Gymnopedie No. 1

Erik Satie (1866–1925) · D major · 3/4 · 56 BPM · 16 bars · Classical

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Gymnopedie No. 1 sits in Classical, written in D major. It uses 5 chords across 16 bars, at about 56 BPM.

Chords in this song

Dmaj7Gmaj7BbFA7

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

A#

F

A7

Chord chart

Chord chart
1Dmaj7·Gmaj7·
2Dmaj7·Gmaj7·
3A#·F·
4A7·Dmaj7·

How to sing it

Very slow, two bars per chord, in three. The first eight bars only rock between two sevenths; the Bb and F are the one colour change. Let each chord ring. Do not add a pulse the music does not ask for.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C majorCmaj7 · Fmaj7 · Cmaj7 · Fmaj7 · G# · D# · G7 · Cmaj7
Db majorDbmaj7 · Gbmaj7 · Dbmaj7 · Gbmaj7 · A · E · Ab7 · Dbmaj7
D major · Written in this keyDmaj7 · Gmaj7 · Dmaj7 · Gmaj7 · A# · F · A7 · Dmaj7
Eb majorEbmaj7 · Abmaj7 · Ebmaj7 · Abmaj7 · B · Gb · Bb7 · Ebmaj7
E majorEmaj7 · Amaj7 · Emaj7 · Amaj7 · C · G · B7 · Emaj7
F majorFmaj7 · Bbmaj7 · Fmaj7 · Bbmaj7 · Db · Ab · C7 · Fmaj7
F# majorF#maj7 · Bmaj7 · F#maj7 · Bmaj7 · D · A · C#7 · F#maj7
G majorGmaj7 · Cmaj7 · Gmaj7 · Cmaj7 · D# · A# · D7 · Gmaj7
Ab majorAbmaj7 · Dbmaj7 · Abmaj7 · Dbmaj7 · E · B · Eb7 · Abmaj7
A majorAmaj7 · Dmaj7 · Amaj7 · Dmaj7 · F · C · E7 · Amaj7
Bb majorBbmaj7 · Ebmaj7 · Bbmaj7 · Ebmaj7 · Gb · Db · F7 · Bbmaj7
B majorBmaj7 · Emaj7 · Bmaj7 · Emaj7 · G · D · F#7 · Bmaj7

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Why this song is free to play

The first of three Gymnopedies, published in 1888. Satie died in 1925, so on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1995. The 1888 publication and his dates (1866–1925) were checked by search.

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