Tenor Saxophone

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290 bpm

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Giant Steps

Transcribed by
Joel Frahm's solo sax performance transcribed from "The Jazz Musicians Guide Charles McNeal
to Creative Practicing" By David Berkman

E7

G min

C7

B min

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B min

E7

E7

C7

b7

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b min A b 7
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b
b
G min
C7
E min A 7
F
chord changes continue
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C
E7
A
C7
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112

delay

Added 5/4 bar to match chord progression

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C
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116
(G#min7( b5)
(Amin)
b min
b7
min
7
B
E
A
F
E
A
G min
C7
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J
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C
b
b
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E min A 7
F
(a tiny bit slower)
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.
b

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. n J
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4 (Fmaj)

B min

E7

(E7 b9)

Giant Steps

C7

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b b b
b #

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137

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b b

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Cadenza

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b

10

Giant Steps

'Overtone' finger low "C"