Giant Steps (Simplified)
by John Coltrane
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★★
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Coltrane's legendary harmonic gauntlet, simplified for guitar. The tune cycles through three key centers a major third apart (B, G, Eb) at breakneck speed, revolutionizing jazz harmony forever.
e|---7---7---3---3---11--11--7---7---3---3-------|
B|---7---8---3---3---11--12--7---8---3---3-------|
G|---8---7---4---4---11--11--8---7---4---4-------|
D|---9---9---5---3---11--11--9---9---5---3-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---11--11--7---7---3---3---11---7---3---7------|
B|---11--12--7---8---3---3---12---8---3---7------|
G|---11--11--8---7---4---4---11---7---4---8------|
D|---11--11--9---9---5---3---11---9---5---9------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|