Giant Steps through its whole 16-bar form, comped in drop 2, drop 3, shell and rootless voicings.
The form
Bars
Chords
Key center
1–4
Bmaj7 D7 | Gmaj7 B♭7 | E♭maj7 | Am7 D7
B major, G major, E♭ major
5–8
Gmaj7 B♭7 | E♭maj7 F♯7 | Bmaj7 | Fm7 B♭7
G major, E♭ major, B major
9–12
E♭maj7 | Am7 D7 | Gmaj7 | C♯m7 F♯7
E♭ major, G major, B major
13–16
Bmaj7 | Fm7 B♭7 | E♭maj7 | C♯m7 F♯7
B major, E♭ major
Drop 2 voicings
Four notes on four neighboring strings, the second voice from the top dropped an octave. The voices move 95 semitones through the form; the largest single step is 5. Practice Giant Steps in drop 2 voicings
Top line:1–4C♯ – C – B – B♭ – B♭ – C – C5–8B – C – B♭ – C♯ – C♯ – B♭ – B♭9–12B♭ – D – D – D – C♯ – C♯13–16C♯ – C – B♭ – B♭ – C♯ – C♯
Bmaj9 (bar 1)
Grip x-x-8-8-7-9 · frets 7–9Voiced: 7 3 5 9
D7 (bar 1)
Grip x-x-7-7-7-8 · frets 7–8→ G major
Gmaj7 (bar 2)
Grip x-10-12-11-12-x · frets 10–12
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Gmaj7 (bar 2)
Grip x-10-12-11-12-x · frets 10–12
Bars 1–4
B♭7 (bar 2)
Grip x-11-12-10-11-x · frets 10–12→ E♭ major
E♭maj9 (bar 3)
Grip x-10-12-10-11-x · frets 10–12Voiced: 3 7 9 5
Am7(11) (bar 4)
Grip x-x-7-7-8-8 · frets 7–8Voiced: 1 11 ♭7 ♭3→ G major
Grip x-x-10-12-10-10 · frets 10–12Voiced: ♭3 ♭7 1 11→ G major
D7 (bar 10)
Grip x-x-10-11-10-10 · frets 10–11
Gmaj9 (bar 11)
Grip x-x-9-11-10-10 · frets 9–11Voiced: 3 7 9 5
C♯m7 (bar 12)
Grip x-x-9-9-9-9 · fret 9→ B major
F♯7 (bar 12)
Grip x-x-8-9-7-9 · frets 7–9
Bars 13–16
Bmaj9 (bar 13)
Grip x-x-8-8-7-9 · frets 7–9Voiced: 7 3 5 9
Fm7 (bar 14)
Grip x-x-6-8-6-8 · frets 6–8→ E♭ major
B♭7 (bar 14)
Grip x-x-6-7-6-6 · frets 6–7
E♭maj9 (bar 15)
Grip x-x-5-7-6-6 · frets 5–7Voiced: 3 7 9 5
C♯m7 (bar 16)
Grip x-x-9-9-9-9 · fret 9→ B major
F♯7 (bar 16)
Grip x-x-8-9-7-9 · frets 7–9
Drop 3 voicings
Four notes with a string skipped above the bass, the third voice from the top dropped an octave. The voices move 105 semitones through the form; the largest single step is 6. Practice Giant Steps in drop 3 voicings
Top line:1–4A♯ – A – A – C – B♭ – A – A5–8A – D – D – C♯ – C♯ – C – C9–12B♭ – B – A – A – B – A♯13–16A♯ – C – C – B♭ – B – A♯
Bmaj9 (bar 1)
Grip 11-x-11-11-11-x · fret 11Voiced: 3 9 5 7
D7 (bar 1)
Grip 10-x-10-11-10-x · frets 10–11→ G major
Gmaj9 (bar 2)
Grip 10-x-9-11-10-x · frets 9–11Voiced: 5 3 7 9
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Grip 12-x-10-12-12-x · frets 10–12Voiced: 5 ♭3 ♭7 9→ G major
D7 (bar 10)
Grip 10-x-10-11-10-x · frets 10–11
Gmaj9 (bar 11)
Grip 10-x-9-11-10-x · frets 9–11Voiced: 5 3 7 9
C♯m7(11) (bar 12)
Grip 12-x-11-11-12-x · frets 11–12Voiced: ♭3 1 11 ♭7→ B major
F♯7 (bar 12)
Grip 12-x-11-11-11-x · frets 11–12
Bars 13–16
Bmaj7 (bar 13)
Grip 11-x-9-11-11-x · frets 9–11
Fm7 (bar 14)
Grip x-8-x-8-9-8 · frets 8–9→ E♭ major
B♭9 (bar 14)
Grip x-8-x-7-9-8 · frets 7–9Voiced: 5 3 ♭7 9
E♭maj7 (bar 15)
Grip x-6-x-7-8-6 · frets 6–8
C♯m7(11) (bar 16)
Grip 12-x-11-11-12-x · frets 11–12Voiced: ♭3 1 11 ♭7→ B major
F♯7 (bar 16)
Grip 12-x-11-11-11-x · frets 11–12
Shell voicings
Three notes: the root in the bass with the 3rd and 7th, the notes that name the chord. The voices move 198 semitones through the form; the largest single step is 9. Practice Giant Steps in shell voicings
Top line:1–4D♯ – F♯ – F♯ – D – D – C – C5–8B – D – D – E – D♯ – E♭ – D9–12D – G – F♯ – F♯ – E – E13–16D♯ – E♭ – D – D – E – E
Bmaj7 (bar 1)
Grip 7-x-8-8-x-x · frets 7–8
D7 (bar 1)
Grip 10-x-10-11-x-x · frets 10–11→ G major
Gmaj7 (bar 2)
Grip x-10-9-11-x-x · frets 9–11
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Gmaj7 (bar 2)
Grip x-10-9-11-x-x · frets 9–11
Bars 1–4
B♭7 (bar 2)
Grip 6-x-6-7-x-x · frets 6–7→ E♭ major
E♭maj7 (bar 3)
Grip x-6-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
Am7 (bar 4)
Grip 5-x-5-5-x-x · fret 5→ G major
D7 (bar 4)
Grip x-5-4-5-x-x · frets 4–5
Bars 5–8
Gmaj7 (bar 5)
Grip 3-x-4-4-x-x · frets 3–4
B♭7 (bar 5)
Grip 6-x-6-7-x-x · frets 6–7→ E♭ major
E♭maj7 (bar 6)
Grip x-6-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
F♯7 (bar 6)
Grip x-9-8-9-x-x · frets 8–9→ B major
Bmaj7 (bar 7)
Grip 7-x-8-8-x-x · frets 7–8
Fm7 (bar 8)
Grip x-8-6-8-x-x · frets 6–8→ E♭ major
B♭7 (bar 8)
Grip 6-x-6-7-x-x · frets 6–7
Bars 9–12
E♭maj7 (bar 9)
Grip x-6-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
Am7 (bar 10)
Grip x-12-10-12-x-x · frets 10–12→ G major
D7 (bar 10)
Grip 10-x-10-11-x-x · frets 10–11
Gmaj7 (bar 11)
Grip x-10-9-11-x-x · frets 9–11
C♯m7 (bar 12)
Grip 9-x-9-9-x-x · fret 9→ B major
F♯7 (bar 12)
Grip x-9-8-9-x-x · frets 8–9
Bars 13–16
Bmaj7 (bar 13)
Grip 7-x-8-8-x-x · frets 7–8
Fm7 (bar 14)
Grip x-8-6-8-x-x · frets 6–8→ E♭ major
B♭7 (bar 14)
Grip 6-x-6-7-x-x · frets 6–7
E♭maj7 (bar 15)
Grip x-6-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
C♯m7 (bar 16)
Grip 9-x-9-9-x-x · fret 9→ B major
F♯7 (bar 16)
Grip x-9-8-9-x-x · frets 8–9
Rootless voicings
Four notes without the root, with a 9th or 13th in its place: the bass player plays the root. The voices move 181 semitones through the form; the largest single step is 10. Practice Giant Steps in rootless voicings
Top line:1–4A♯ – E♭ – D – D – D – E – E5–8D – D – D – C♯ – C♯ – E♭ – D9–12D – D – E♭ – D – B – A♯13–16A♯ – B♭ – C – B♭ – B – A♯
Bmaj9 (bar 1)
Grip x-6-x-6-7-6 · frets 6–7Rootless: 3 9 5 7
D7(♭9,13) (bar 1)
Grip x-x-10-11-12-11 · frets 10–12Rootless: ♭7 3 13 ♭9→ G major
Gmaj9 (bar 2)
Grip x-x-9-11-10-10 · frets 9–11Rootless: 3 7 9 5
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