Backing Track

Footprints Backing Track

This Footprints backing track keeps the 3/4 modal pulse moving so you can work on motivic phrasing, space, and the characteristic ostinato feel.

Intermediate 24-bar loop
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Chord progression

Cm11 i11
F#7#11 TT7
Fm7 iv7
Bb7 bVII7
Cm11 i11
D7alt II7alt

How to practice

  1. 1 Think in 2-bar and 4-bar melodic cells instead of long eighth-note lines.
  2. 2 Use space and repetition so your ideas sit inside the waltz pulse.
  3. 3 Lean on minor pentatonic, Dorian, and blues sounds rather than over-chasing every chord symbol.

Suggested scales & modes

  • C Dorian
  • C minor pentatonic
  • C blues scale

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Use the live player to loop the progression, change tempo, and play with piano, bass, and drums.

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