Another harmonized melody I wrote up for a student of mine. The idea this time is to not play the root (or bass note) of any chord (common practice in jazz). Half-way through I slightly altered some of the chords. I'm a fan of playing a 6/9 chord instead of a Major7 chord. Start with the 3rd of the chord and go up by 4th intervals (so 3rd, 6th, 9th, 5th). It's an easy shape on guitar and has a nice "open" sound. Lots of guitarists these days like Frisell, Scofield and Metheny will use that shape for a Major chord.
You can view a short video of me playing this at The Stringslinger YouTube Channel.
Besides obviously listening to Coltrane's masterful original recording, I also suggest checking out Pat Metheny's live performance off his Trio 99-00 album
.Sorry this doesn't have TAB. I guess I'm assuming anyone who'd be interested in harmonizing Giant Steps can read standard notation. If you'd like TAB, feel free to contact me. Thanks!
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