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Giant Steps - John Coltrane (For Guitar)
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Tabber: evil_empire24-7
presents for u the hard tabs just ask what u want and send me a pm.
it's saxophone so deal with it by guitar.
this is one of the famous Coltrane changes chord progressions.
tuning: EADGBe
Burnin=290
Bmaj7   D7   Gmaj7   Bb7   Ebmaj7++++ Am7  D7++++
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---------------8--------9-----7------------------------|
A|-------------------------10----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gmaj7   Bb7   Ebmaj7   F#7   Bmaj7++++ Fm7   Bb7   Ebmaj7++++ Am7   D7   Gmaj7++++
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
D|--------8----------------------------------------8-------9----7----------|
A|-------------10------6-----9-------10-----8------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m7   F#7   Bmaj7++++ Fm7   Bb7   Ebmaj7++++C#m7  F#7  
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7-------7/8----8-----11-----7------7------------------------|
G|-8-----8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Chord Melody)
Badd6add9 D13   Gmaj7   Bb13Ebadd6add9 Am9  D9  
+++++
e|-14----------10-------------------------6-----------7-----5--------------|
B|-12----------12------10-------8---------6-----------5-----5--------------|
G|-15----------11------11-------7---------5-----------5-----5--------------|
D|-13----------10------12-------6---------5-----------5-----4--------------|
A|---------------------10--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------6------------------------------------------|
Gadd6add9 Bb13   Ebmaj7   Fb13Badd6add9 Ebmaj7  Bb9  
+++++
e|-10----------6--------------------------2--------------------------------|
B|-8-----------8--------8-------4---------2-----------8--------6-----------|
G|-11----------7--------7-------3---------1-----------8--------5-----------|
D|-9-----------6--------8-------2---------1-----------6--------6-----------|
A|----------------------6-----------------------------8--------5-----------|
E|-------------6----------------2------------------------------------------|
Eadd6add9 Am9   D9Gadd6add9 C#m9   F#13Gadd6add9
+++++ +++++ +++++
e|-6-----------7-------5---------10----------11-------11----------13-------|
B|-4-----------5-------5---------8-----------9--------9-----------13-------|
G|-7-----------5-------5---------11----------9--------9-----------14-------|
D|-5-----------5-------4---------9-----------9--------8-----------14-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fm9   Bb13Eadd6add9 C#11  F#9  
+++++
e|-15----------15--------18----------14-----14-----------------------------|
B|-13----------13--------18----------12-----11-----------------------------|
G|-13----------13--------17----------13-----13-----------------------------|
D|-13----------12--------17----------14-----14-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
these versions are played in guitar, here are some of them:
vital tech tones - Scott Henderson , steve smith & victor Wooten
virtuoso #2 - joe pass
give & take - mike stern
there are some others which are played by Jennifer Batten, Pat Metheny & others.
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