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Coltrane II-V Substitution
Coltrane ChangesKey: C
Coltrane's approach to substituting over a ii-V-I.
ii-7 → ♭II7 → IΔ7 (via major 3rds)
Changes
Dm7Minor 7
D#7Dominant
G#Δ7Major 7
B7Dominant
EΔ7Major 7
G7Dominant
CΔ7Major 7
Chord Inversions
Dm7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
5
5
7
5
✕
Inv 2
✕
9
7
10
8
✕
Inv 3
✕
12
10
12
12
✕
Inv 4
✕
2
2
3
3
✕
D#7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
7
6
8
6
✕
Inv 2
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
Inv 3
✕
1
0
1
1
✕
Inv 4
✕
3
3
5
4
✕
G#Δ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
12
12
13
11
✕
Inv 2
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
Inv 3
✕
7
5
6
6
✕
Inv 4
✕
8
8
10
10
✕
B7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
3
2
4
2
✕
Inv 2
✕
6
4
7
6
✕
Inv 3
✕
9
8
9
9
✕
Inv 4
✕
11
11
13
12
✕
EΔ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
8
8
9
7
✕
Inv 2
✕
11
9
13
11
✕
Inv 3
✕
3
1
2
2
✕
Inv 4
✕
4
4
6
6
✕
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
Inv 2
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
Inv 3
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
Inv 4
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
CΔ7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
4
4
5
3
✕
Inv 2
✕
7
5
9
7
✕
Inv 3
✕
11
9
10
10
✕
Inv 4
✕
0
0
2
2
✕
Drop 2 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
Dm7
✕
5
5
7
5
✕
D#7
✕
7
6
8
6
✕
G#Δ7
✕
7
5
6
6
✕
B7
✕
6
4
7
6
✕
EΔ7
✕
4
4
6
6
✕
G7
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
CΔ7
✕
4
4
5
3
✕
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
Dm7
✕
9
7
10
8
✕
D#7
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
G#Δ7
✕
8
8
10
10
✕
B7
✕
9
8
9
9
✕
EΔ7
✕
8
8
9
7
✕
G7
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
CΔ7
✕
7
5
9
7
✕
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
Dm7
✕
12
10
12
12
✕
D#7
✕
10
8
11
10
✕
G#Δ7
✕
8
8
10
10
✕
B7
✕
9
8
9
9
✕
EΔ7
✕
8
8
9
7
✕
G7
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
CΔ7
✕
7
5
9
7
✕
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
Dm7
✕
2
2
3
3
✕
D#7
✕
3
3
5
4
✕
G#Δ7
✕
3
1
5
3
✕
B7
✕
3
2
4
2
✕
EΔ7
✕
3
1
2
2
✕
G7
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
CΔ7
✕
0
0
2
2
✕