Satin Doll
by Duke Ellington
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Ellington's swinging standard, co-written with Billy Strayhorn and Johnny Mercer. The melody outlines ii-V pairs that shift up by half steps, creating that sophisticated uptown elegance on guitar.
e|---5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---5-----------|
B|---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---7---5-----------|
G|---5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---5-----------|
D|---5---7---5---5---6---8---6---6---5-----------|
A|---5-------5---7---6-------6---8---5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---5-----------|
B|---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---7---5-----------|
G|---5---5---5---5---6---6---6---6---5-----------|
D|---5---7---5---5---6---8---6---6---7-----------|
A|---5-------5---7---6-------6---8---5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|