Coltrane changes
Imaj7 – V7/♭VI – ♭VImaj7 – V7/III – IIImaj7…The progression of Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959): three keys a major third apart, B, G and E♭, and a chord every two beats. The ultimate test. Virtuoso
Level 5 of 5
Virtuoso guitar: the summits.
The level of the solos that made history: Van Halen's tapping, Stevie Ray Vaughan's Texas blues, flamenco rasgueados, Coltrane's progression changing key every two beats. Here you work on speed, stamina and tone, note by note.
One chord, the whole neck — C major
At this level, every chord is played everywhere: C and A minor, from the open position to the D shape at fret 10 and beyond.
One chord, the whole neck — A minor
At this level, every chord is played everywhere: C and A minor, from the open position to the D shape at fret 10 and beyond.
The progressions of this level
1The styles of this level
1The songs of this level
4The songs of the collection whose best-known guitar part (the intro, the riff or the solo) is at this level.