Sophisticated Lady
by Duke Ellington
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★★
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
A 1932 masterwork of harmonic sophistication. The melody descends chromatically through a chain of ii-V progressions in multiple keys, demanding careful voice leading and a refined, unhurried touch.
e|---8----7----6----5-----4----3----2----1---------|
B|---8----7----6----6-----5----4----3----1---------|
G|---9----8----7----6-----5----4----3----2---------|
D|---8----7----6----5-----4----5----4----3---------|
A|---8----7----8----7-----6----5----4----1---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---3----5----6----8-----10---8----6----4---------|
B|---3----5----6----8-----10---8----6----4---------|
G|---4----5----7----9-----10---9----7----5---------|
D|---5----5----6----8-----10---8----6----4---------|
A|---3----5----8----8-----10---8----8----6---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|