Coltrane Pentatonic "What is this thing called love" exercises
Are you stuck practicing the same ideas over the classic What Is This Thing Called Love? — even though you sense there must be deeper concepts and professional strategies hidden inside the harmony?
Many advanced players hit this wall:
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The changes are sophisticated, but their lines remain predictable
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Familiar approaches stop producing new results
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What’s missing isn’t more material, but a new concept or system to break out of the box
At this stage, repetition alone no longer leads to growth.
The Solution
What Is This Thing Called Love? — Coltrane Pentatonic Exercises introduces a genuinely innovative, pro-level practice concept drawn directly from John Coltrane’s language.
This system takes the five-note pentatonic shape Coltrane used in his iconic “Wise One” solo (Crescent, 1964) and superimposes it across the sophisticated harmonic movement of What Is This Thing Called Love?.
Rather than learning new scales or memorizing stock licks, you work with one powerful pentatonic structure as it adapts to shifting harmony — forcing your ear, fingers, and mind to reorganize how you approach improvisation.
The result is:
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Fresh, innovative lines you likely haven’t explored before
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A deeper understanding of how pentatonic material can be superimposed across multiple chord types
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A fundamental shift in how you practice and hear complex harmonic movement
This isn’t variation for variation’s sake.
It’s a conceptual upgrade.
Who This Is For
This resource is designed for:
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Advanced jazz musicians seeking innovative, non-obvious practice concepts
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Players who already understand harmony but want new ways to think through it
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Students drawn to Coltrane’s sound who want systems, depth, and expanded expression — not imitation
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Improvisers ready to challenge habits and broaden their musical imagination
If you’re looking for something that feels mentally demanding, musically rewarding, and genuinely transformative, this resource delivers.

Unlike the conventional minor Pentatonic, this Coltrane Pentatonic scale features the uplifting Natural 6th and the emotional 9th, that create unique and mysterious melodic lines when played over the chords of the magical standard What is this thing called loved that features all kinds of fascinating and challenging chords.
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The Coltrane "What is this thing called love resource" employs a carefully crafted six-step process, meticulously designed to foster an enjoyable , profound and enduring learning experience:
- "Mapping" the Coltrane Pentatonic out over the chords of What is this thing called love
- Chord Pool shape Pentatonic exercises
- “Condensed” POOL shape exercises
- Slow study - featuring triplets and 16th notes
- “Eighth” note study - uninterrupted streams of 8th notes!
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Famous song Fragments super-imposed on to the progression (Cry me a river, Round Midnight, Recordame, The shadow of your smile, Invitation)
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The unusual musical shapes that the "Coltrane Pentatonic" produce provide a wealth of challenging material for the player looking to add new sophisticated sounds to their improvisational tool box.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about the Coltrane Pentatonic is that it works over so many chords: in A minor: A min6, G#7 altered, F#-7b5, D9 and C major 7 (b5)
Unlocking the potential of this scale by learning how to seamlessly superimpose it over multiple chord progressions will propel your harmonic and improvisational abilities to new levels.



Features of this Digital download:
- 📚 53 page beautifully prepared PDF - featuring the 6 step process
- 🎥 2 state of the Art on screen Tutorial videos (24 mins)
- 🔈 🎧 📻 (22 Mp3 audio files (6 demonstration +15 play alongs)
- 🎷🎺 Prepared for Concert, Bb and Eb instruments + Bass Clef instruments
If you desire an immersive musical experience that will keep you engrossed for months, while simultaneously refining your technique and broadening your improvisational horizons, look no further.
Embrace the "Coltrane Pentatonic" and embark on an extraordinary journey of musical growth and expression.
Please note: After your purchase you will be sent an email within a few minutes with the instructions and link to start!