Standards · 1963
Seven Steps To Heaven chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- AABA
- Bars
- 32
- Groove
- Up-tempo swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1963
“Seven Steps To Heaven” is a jazz standard by Victor Feldman from 1963. Most bands play it in F major, up-tempo swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 3 major ii–V–I cadences and 3 minor ii–V–i, uses 21 different chords and moves between the key centres D minor, E♭ major, F♯ major and F major. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- F13×5
- B♭7×4
- Dm7×4
- Gm7×4
- C7×4
- E♭13×3
Key centres reached by ii–V
D minor, E♭ major, F♯ major and F major
Characteristics
- AABA song form
History
"Seven Steps to Heaven" is a 1963 jazz composition by Victor Feldman and Miles Davis. Different lyrics to it were written much later by Cassandra Wilson and Jon Hendricks. This iconic jazz standard was introduced in 1963 by the Miles Davis Quintet. Although Feldman played and recorded with Davis in Los Angeles on Seven Steps to Heaven, and he appears on half of the tracks of the album, the West Coast-based pianist did not want to follow Davis to New York, where the album version of the composition was finally recorded with Herbie Hancock on piano.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1963 | Seven Steps to Heaven Miles Davis · “Seven Steps to Heaven” |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Seven Steps To Heaven in?
Seven Steps To Heaven is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Seven Steps To Heaven?
Seven Steps To Heaven was written by Victor Feldman (1963).
What is the form of Seven Steps To Heaven?
Seven Steps To Heaven has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.
How fast is Seven Steps To Heaven played?
The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.
What are the chord changes to Seven Steps To Heaven?
The opening bars are F13 | Eb13 | F13 | Eb13. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.