Jazz lead sheet · Intermediate
On Green Dolphin Street
A Latin standard whose A section falls in 5ths and whose B section lifts a minor 3rd.
- Composer
- Bronisław Kaper
- Form
- AAB, 32 bars
- Key
- C major
- Style
- Latin
- Length
- 32 bars
A1C major
Imaj7C Ionian
Imaj7C Ionian
C Dorian
V7/♭VIIF Mixolydian
C Dorian
V7/♭VIIF Mixolydian
IVmaj7F Lydian
IVmaj7F Lydian
F Dorian
♭VII7B♭ Lydian ♭7
F Dorian
♭VII7B♭ Lydian ♭7
A2
Imaj7C Ionian
Imaj7C Ionian
C Dorian
V7/♭VIIF Mixolydian
C Dorian
V7/♭VIIF Mixolydian
IVmaj7F Lydian
IVmaj7F Lydian
F Dorian
♭VII7B♭ Lydian ♭7
F Dorian
V7/♭IIIB♭ Mixolydian
BE♭ major
Imaj7E♭ Ionian
Imaj7E♭ Ionian
E♭ Dorian
V7/♭VIIA♭ Mixolydian
E♭ Dorian
V7/♭VIIA♭ Mixolydian
♭VIImaj7D♭ Ionian
♭VIImaj7D♭ Lydian
D Locrian
V7/viG Mixolydian
D Locrian
V7/VIG Mixolydian
C major
Imaj7C Ionian
Imaj7C Ionian
C Dorian
V7/♭VIIF Mixolydian
C Dorian
V7/♭VIIF Mixolydian
IVmaj7F Lydian
IVmaj7F Lydian
F Dorian
♭VII7B♭ Lydian ♭7
ii7D Dorian
V7G Mixolydian
For students
What to notice
- The A section is a chain of falling 5ths: Cmaj7, then Cm7–F7, Fmaj7, Fm7–B♭7.
- The B section lifts everything a minor 3rd to E♭ and D♭, a bright shift away from C major.
- Dm7♭5–G7 in the B section is a minor ii–V that points back toward C.
Practice plan
Three steps to improvising
- Play the guide tones through the A section and follow the falling 5ths.
- In the B section, name the new key before you improvise.
- Use C major for the A section, then change scales with every chord in the B section.
For teachers
Using this chart in class
- Project the chart with Play along running and loop one section while students find the guide tones.
- Choose Practice → Name the numerals for a whole-class quiz: students vote, then reveal the explanation.
- Mixed ensemble? Print the worksheet once per transposition: B♭, E♭, F and bass clef parts all line up bar for bar.
- Share a link: the key, instrument and view you choose are saved in the address bar.
Chord changes are common performance versions written out by Music Theory Lessons. No melodies or lyrics are reproduced. Names of songs and composers are used only to identify each tune.