Satin Doll Chord Progression Breakdown
Satin Doll (1953) is a intermediate jazz song that uses the progression I – iii7 – ii7 – V7 (C, Em7, Dm7, G7 in C).
Analysis
- I (C) \u2014 Tonic chord, harmonic home
- iii7 (Em7) \u2014 Seventh chord, adds color
- ii7 (Dm7) \u2014 Seventh chord, adds color
- V7 (G7) \u2014 Seventh chord, adds color