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Standards · 1951

My Little Suede Shoes chords & key

Charlie Parker

Key
E♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Latin
Time signature
4/4
Year
1951

“My Little Suede Shoes” is a jazz standard by Charlie Parker from 1951. Most bands play it in E♭ major, latin; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 11 major ii–V–I cadences and 5 minor ii–V–i, uses 6 different chords and moves between the key centres E♭ major and F minor. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track and in 1 transcribed solo.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

A
×2
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
Gm7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
B
A♭maj7
Gm7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
A♭maj7
Gm7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
A
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7
Fm7B♭7
Gm7C7
Fm7B♭7
E♭maj7

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

Harmonic analysis

11Major ii–V–I
5Minor ii–V–i
19ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
6Different chords

Most used chords

  • Fm7×14
  • B♭7×14
  • E♭maj7×11
  • Gm7×5
  • C7×5
  • A♭maj7×2

Key centres reached by ii–V

E♭ major and F minor

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1952 South of the Border
Charlie Parker

Transcribed solos on My Little Suede Shoes

Charlie Parker alto saxophone 146 BPM Eb-maj 1951-03-12

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Get Me To The Church On Time 40% Alan Lerner G major AAB · 54 Up-tempo swing
Let There Be Love 36% Rand-Grant E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Just Squeeze Me 35% Duke Ellington F major AABA · 32 Medium swing
Little Willie Leaps 35% Charlie Parker F major AA · 32 Up-tempo swing
The Rainbow Connection 35% Williams-Ascher G major AAB · 34 Jazz waltz
Sometimes I'm Happy 35% Vincent Youmans F major ABAB · 32 Medium swing
Stars Fell On Alabama 35% Frank Perkins C major AABA · 32 Ballad
Del Sasser 33% Sam Jones E♭ major AAB · 48 Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is My Little Suede Shoes in?

My Little Suede Shoes is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote My Little Suede Shoes?

My Little Suede Shoes was written by Charlie Parker (1951).

What is the form of My Little Suede Shoes?

My Little Suede Shoes has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is My Little Suede Shoes played?

The usual groove is Latin. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 146 BPM.

What are the chord changes to My Little Suede Shoes?

The opening bars are Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Ebmaj7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.