John Coltrane's Satellite Lick

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This is my favorite lick from Contrane's Satellite. Love triad movement, repeating G note, and melodic Gm line etc.

It shows chord progression on the top and I put my perspective about what Coltrane was playing. Mostly following chord progression but there are some super impositions as following.

1. Bb7b9 on Ebmaj7 - this can be viewed as Ebmaj7 going to F#7 1 beat early too but harmonically it sounds more of diminished/melodic minor which in this case I normally see it as V on I thus Bb7b9 on Ebmaj7.

2. Db to D (b5) triad on E7

3. Abm ish bebop chromatic line on Bb7

The more I play these changes I get more freedom playing other fast songs. It's really worth to get some essence even trying in a slow tempo to see how we can manipulate harmony.