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Coltrane Changes
Coltrane ChangesKey: B
John Coltrane's symmetric substitution system based on major thirds.
IΔ7 → V7/♭VI → ♭VIΔ7 → V7/♭II...
Changes
BΔ7Major 7
D7Dominant
GΔ7Major 7
A#7Dominant
D#Δ7Major 7
F#7Dominant
Common in: Giant Steps, Countdown
Chord Inversions
BΔ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
3
3
4
2
✕
Inv 2
✕
6
4
8
6
✕
Inv 3
✕
10
8
9
9
✕
Inv 4
✕
11
11
13
13
✕
D7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
6
5
7
5
✕
Inv 2
✕
9
7
10
9
✕
Inv 3
✕
12
11
12
12
✕
Inv 4
✕
2
2
4
3
✕
GΔ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
11
11
12
10
✕
Inv 2
✕
2
0
4
2
✕
Inv 3
✕
6
4
5
5
✕
Inv 4
✕
7
7
9
9
✕
A#7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
2
1
3
1
✕
Inv 2
✕
5
3
6
5
✕
Inv 3
✕
8
7
8
8
✕
Inv 4
✕
10
10
12
11
✕
D#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
7
7
8
6
✕
Inv 2
✕
10
8
12
10
✕
Inv 3
✕
2
0
1
1
✕
Inv 4
✕
3
3
5
5
✕
F#7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
10
9
11
9
✕
Inv 2
✕
13
11
14
13
✕
Inv 3
✕
4
3
4
4
✕
Inv 4
✕
6
6
8
7
✕
Drop 2 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
BΔ7
✕
3
3
4
2
✕
D7
✕
2
2
4
3
✕
GΔ7
✕
2
0
4
2
✕
A#7
✕
2
1
3
1
✕
D#Δ7
✕
2
0
1
1
✕
F#7
✕
4
3
4
4
✕
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
BΔ7
✕
6
4
8
6
✕
D7
✕
6
5
7
5
✕
GΔ7
✕
6
4
5
5
✕
A#7
✕
5
3
6
5
✕
D#Δ7
✕
3
3
5
5
✕
F#7
✕
4
3
4
4
✕
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
BΔ7
✕
10
8
9
9
✕
D7
✕
9
7
10
9
✕
GΔ7
✕
7
7
9
9
✕
A#7
✕
8
7
8
8
✕
D#Δ7
✕
7
7
8
6
✕
F#7
✕
6
6
8
7
✕
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
BΔ7
✕
11
11
13
13
✕
D7
✕
12
11
12
12
✕
GΔ7
✕
11
11
12
10
✕
A#7
✕
10
10
12
11
✕
D#Δ7
✕
10
8
12
10
✕
F#7
✕
10
9
11
9
✕