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Giant Steps Chord Progression Guide

The document is a musical score titled "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane. It is comprised of 3 sentences describing the key elements: 1) The score indicates frequent key changes through the use of double bar lines. 2) It provides musical notation for saxophone including notes, rhythms, and changes in time signature and key. 3) The piece explores complex harmonic progressions over changing chord progressions.

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Giant Steps Chord Progression Guide

The document is a musical score titled "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane. It is comprised of 3 sentences describing the key elements: 1) The score indicates frequent key changes through the use of double bar lines. 2) It provides musical notation for saxophone including notes, rhythms, and changes in time signature and key. 3) The piece explores complex harmonic progressions over changing chord progressions.

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Giant Steps

Fusilli Jerry John Coltrane


Double Bar Line Indicates Key Change

dk k k fBb7
k k k k fBb7
k k f k k dk dk
fk k k fk k k k dk
B D7 G Eb A- D7 G Eb F#7

b 44 k dk k

b k dk dk k
k k fk k fk k fk k k k D7 k k k k
B F- Bb7 Eb A- G F#7
k k
C#-
dk k dk dk

k
k k
G7 k k
fk k k fk dk k dk e k k fk k
B F- Bb7 Eb7 C#- F#7 E C Eb7

b k fk fk fk k dk f k k
fAbk k f k k dk dk k fBb-
k k Eb7
k k fk k f k k k dk fk k
D- G7 C Eb7 Ab B7 E

b k k k k k

fk k fk k G7 k k k k k
k k
k dk k k dk
C
k dk k dk fk fk fk k
Ab D- F#- B7 E Bb- Eb7

fk k dk k k f k k dk e k k k k fk k
Ab F#- B7 A C7 F Ab7 Db G- C7

b fk k fk k fk fk k fk k k

fk fk fk k k k
k dk C7
fk fk k fk
F Ab7 Db E7 A Eb- Ab7 Db G-

b k k fk k f k k dk k k dk k
k
k dk dk k f k k
k k k k k k k dk fk f k k k k dk
F B- E7 A Eb- Ab7 Db B- E7

b fk k fk fk

k k fk k k f k k dk k f k k A7
bk k k k dk
D F7 Bb7 C#7 F# C- F7 Bb C#7 F#
f k k dk k dk dk dk dk

fk fk fk ek k f k F7
k k k k k dk
fk k fk k
D Ab- Db7 Gb C- Bb E- A7

b k dk k k k fk k k

k k
D
dk k f k k Db7
Ab-
fk k fk k fk fk
Gb E-
dk
A7
k f k Bb7
G
k k fk k fk k
Eb Gb7

b k k k
B F-
fk k k
Bb7
fk k fk k
Eb Gb7 B D7 G
k k k dk dk k dk
C#- F#7

b k fk fk fk k k fk k fk k

dk dk k k k fk k fk k k k k k dk dk k dk
B F- Bb7 Eb A- D7 G C#- F#7

bk k k k dk k k

dk dk k k fEb7
k k k
dk dk B7 k
k dk dk k fk fk fk
B A D7 C Ab E Bb- Eb7

bk k k k dk k dk

fAbk f k B7 dk k k k k k k k k dk dk k k k dk k k fBb-
k k Eb7
fk k
E G7 C F#- B7 E

b k

fAbk k f k k D-
k k k
G7 C
k k k dk
F#-
dk
B7
k k
E
dk k k D-
k k k k
G7
k k fk k
F Ab7

b k k k

f k f k k dk
C# E7 A Eb- Ab7 C#- E7 A C7 F

b fk k k fk k k dk k fk k k fk k fk k fk k k k k

k dk k dk k fk fk fk k k fk k k
k k k k
B- E7 A Eb- Ab7 C# G- C7 F

b k k dk fk k fk fk

B-
k k dk
E7
k dk k dk
A G- C7 Bb Db7 Gb A7
k k dk k
D

b k k fk k ek fk k fk k dk dk k dk

fAb-
k k Db7
fk k dk dk k f k
Gb A7 D
k dk e k k
F7 Bb
k k k fk
E- A7 D

b f k k k dk k dk k k

fBbk k k k
k fk k fk fk k dk k k k k k fk k dk k k
Ab- Db7 Gb C- F7 E- A7 D

b fk k fk

k dk k f k D7
k fk
b k dk k fk k fk k k k k k dk dk
k
C- F7 Eb F7 B D G C#- F#7 B
k fk k fk

k f k Bb7
k k k k k k dk dk dk
k fk fk fk
fk k fk k k k k dk k
G Eb A- D7 G C#- F#7 B

b
k dk dk k k dk k k k dk dk e k k k
dk dk B7
fk k k fk k k k dk
F Bb7 Eb A- D7 G F- Bb7 Ab

dk k k k k k k dk k dk k
G7 k
k
E G7 C F#- B7 E G7 C
k k f k
Eb7
k f k
Ab
k k f k
D-
k k k
b k dk k k

k k k k F#-
C
dk k k
B7
E Bb-
k fEb7
k k fAbk k f k D-
k
G7 k
k k k k
C

b k k dk dk k f k k k k

fBb-
k k Eb7 k f k C7
fk k k k k dk k fk
Db E7 A C7 F B E7 A

b fk k k fk k fk k fk k k k k

k k fk k fk k k k k k k k k
F Ab7 Db G- C7 F B-
k
E7
dk k
A
dk k dk f k k f k k
Eb7 Ab7

b k k k k k

k fk k k k C7
k k k k k k fk fk fk ek f k k A7
k fk
Db G F Eb- Ab7 F# D F7

b f k k fk k k

k k k fk
k k fk k k
Bb E- A7 D7 F7 Bb Db7 Gb C- F7

b fk k k k fk k k fk k fk k fk fk fk k

k k dk dk dk k k f k C7
k k
fk k fk k
Bb E- A7 D Ab- Db7 Gb C-
k k k fk
b fk k k k k dk

Bb Ab- Db7 F#

b k f k k k f k k f k k di

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