Giant Steps for Guitar

Giant Steps for Guitar. (A Six-Stringers Guide to Mastering Coltrane's Epic). By John Coltrane. For Guitar. Guitar Educational. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 72 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

In Giant Steps for Guitar, Wolf Marshall takes an in-depth look at the Coltrane classic from a guitarist's point of view. Topics covered include a comprehensive harmonic analysis and informative history of “Giant Steps,” melodic patterns in linear and positional form, rhythmic patterns and variations, ii-V and turnaround ideas, chordal studies, model solos, and much more. The accompanying CD includes audio demonstrations of most figures as well as accompanying tracks in various tempos over which to practice.