Stella By Starlight – Victor Young

Bar Number Harmony Substitution Scale Arpeggio

1 E-7b5 Gmaj7, C7 E Locrian (F major) E-7b5, Gmaj7, C7
2 A7b9 Bb, C#, E, G dim7 A HW diminished, A7, Bb, C#, E, G
D Harmonic Minor dim7
3 C-7 Ebmaj7 C Dorian (Bb major) C-7, Ebmaj7, G-7
4 F7 A-7b5, C-7, Ebmaj7 F Mixolydian F7, A-7b5, C-7,
(Bbmajor) Ebmaj7
5 F-7 Abmaj7 F Dorian (Eb major) F-7, Abmaj7, C-7
6 Bb7 D-7b5, F-7, Abmaj7 Bb Mixolydian Bb7, D-7b5, F-7,
(Ebmajor) Abmaj7
7 Ebmaj7 G-7 Eb major Ebmaj7, G-7, C-7
8 Ab7 C-7b5, Eb-7, Ab Lydian b7 (Eb Ab7, C-7b5, Eb-7,
Gbmaj7, D7 Melodic Minor) Gbmaj7, D7
9 Bbmaj7 D-7 Bb major Bbmaj7, D-7, G-7
10 Same as 1 & 2
11 D-7 Fmaj7 D Minor (F major) D-7, Fmaj7, A-7
12 Bb-7 Dbmaj7 Bb Dorian (Ab Bb-7, Dbmaj7, F-7
major)
12 Eb7 G-7b5, Bb-7, Eb Mixolydian Eb7, G-7b5, Bb-7,
Dbmaj7 (Abmajor) Dbmaj7
13 Fmaj7 A-7 F major Fmaj7, A-7, D-7
14 Same as 1 & 2 (10)
15 A-7b5 Cmajor7, F7 A Locrian (Bb A-7b5, Cmaj7, F7
major)
16 D7b9 Eb, F#, A, C dim7 D HW diminished, D7, Eb, F#, A, C dim7
G Harmonic Minor
17 & 18 G7+ B, Eb aug G Super Locrian (Ab G7, B and Eb aug
Melodic Minor), G
Whole Tone
19 & 20 C-7 Ebmaj7 C Dorian (Bb major) C-7, Ebmaj7, G-7
21 & 22 Ab7 C-7b5, Eb-7, Ab Lydian b7 (Eb Ab7, C-7b5, Eb-7,
Gbmaj7, D7 Melodic Minor) Gbmaj7, D7
23 & 24 Bbmaj7 D-7 Bb major Bbmaj7, D-7, G-7
25 E-7b5 Gmaj7, C7 E Locrian (F major) E-7b5, Gmaj7, C7
26 A7b9 Bb, C#, E, G dim7 A HW diminished, A7, Bb, C#, E, G
D Harmonic Minor dim7
27 D-7b5 Fmajor7, Bb7 D Locrian (Eb D-7b5, Fmaj7, Bb7
major)
28 G7b9 Ab, B, D, F dim7 G HW diminished, G7, Ab, B, D, F dim7
C Harmonic Minor
29 C-7b5 Ebmajor7, Ab7 C Locrian (Db C-7b5, Ebmaj7, Ab7
major)
30 F7b9 Gb, A, C, Eb dim7 F HW diminished, F7, Gb, A, C, Eb dim7
Bb Harmonic Minor
31 & 32 Bbmaj7 D-7 Bb major Bbmaj7, D-7, G-7