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Parker's Mood chords & key

Charlie Parker

Key
B♭ major
Form
A
Bars
12
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4
Year
1948

“Parker's Mood” is a jazz standard by Charlie Parker from 1948. It is usually played in B♭ major as a medium swing, and the 12-bar A form repeats as one section. Its changes follow the 12-bar blues. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

A
B♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
E♭7
E♭7
B♭7
B♭7
Cm7
F7
B♭7
F7

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
1ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
3Dominant chains
4Different chords

Most used chords

  • B♭7×6
  • E♭7×3
  • F7×2
  • Cm7×1

Characteristics

  • 12-bar blues

History

"Parker's Mood" is a piece of music originally performed by Charlie Parker as an improvised blues in 1948. Vocalese lyrics were later written and recorded by King Pleasure and Eddie Jefferson.

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Recorded on these albums

1955 Charlie Parker Memorial Vol. 1
Charlie Parker · “Parker’s Mood - New Take 1”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Tenor Madness 100% Sonny Rollins B♭ major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Misterioso 83% Thelonious Monk B♭ major A · 12 Medium swing
Trane’s Blues 83% John Coltrane B♭ major A · 12 Medium swing
Blues In The Closet 67% Oscar Pettiford A♭ major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Sonnymoon For Two 56% Sonny Rollins B♭ major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Things Ain't What They Used To Be 56% Duke Ellington D♭ major A · 12 Medium swing
Straight No Chaser 38% Thelonious Monk B♭ major A · 12 Medium-up swing
Chasin' The Trane 30% John Coltrane F major A · 12 Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Parker's Mood in?

Parker's Mood is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Parker's Mood?

Parker's Mood was written by Charlie Parker (1948).

What is the form of Parker's Mood?

Parker's Mood has 1 sections (A) with 12 bars in total.

How fast is Parker's Mood played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Parker's Mood?

The opening bars are Bb7 | Eb7 | Bb7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.