning Path

Listen to

Duke Ellington — Ellington at Newport (1956)

Ellington's sophisticated harmonic sense with chromatic ii-V approach chords.

Chords in this standard

Dm7 G7 Em7 A7 Am7 D7 Abm7 Db7 Cmaj7 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7

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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