Giant Steps by Lufe Lima

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Lufe Lima performing John Coltrane's Giant Steps

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• Jazz
• Solo
• John
• Coltrane
• Lufe
• Lima
• Guitar
• Giant
• Steps
• Brazilian
• Guitarra
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• Pat
• Metheny
• Joe
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[lufelima]

Thanks everyone for such kind comments. They mean a lot to me!

[HendrixcommaMartin]

I'd like it better if the walking swung a little more. I know it's tough at this tempo and with these changes. I'm nitpicking though. Really, it's great.

[lufelima]

Thank you! It is a challenge, indeed. I think I can play it a little more relaxed, but I guess I was a bit tense trying to keep up the tempo. I feel much more confortable playing it with some acompaniment.

[lufelima]

Thanks for the comments! I really appreciate!

[slowbrain67]

Grande Lufe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Continua sendo The Master!!!!!!!Fui teu aluno e continuo sendo teu fa.Bom te rever depois de tantos anos!!Abraço

[lufelima]

Chico! Que bom te reencontrar por aqui, meu amigo! Te mandei um comentário pelo MySpace. Um grande abraço!

[beckyhips]

Hi Lufe, Yes, there are quarter notes, quarter triplets, 8th triplets, 8th notes... so what? Knowing how difficult it is to improvise over these changes, I think your solo is very beautiful and fluid. Perhaps that envy and anonymous jackass could record a take on Giant Steps and show it to us, but I guess it must be quite difficult to do that with a chip on his shoulder and the head up his ass.

[76Soco]

Nice job!

[muzzoman]

Very nice version ... great ideas, both harmonic and melodic!!

[lincruste]

This is amazing. Congrats.

[jimmyboy12]

@mtownboy13 I do see they'r 2-5-1's in 3 different keys but whenever I say that to someone they always look at me as if I'm foolish and say oh but there's so much more to it!

That pentatonic pair thing though...what's that?

[luiscorinthians75]

Som Bonito da Porra!!!

[mtownboy13]

@jimmyboy12 They're 2-5-1's in three keys, B, G, and E flat. There's also this thing called pentatonic pairs in three keys that I learned from this other guy on YouTube. Not only does it give you a foundation on how to improvise over it, you learn how the progression works in itself. Good luck.

[fireblossom2u]

Lufe - It was good sound, solid tempo and clean. Playing this as a solo guitar is daunting. You are the real thing.

[murdechoc]

really good arrangement for the theme

[TheBellyheart]

When I first picked up the guitar, after playing bass for years, I wanted to be able to play lead and bass at the same time. You just made it look so easy...and I know it's not. Takes skill. A classic song....and guitar.

[fakesoundsjazz1983]

@jimmyboy12 the concept behind the changes is actually suprisingly simple. the whole tune moves systematically through three different keys, rising by a major third. Dan Adler has written a great little booklet on the giant steps changes and cyclical chord progressions in general.. I have a video of me playing Dear John by freddie hubbard on my page (its giant steps changes). Im still a begginning jazz guitarist tho! hope thats been of some help