Standards · 1960
Estate chords & key
- Key
- B minor
- Form
- AAB
- Bars
- 42
- Groove
- Bossa nova
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1960
“Estate” is a jazz standard by Bruno Martino from 1960. It is usually played in B minor as a bossa nova, and the 42-bar AAB form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 14 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — B minor
A
×2B
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
0Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
5ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
14Different chords
Most used chords
- Bm7×8
- Gmaj7×6
- Em7×5
- A7×3
- D7sus×3
- D7×3
Recorded on these albums
| 1977 | Amoroso João Gilberto |
| 1977 | Faces Gábor Szabó |
| 1980 | Prado Pereira de Oliveira João Gilberto |
| 1980 | Once More Billy Higgins |
| 1982 | Pyramid 日野皓正 |
| 1982 | The Kid's Got Ears! Lou Levy |
| 1983 | Effetto Alfa Cerri - Intra · “Estaté” |
| 1984 | Catene Mina |
| 1985 | Whitestone Joe Pass |
| 1987 | Live in Montreux João Gilberto |
| 1988 | Only Trust Your Heart Toots Thielemans |
| 1988 | Softly Shirley Horn · “Estate (Summer)” |
| 1989 | In My Own Sweet Way Woody Shaw |
| 1992 | Here’s to Life Shirley Horn · “Summer (Estate)” |
| 1994 | Eu sei que vou te amar João Gilberto |
| 1994 | Michel Petrucciani (Live) Michel Petrucciani |
| 1994 | All My Tomorrows Grover Washington, Jr. · “Estate ('Ess-tah-tay') (In Summer)” |
| 1995 | At Maybeck: Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume Forty Monty Alexander · “Estaté” |
| 1995 | The Dream Mark Murphy |
| 1996 | At Capolinea Chet Baker |
| 1997 | Dave Liebman and Lluis Vidal Trio David Liebman, Lluis Vidal Trio |
| 1998 | Mestres da Mpb João Gilberto |
| 1999 | Duet Sylvain Luc & Biréli Lagrène |
| 2000 | Live At The Forum, Bath 1992 George Shearing |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Estate in?
Estate is usually played in B minor. For B♭ instruments that is C♯ minor, for E♭ instruments G♯ minor.
Who wrote Estate?
Estate was written by Bruno Martino (1960).
What is the form of Estate?
Estate has 3 sections (AAB) with 42 bars in total.
How fast is Estate played?
The usual groove is Bossa nova.
What are the chord changes to Estate?
The opening bars are Bm7 | Bm7 | Em7 | F#7b9. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.