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Bird Blues

Blues ProgressionsKey: F

Charlie Parker's bebop blues changes with extensive ii-V movement.

IΔ7-ii-V/IV-IV...

Changes

FΔ7Major 7
Eø7Half Diminished
A7Dominant
Dm7Minor 7
G7Dominant
Cm7Minor 7
F7Dominant
A#Δ7Major 7
Am7Minor 7
D7Dominant
Gm7Minor 7
C7Dominant
Common in: Blues For Alice, Chi Chi

Chord Inversions

FΔ7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
9
9
10
8
Inv 2
12
10
14
12
Inv 3
4
2
3
3
Inv 4
5
5
7
7

Eø7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
7
7
8
7
Inv 2
10
9
12
10
Inv 3
2
0
2
1
Inv 4
4
3
5
5

A7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
1
0
2
0
Inv 2
4
2
5
4
Inv 3
7
6
7
7
Inv 4
9
9
11
10

Dm7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
5
5
7
5
Inv 2
9
7
10
8
Inv 3
12
10
12
12
Inv 4
2
2
3
3

G7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
11
10
12
10
Inv 2
2
0
3
2
Inv 3
5
4
5
5
Inv 4
7
7
9
8

Cm7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
3
3
5
3
Inv 2
7
5
8
6
Inv 3
10
8
10
10
Inv 4
0
0
1
1

F7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
9
8
10
8
Inv 2
12
10
13
12
Inv 3
3
2
3
3
Inv 4
5
5
7
6

A#Δ7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
2
2
3
1
Inv 2
5
3
7
5
Inv 3
9
7
8
8
Inv 4
10
10
12
12

Am7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
0
0
2
0
Inv 2
4
2
5
3
Inv 3
7
5
7
7
Inv 4
9
9
10
10

D7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
6
5
7
5
Inv 2
9
7
10
9
Inv 3
12
11
12
12
Inv 4
2
2
4
3

Gm7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
10
10
12
10
Inv 2
2
0
3
1
Inv 3
5
3
5
5
Inv 4
7
7
8
8

C7

F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
4
3
5
3
Inv 2
7
5
8
7
Inv 3
10
9
10
10
Inv 4
0
0
2
1

Drop 2 Voice Leading

Pattern 1

F
C
G
D
A
E
FΔ7
9
9
10
8
Eø7
10
9
12
10
A7
9
9
11
10
Dm7
9
7
10
8
G7
7
7
9
8
Cm7
7
5
8
6
F7
5
5
7
6
A#Δ7
5
3
7
5
Am7
4
2
5
3
D7
2
2
4
3
Gm7
2
0
3
1
C7
0
0
2
1

Pattern 2

F
C
G
D
A
E
FΔ7
12
10
14
12
Eø7
10
9
12
10
A7
9
9
11
10
Dm7
9
7
10
8
G7
7
7
9
8
Cm7
7
5
8
6
F7
5
5
7
6
A#Δ7
5
3
7
5
Am7
4
2
5
3
D7
2
2
4
3
Gm7
2
0
3
1
C7
0
0
2
1

Pattern 3

F
C
G
D
A
E
FΔ7
4
2
3
3
Eø7
4
3
5
5
A7
4
2
5
4
Dm7
2
2
3
3
G7
2
0
3
2
Cm7
0
0
1
1
F7
3
2
3
3
A#Δ7
2
2
3
1
Am7
0
0
2
0
D7
2
2
4
3
Gm7
2
0
3
1
C7
0
0
2
1

Pattern 4

F
C
G
D
A
E
FΔ7
5
5
7
7
Eø7
7
7
8
7
A7
7
6
7
7
Dm7
5
5
7
5
G7
5
4
5
5
Cm7
3
3
5
3
F7
3
2
3
3
A#Δ7
2
2
3
1
Am7
0
0
2
0
D7
2
2
4
3
Gm7
2
0
3
1
C7
0
0
2
1