Footprints
by Wayne Shorter
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Shorter's 1966 minor blues in 6/4 time from the Miles Smiles album. The haunting Cm melody unfolds over a waltz-like pulse with unexpected harmonic turns, blending post-bop complexity with deeply emotional storytelling.
e|---3------6---5---3------1---0---3---5---6-------|
B|---4------6---5---4------1---1---4---5---6-------|
G|---3------5---5---3------0---0---3---5---5-------|
D|---5------5---5---5------2---2---5---5---5-------|
A|---3------6---5---3------3---3---3---5---6-------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---8---6---5---3---1---0---1---3---5---3---------|
B|---8---6---5---4---1---1---1---4---5---4---------|
G|---8---5---5---3---0---0---0---3---5---3---------|
D|---8---5---5---5---2---2---2---5---5---5---------|
A|---8---6---5---3---3---3---3---3---5---3---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|