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    Coltrane Patterns Why They Are Amazing

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    The document discusses eight examples of John Coltrane's signature jazz guitar patterns. The patterns demonstrate Coltrane's approach to chord-melody playing over standard chord progressions like C major, Am, and II-V-I progressions. The examples cover basic Coltrane patterns, combining different patterns, adding secondary dominant chords, and incorporating melodic ideas to create engaging solo lines over chord changes.

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    The document discusses eight examples of John Coltrane's signature jazz guitar patterns. The patterns demonstrate Coltrane's approach to chord-melody playing over standard chord progressions like C major, Am, and II-V-I progressions. The examples cover basic Coltrane patterns, combining different patterns, adding secondary dominant chords, and incorporating melodic ideas to create engaging solo lines over chord changes.

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    The document discusses eight examples of John Coltrane's signature jazz guitar patterns. The patterns demonstrate Coltrane's approach to chord-melody playing over standard chord progressions like C major, Am, and II-V-I progressions. The examples cover basic Coltrane patterns, combining different patterns, adding secondary dominant chords, and incorporating melodic ideas to create engaging solo lines over chord changes.

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    The document discusses eight examples of John Coltrane's signature jazz guitar patterns. The patterns demonstrate Coltrane's approach to chord-melody playing over standard chord progressions like C major, Am, and II-V-I progressions. The examples cover basic Coltrane patterns, combining different patterns, adding secondary dominant chords, and incorporating melodic ideas to create engaging solo lines over chord changes.

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    Coltrane Patterns -Why They Are Amazing

    Jens Larsen
    Standard tuning
    = 120
    Example 1 - C major and Am Coltrane Patterns
    C Am

    8 5
    7 9 5 7
    10 7

    Example 2 - Coltrane Patterns for Cmaj7


    C G Am Em

    7
    8 8 10
    7 9 7 7 9 9
    10 7 9 7 10
    10

    Example 3 - Coltrane Patterns and Arpeggios #1


    Cmaj7

    7 10 9 8 6 7
    8 10 8
    7 9 9 (9)
    7 9 10
    10

    Example 4 - Coltrane Patterns and Arpeggios #2


    Cmaj7

    8 7
    8 10 8
    7 9 10 8 9 9 9
    9 8 7 10
    7 10

    Ascending and Descending Coltrane Pattern

    8 8
    7 9 9 7
    10 10

    Other Melodic Options

    8 8 8
    7 9 7 9 7 9
    10 10 10

    1/2
    Example 5 - Playing more melodies and combining different Patterns
    Cmaj7

    8 5 5 (5)
    7 5 7 4 4 5 7
    7 5 5 7
    3 7

    Example 6 - Pat Martino's Secondary Dominant Trick


    Am7 D7 Gmaj7

    5 4 6 4 3
    4 5 5 5
    4 6 6 7 6 6
    7

    Example 7 - Shifting Em-Ebm on a Cmaj7


    Cmaj7

    3
    12 10 11 9 10 8
    9 12 12 9 11 8 9 (9)
    9 10

    Example 8 - II V I in G major with some side slips


    Am7 P D7 Gmaj7
    P P

    P P P

    8 9 8 7
    7 9 10 8 9 7 8 7 7
    10 11 10 10 9 7

    2/2

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