Standards · 1958

Milestones (New) chords & key

Key: G minor
Form: ABA
Bars: 32
Groove: Up-tempo swing
Time signature: 4/4
Year: 1958

“Milestones (New)” is a jazz standard by Miles Davis from 1958. It is usually played in G minor as a up-tempo swing, and the 32-bar ABA form has 3 sections. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — G minor

G^m7

A^m

G^m7

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

0ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

2Different chords

Most used chords

G^m7×24
A^m×16

History

"Milestones" is a jazz composition written by Miles Davis. It appears on the album of the same name in 1958. It has since become a jazz standard. "Milestones" is the first example of Miles composing in a modal style and experimentation in this piece led to the writing of "So What" from the 1959 album Kind of Blue. The song's modes consist of G Dorian for 16 bars, A Aeolian for another 16 bars, and then back to G Dorian for the last eight bars, then the progression repeats. Originally titled "Miles" on the initial album pressings, people soon began referring to the piece as "Milestones" rather than "Miles". On later editions of the album the title was changed. The musicians who performed on "Milestones" are: Miles Davis – trumpet Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Red Garland – piano Paul Chambers – double bass Philly Joe Jones – drums Only Adderley, Davis, and Coltrane solo.

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Recorded on these albums

1958	Milestones Miles Davis · “Milestones”
1959	Booker Little 4 & Max Roach Booker Little 4 & Max Roach · “Milestones”
1961	Rah Mark Murphy · “Milestones”
1965	Blues on Purpose Wynton Kelly · “Milestones”
1969	Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery · “Milestones”
1972	Generation Dexter Gordon · “Milestones (First version)”
1977	Al in Paris Al Haig · “Milestones”
1979	KYLYN 渡辺香津美 · “MILESTONES”
1984	Line for Lyons Stan Getz & Chet Baker · “Milestones”
1985	Generations Pepper Adams, Frank Foster · “Milestones”
1985	Keys to the City Mulgrew Miller · “Milestones”
1986	Seven Standards 1985, Volume II Anthony Braxton · “Milestones”
1988	Con Alma Ray Bryant · “Milestones”
1989	Interplay Marian McPartland · “Milestones”
1992	The Vibe Roy Hargrove · “Milestones”
1993	So Near, So Far Joe Henderson · “Milestones”
1994	Blues Hearts Jan Akkerman · “Milestones”
1994	Some Other Blues Michał Urbaniak · “Milestones”
1995	Solo Piano (Standards) 1995 Anthony Braxton · “Milestones”
1995	Electric Five Enrico Rava · “Milestones”
1997	Chet Baker - The Jazz Masters Chet Baker · “Milestones”
1999	Imagination Helen Merrill · “Milestones”
2000	Knitting Factory (Piano/Quartet) 1994, Vol. 2 Anthony Braxton · “Milestones”
2000	Sugar 'N Spice Ted Curson · “Milestones”

Frequently asked questions

What key is Milestones (New) in?

Milestones (New) is usually played in G minor. For B♭ instruments that is A minor, for E♭ instruments E minor.

Who wrote Milestones (New)?

Milestones (New) was written by Miles Davis (1958).

What is the form of Milestones (New)?

Milestones (New) has 3 sections (ABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Milestones (New) played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to Milestones (New)?

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