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Author:  David Luebbert Posted:  10/14/07; 10:25:00 PM Topic:  One Down, One Up Msg#:  5337 (in response to 5336) Prev/Next:  5336/5338 Reads:  945

OK, so I tried to match this up with Coltrane's performances. The scale and the chords all need to be transposed up a half step.

This means that in concert key, the scale to use is A,A#,C#,D,F, and F#. This scale is the combination of an A augmented triad with and A# augmented triad. This scale contains the A#,D andF# major triads, plus A+ and A#+.

The basic chord accompaniment is to play all of the notes of the scale on A as one large cluster for the A sections and then play all of the notes of the scale transposed down a major 2nd to G for the B sections.

It does sound correct to me.

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