Belz — chords & grille (gypsy jazz)
Belz by Jacob Jacobs — key of D (traditionnel), form A A' B A''. Below is the full chord grid; on Haute Gitanerie you can play along with a scrolling chord ribbon, transpose to any key, set the tempo, and switch on a rhythm backing (la pompe) to practise your solos over the changes.
Belz chords — the grille
A : | Dm | Dm E♭7 | Dm | Dm E♭7 | Dm Em7♭5 | B♭7 A7 | Dm | A7 |
A' : | Dm | Dm E♭7 | Dm | Dm E♭7 | Dm Em7♭5 | B♭7 A7 | Dm | C7 |
B : | F Gm | Am B♭ | Am Gm | F C7 | F Gm | Am B♭m | Am Gm6 | A7 |
A'' : | Dm | Dm E♭7 | Dm | Dm E♭7 | Dm Em7♭5 | B♭7 A7 | Dm | Dm |
Chords used
Dm · E♭7 · Em7♭5 · B♭7 · A7 · C7 · F · Gm · Am · B♭ · B♭m · Gm6
Play along
Open the interactive grille to play Belz with the backing track (beta), transpose it, and slow it down — a practice backing to blow over, right in the browser, free.