Maiden Voyage
by Herbie Hancock
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Hancock's 1965 modal jazz landmark built entirely on suspended dominant chords. The open, floating melody evokes the vastness of the ocean, moving through four sus4 voicings that never resolve, creating endless harmonic suspension.
e|---5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----------|
B|---6----6----6----6----4----4----4----4----------|
G|---5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----------|
D|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----------|
A|---5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---8----8----8----8----6----6----5----5----------|
B|---8----8----8----8----6----6----6----6----------|
G|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----------|
D|---9----9----9----9----7----7----7----7----------|
A|---7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----------|
E|------------------------------------------------|