Standards

Sippin' At Bells chords & key

Key: F major
Form: A
Bars: 14
Groove: Medium-up swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Sippin' At Bells” is a jazz standard by Miles Davis. It is usually played in F major as a medium-up swing, and the 14-bar A form repeats as one section. In this atlas it appears on 11 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

F^maj7

F^m7B♭⁷

A^m7G^m7

G♭^m7B⁷

B♭^maj7

B♭^m7E♭⁷

A^m7

A♭^m7D♭⁷

G^m7C⁷

D♭^m7G♭⁷

A^m7A♭⁷

D♭^maj7G♭⁷

F⁶

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

6ii–V moves

3Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

18Different chords

Most used chords

A^m7×3
G^m7×2
G♭⁷×2
F⁶×2
F^maj7×1
F^m7×1

Recorded on these albums

1958	Cool Struttin’ Sonny Clark · “Sippin’ at Bells”
1979	Groovin’ High Hank Jones · “Sippin’ at Bells”
1989	In My Own Sweet Way Woody Shaw · “Sippin' at Bells”
1995	Charlie Parker Project 1993 Anthony Braxton · “Sippin' at Bells”
1997	Master Class Hank Jones · “Sippin' at Bells”
1999	A Tribute to Chet Baker David Liebman, Phil Markowitz, Davia Sacks, Billy Dowling, Dennis Irwin, Art Frank · “Sippin' at Bells”
1999	"I Got A Good One For You" Warne Marsh & Kenny Drew Trio · “Sippin' at Bells”
2000	The Roy Haynes Trio Roy Haynes Trio feat. Danilo Pérez & John Patitucci · “Sippin' at Bells”
2000	52nd Street Themes Joe Lovano · “Sippin' at Bells”
2009	The Complete Quebec Jam Session Clifford Brown · “Sippin' at Bells”
2018	Sextet (Parker) 1993 Anthony Braxton · “Sippin' at Bell's”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Dance Of The Infidels 21%	Bud Powell	F major	A · 12	Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Sippin' At Bells in?

Sippin' At Bells is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Sippin' At Bells?

Sippin' At Bells was written by Miles Davis.

What is the form of Sippin' At Bells?

Sippin' At Bells has 1 sections (A) with 14 bars in total.

How fast is Sippin' At Bells played?

The usual groove is Medium-up swing.

What are the chord changes to Sippin' At Bells?

The opening bars are Fmaj7 | Fm7 Bb7 | Am7 Gm7 | Gbm7 B7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.