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Naima

I’ve been doing so much explaining basic music theory that I thought it would be fun to dig into something advanced: “Naima” by John Coltrane, from his all-killer-no-filler album Giant Steps. There are as many interpretations of this tune’s chord changes as there are transcriptions of it. The ones in the Real Book are real …

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Posted byEthanJuly 1, 2019March 17, 2025Posted inComposition, Music, Music TheoryTags: Chance The Rapper, composition, Eric Dolphy, George Benson, guitar, harmony, hip-hop, jazz, Joey Bada$$, John Coltrane, Lord Finesse, music theory, Naima, Nas, sampling, The Creators, Tom Scott, Wycliffe Gordon6 Comments on Naima
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