Does anybody know the changes to Footprints, by Wayne Shorter?

Seems like a pretty straight Blues tune. But, I'm having trouble hearing the chords in bars 9 and 10.

Here's what I've got, so far:

Cm7 Cm7 Cm7 Cm7

Fm7 Fm7 Cm7 Cm7

F#dim?-B7#9? E7?-A7b9? Cm7 Cm7

I think I'm pretty close. But, my fingerings are pretty screwy. I think there must be an easier way to voice these chords, that still sounds right.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Make sure that on the iv chord (Fm7) that the bass continues the main riff with C as it's lowest note - the bass line is the 'hook' of this tune.

Bars 17 thru 20 are opend to some interpretation depending on the version you listen to. The "miles smiles" version is my favorite.

| F#m7b5 | F7+11 | E7b5 | A7b5 | "or"
| F#m7b5 | B7+9 | E7+9 | A7+9 | "or"
This one is 'simplified' but not wrong and I tend to use these changes, thinking wise, when I solo over it ... | D13 | % | Db13 | % |.
You can of course combine the different versions. And, to be really hip, DON'T play Cm7 for the last 4 bars - make it an F6 voiced from low to high : Eb, A, D, F

Cool! I'll have to try these out.

It's a student's CD, I think it's called "Adam's Apple".

The Augmented 5ths. will be cool to mess with. It's a sound I often like. But, I sure wasn't getting them, the other day!



Thanks for the help. I bet one of those variations is what I'm looking for.

Adams' Apple is the original Wayne version - and a great, great record, especially for Herbie Han****'s comping.