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Stompin' At The Savoy chords & key

Webb-Goodman-Sampson

Key
D♭ major
Form
AABA
Bars
32
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“Stompin' At The Savoy” is a jazz standard by Webb-Goodman-Sampson. Most bands play it in D♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 32 bars in AABA form. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 14 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 6 album tracks and in 2 transcribed solos.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — D♭ major

A
D♭maj7
D♭maj7A♭7
D♭maj7
D♭maj7Ddim7
E♭m7
A♭7
1.
D♭6B♭m7
E♭m7A♭7
2.
D♭6
D♭7
B
G♭7G7
G♭7
B7C7
B7
E7F7
E7
A7
A♭7
A
D♭maj7
D♭maj7A♭7
D♭maj7
D♭maj7Ddim7
E♭m7
A♭7
D♭6
E♭m7A♭7

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

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
5ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
4Dominant chains
14Different chords

Most used chords

  • D♭maj7×12
  • A♭7×9
  • E♭m7×5
  • Ddim7×3
  • D♭6×3
  • G♭7×2

Characteristics

  • AABA song form

Recorded on these albums

1957 Ella and Louis Again
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
1959 The Amazing Nina Simone
Nina Simone · “Stompin’ at the Savoy”
1977 Tony Bennett / The McPartlands And Friends Make Beautiful Music
Tony Bennett · “Stompin’ at the Savoy”
2000 Swingin' With The Duke
Duke Ellington
2008 Ella & Louis (and Oscar Too)
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong & The Oscar Peterson Trio · “Stompin’ at the Savoy”
2025 Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Volume 2
Ella Fitzgerald · “Stompin’ at the Savoy (Parts 1 & 2)”

Transcribed solos on Stompin' At The Savoy

Coleman Hawkins tenor saxophone 250 BPM Db-maj 1954
Clifford Brown trumpet 164 BPM Db-maj 1954-08-03

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY BEN POLLACK AND HIS PICK-A-RIB BOYS · "Matty" Matlock · "Dick"… archive.org ↗
  • STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY CHARLES VENTURA TRIO · Goodman · Webb · Sampson · TIMME ROSENGRANTZ archive.org ↗
  • STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY CHARLES VENTURA TRIO · Goodman · Webb · Sampson · TIMME ROSENKRANTZ archive.org ↗
  • Stompin' At The Savoy Teddy Wilson Sextet · Teddy Wilson · Ben Webster · Al Casey · Buck… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • Stompin' at the Savoy Teddy Wilson Sextet · Teddy Wilson · Ben Webster · Al Casey · Buck… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY Flip Phillips Hiptet · Flip Phillips · Ralph Burns · Chubby Jackson… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY FLIP PHILLIPS HIPTET · Flip Phillips · Ralph Burns · Chubby Jackson… · 1945 archive.org ↗
  • STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY FLIP PHILLIPS HIPTET · Flip Phillips · Ralph Burns · Chubby Jackson… · 1945 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
High Hopes 26% Jimmy Van-Heusen F major A · 28 Medium swing
You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 26% Irving Berlin E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
52nd Street Theme 25% Thelonious Monk C major AABA · 32 Up-tempo swing
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 24% Jerome Kern E♭ major AABA · 32 Slow swing
Nutty 24% Thelonious Monk B♭ major AABA · 32 Medium swing
I Get Along Without You 23% Hoagy Carmichael B♭ major AAB · 64 Ballad
Ain't She Sweet 22% Milton Ager E♭ major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Bye Bye Baby 22% Jule Styne B♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Stompin' At The Savoy in?

Stompin' At The Savoy is usually played in D♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is E♭ major, for E♭ instruments B♭ major.

Who wrote Stompin' At The Savoy?

Stompin' At The Savoy was written by Webb-Goodman-Sampson.

What is the form of Stompin' At The Savoy?

Stompin' At The Savoy has 4 sections (AABA) with 32 bars in total.

How fast is Stompin' At The Savoy played?

The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 250 BPM and 164 BPM.

What are the chord changes to Stompin' At The Savoy?

The opening bars are Dbmaj7 | Dbmaj7 Ab7 | Dbmaj7 | Dbmaj7 Ddim7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.