Milestones
by Miles Davis
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★☆☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Miles' 1958 modal landmark that preceded Kind of Blue. The melody alternates between G Dorian and A Aeolian modes in an AABBA form, marking the shift from chord-based to scale-based jazz improvisation.
e|---3----5----7----8----7----5----3----5----------|
B|---3----5----8----8----8----5----3----5----------|
G|---3----5----7----7----7----5----3----5----------|
D|---5----7----7----9----7----7----5----7----------|
A|---5----7----9----10---9----7----5----7----------|
E|---3----5----7----8----7----5----3----5----------|
e|---5----7----8----10---8----7----5----3----------|
B|---5----7----10---10---10---7----5----3----------|
G|---5----7----9----9----9----7----5----3----------|
D|---7----7----9----10---9----7----7----5----------|
A|---7----9----10---12---10---9----7----5----------|
E|---5----7----8----10---8----7----5----3----------|