Giant Steps Etude - Angular/Baroque Walking Bass Line Double Bass - Digital Sheet Music
“Giant Steps” Etude – Angular/Baroque Walking Bass Line is an original study composed over John Coltrane’s iconic cycle-of-third changes. This etude pushes far beyond practical or idiomatic walking vocabulary, embracing bold, unexpected intervallic motion, Baroque-inspired implied counterpoint, and forward-driving voice-leading designed to strengthen both harmonic control and melodic imagination.The harmony follows the Giant Steps chord progression. Rather than relying on familiar patterns, this etude reframes the progression through a more architectural, contrapuntal lens—encouraging bassists to think compositionally while navigating one of jazz’s most challenging harmonic forms.Fully notated in standard notation only, the study is intended for intermediate to advanced players seeking to expand their phrasing, harmonic fluency, linear awareness, and contrapuntal thinking—without tablature or positional shortcuts.In addition to its harmonic challenges, the etude features intentional string-skipping and larger intervallic leaps that provide excellent technical training for both hands, improving accuracy, tone consistency, and flexibility across the instrument.Ideal for upright or electric bassists, this etude works in private lessons, academic settings, personal practice, or as a creative warm-up that redefines how you approach walking over Coltrane changes.Written by jazz bassist, composer, and educator Josh Cohen, who teaches students worldwide through his online studio.Learn more or sign up at:www.themusicofjoshcohen.com/music-lessons
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Double Bass Acoustic Guitar Classical Guitar Bass Guitar
- Genres:
- Baroque Period Swing
- Publishers:
- Josh Cohen
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Item types:
- Digital
- Instructionals:
- Etudes and Exercises Methods and More
- Level:
- Advanced
- Musical forms:
- Etude
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 2
Detailed Description
SKU: A0.1773499
By Josh Cohen. Composed by Josh Cohen. This edition: pdf, streaming. Instructional, Jazz, Swing. Educational Exercises. 2 pages. Josh Cohen #1333968. Published by Josh Cohen (A0.1773499).“Giant Steps” Etude – Angular/Baroque Walking Bass Line is an original study composed over John Coltrane’s iconic cycle-of-third changes. This etude pushes far beyond practical or idiomatic walking vocabulary, embracing bold, unexpected intervallic motion, Baroque-inspired implied counterpoint, and forward-driving voice-leading designed to strengthen both harmonic control and melodic imagination.
The harmony follows the Giant Steps chord progression. Rather than relying on familiar patterns, this etude reframes the progression through a more architectural, contrapuntal lens—encouraging bassists to think compositionally while navigating one of jazz’s most challenging harmonic forms.
Fully notated in standard notation only, the study is intended for intermediate to advanced players seeking to expand their phrasing, harmonic fluency, linear awareness, and contrapuntal thinking—without tablature or positional shortcuts.
In addition to its harmonic challenges, the etude features intentional string-skipping and larger intervallic leaps that provide excellent technical training for both hands, improving accuracy, tone consistency, and flexibility across the instrument.
Ideal for upright or electric bassists, this etude works in private lessons, academic settings, personal practice, or as a creative warm-up that redefines how you approach walking over Coltrane changes.
Written by jazz bassist, composer, and educator Josh Cohen, who teaches students worldwide through his online studio.
Learn more or sign up at:
www.themusicofjoshcohen.com/music-lessons.
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