The harmony is moving fast… But your hands don’t have to.
Giant Steps can feel like a lot of information coming at you very quickly.
Bmaj7. D7. Gmaj7. B♭7. E♭maj7.
Before you’ve had much time to settle into one chord, you’re already on your way to the next one.
I’ve been experimenting with a different way of navigating those changes:
What if I try to move as little as possible?
Instead of treating every chord as a completely new destination, I’ve been looking for nearby major and minor triads that let me create a more continuous path through the progression.
I call it Lazy Steps.
How Can You Simplify Soloing Over Giant Steps?
One way to simplify soloing over Giant Steps is to stop treating every chord as a completely new destination. Instead, look for nearby triads that connect the changes with minimal movement.
For example, part of the opening progression can become B major → C major → D major → E♭ major → stay on E♭.