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Standards · 1944

Good Bait chords & key

Tadd Dameron

Key
B♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1944

“Good Bait” is a jazz standard by Tadd Dameron from 1944. It is usually played in B♭ major as a medium swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 8 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 22 different chords and moves between the key centres B♭ major and E♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 3 album tracks and in 2 transcribed solos.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

A
B♭6Gm7
Cm7F7
B♭6Gm7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7B♭7
E♭maj7A♭7
DmD♭7CmB7
1.
B♭6F7alt
2.
B♭6B♭7♯5
B
E♭6Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭6Cm7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7E♭7
A♭maj7D♭7
GmG♭7FmE7
E♭6F7
A
B♭6Gm7
Cm7F7
B♭6Gm7
Cm7F7
B♭maj7B♭7
E♭maj7A♭7
DmD♭7CmB7
B♭6F7alt

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

8Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
8ii–V moves
8Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
22Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭6×9
  • Cm7×8
  • F7×7
  • Gm7×6
  • B♭7×5
  • E♭maj7×4

Key centres reached by ii–V

B♭ major and E♭ major

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

History

"Good Bait" is a jazz composition written by American jazz piano player and composer Tadd Dameron and by band leader Count Basie. It was introduced in 1944 and was popular in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Recorded on these albums

1953 Dizzy Over Paris
Dizzy Gillespie
1958 Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone
1958 Soultrane
John Coltrane

Transcribed solos on Good Bait

Fats Navarro trumpet 146 BPM Bb-maj 1948
Fats Navarro trumpet 147 BPM Bb-maj 1948

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
The Love Nest 26% Louis Hirsch E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Get Happy 25% Harold Arlen F major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Easy Does It 23% Oliver-Young C major ABA · 24 Medium swing
52nd Street Theme 21% Thelonious Monk C major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
All Too Soon 21% Duke Ellington C major AABA · 32 Ballad
Moonlight In Vermont 20% Karl Suessdorf E♭ major AAA · 28 Ballad

Frequently asked questions

What key is Good Bait in?

Good Bait is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Good Bait?

Good Bait was written by Tadd Dameron (1944).

What is the form of Good Bait?

Good Bait has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Good Bait played?

The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 146 BPM and 147 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Good Bait?

The opening bars are Bb6 Gm7 | Cm7 F7 | Bb6 Gm7 | Cm7 F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.