So here’s a 7 bar Excerpt from John Coltrane’s Tune Giant Steps
[ Bmaj7 | Fmin7 Bb7 | EbMaj7 | Amin7 D7 | Gmaj7 | C#Min7 F#7 | BMaj7 ]
Set up a metronome and practice the following layers
- Root on the 6th String
- Root on the 5th String
- Root on 6th string plus 7th
- Root on 5th string plus 7
- Root on 6th string plus 3rd
- Root on 5th string plus 3rd
- Root on 6th string plus 3rd and 7th
- Root on 5th string plus 3rd + 7th
- Root on 6th string plus 3rd and 7th without Root
- Root on 5th string plus 3rd + 7th Without Root
- Playing any 3rd + 7 th voicing and transition to the next nearest one
These layers might seem excessive, but they internalise your knowledge of the fretboard and your ears knowledge of the sounds.