Impressions
by John Coltrane
🎷 Jazz
Difficulty
★★★★☆
Tuning
Standard
Capo
None
Coltrane's modal masterpiece based on the AABA form of So What, with the same Dm to Ebm structure. The melody is built from the D Dorian mode, creating a hypnotic, meditative quality ideal for extended improvisation.
e|---5---7---8---10---12---10---8---7---5----------|
B|---6---8---10--10---13---10---10--8---6----------|
G|---5---7---9---10---12---10---9---7---5----------|
D|---7---9---10--10---12---10---10--9---7----------|
A|---5---7---8---10---12---10---8---7---5----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---6---8---9---11---13---11---9---8---6----------|
B|---7---9---11--11---14---11---11--9---7----------|
G|---6---8---10--11---13---11---10--8---6----------|
D|---8---10--11--11---13---11---11--10--8----------|
A|---6---8---9---11---13---11---9---8---6----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|