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Satin Doll
Here are the unplugged chords that I use to play the 1953 Duke Ellington standard Satin Doll from Sophisticated Ladies. The opening A section progression uses a jazz progression variation. The B section is an example of a commercial bridge. I play the tune in a moderate 4/4 tempo in the key of "C". Each box below represents one bar. The chord fingerings I use (in a Standard tuning) are as follows: Dm9 = x5355x; G13 = 3x345x; Em9 = x7577x; A13 = 5x567x; Db9 = x4344x; Cmaj7 = x35453; Gm7 = 3x333x; C9 = x3233x; Fmaj7 = 1x221x; F6 = 1x021x; Am7 = 5x555x; and D9 = x5455x. For variation try substituting the "Dm9-Db9" sequence in the fifth and sixth bars of the A section with the "Am7b5-D7-Abm9-Db9" progression. Also, try substituting the "Cmaj7-Em9-A13" in the seventh and eighth bars of the first A section with "C6/9-Db9+11". A section
| Dm9 / G13 / | Dm9 / G13 / | Em9 / A13 / | Em9 / A13 / |
| Dm9 / / / | Db9 / / / | Cmaj7 / / / | Em9 / A13 / |
A section
| Dm9 / G13 / | Dm9 / G13 / | Em9 / A13 / | Em9 / A13 / |
| Dm9 / / / | Db9 / / / | Cmaj7 / / / | / / / / |
B section
| Gm7 / C9 / | Gm7 / C9 / | Fmaj7 / / / | F6 / / / |
| Am7 / D9 / | Am7 / D9 / | Dm9 / / / | G13 / / / |
A section
| Dm9 / G13 / | Dm9 / G13 / | Em9 / A13 / | Em9 / A13 / |
| Dm9 / / / | Db9 / / / | Cmaj7 / / / | Em9 / A13 / |
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