Standards · 1945
Hot House chords & key
- Key
- C major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Up-tempo swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1945
“Hot House” is a jazz standard by Tadd Dameron from 1945. It is usually played in C major as a up-tempo swing, and the 32-bar AABA form has 4 sections. Harmonically it contains 1 major ii–V–I cadence and 6 minor ii–V–i, uses 10 different chords and moves between the key centres F minor, C minor and B♭ major. In this atlas it appears on 2 album tracks and in 1 transcribed solo.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — C major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- Fmmaj7×6
- Cmaj7×6
- G7♭9×5
- Gm7♭5×3
- C7♭9×3
- Dm7♭5×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
F minor, C minor and B♭ major
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"Hot House" is a bebop standard, composed by American jazz musician Tadd Dameron in 1945. Its harmonic structure is identical to Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (see contrafact). The tune was made famous by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker as a quintet arrangement and become synonymous with those musicians; "Hot House" became an anthem of the bebop movement in American jazz. The most famous and referred to recording of the tune is by Parker and Gillespie on the May 1953 live concert recording entitled Jazz at Massey Hall, after previously recording it for Savoy records in 1945 and at Carnegie Hall in 1947. The tune continues to be a favorite among jazz musicians and enthusiasts: In 1962, Bud Powell recorded it on his Bouncing with Bud album for Delmark records In 1964, Charles McPherson played it with Carmell Jones on his Prestige album Bebop Revisited!
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Recorded on these albums
Transcribed solos on Hot House
| Dizzy Gillespie trumpet | 171 BPM |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Subconscious Lee 100% | C major |
| What Is This Thing Called Love 69% | C major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Hot House in?
Hot House is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.
Who wrote Hot House?
Hot House was written by Tadd Dameron (1945).
What is the form of Hot House?
Hot House has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Hot House played?
The usual groove is Up-tempo swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 171 BPM.
What are the chord changes to Hot House?
The opening bars are Gm7b5 | C7b9 | Fmmaj7 | Fmmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.