Solar

Miles Davis · Key of Cm · 12-bar

Easy · 11 unique chords

Attributed to Miles Davis, "Solar" first appeared on the album Walkin' (1954). Its 12-bar form with a C minor tonic moving through several key centres makes it a compact study in modulation.

Voicing style:

Form

Cm6Close

Cm6Close

Gm7Rootless B

C7Rootless A

Fmaj7Rootless B

Fmaj7Rootless B

Fm7Rootless A

Bb7Rootless B

Ebmaj7Rootless A

Ebm7Rootless A

Ab7Rootless B

Dø7Rootless A

G7b9Rootless B

Dø7Rootless A

G7b9Rootless B

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Practice this standard

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

Listen to

Miles Davis — Walkin' (1954)

The origin recording — Horace Silver's rootless piano voicings throughout.

Chords in this standard

Cm6 Gm7 C7 Fmaj7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Ebm7 Ab7 Dø7 G7b9

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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