Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105l:
- We're playing these chords in 6/8 time (one two three, four two three...):
Em D A
e |-0-------------------|--2-------0---------|---------------------| B |-0-------------------|--3-------2---------|---------------------| G |-0-------------------|--2-------2---------|---------------------| D |-2-------------------|--0-------2---------|---------------------| A |-2-------------------|----------0---------|---------------------| E |-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.
- Jon plays guitar.
- Ryan uses a MIDI controller keyboard to trigger various sequenced patterns and fills with Digidesign Strike
.
- Strike is an RTAS virtual instrument, and can only be used with Digidesign Pro Tools digital audio workstation software.
- Pro Tools (HD, LE, or M-Powered) requires additional hardware to run.
- This is more of a good thing because a default personal computer sound card usually sucks (poor quality, contains no 1/4" inputs, and definitely no XLR inputs).
- In any case, Ryan is not much of a keyboard drummer, but he plays a simplistic 6/8 beat: Hi-hats at every eighth note; kick at the first beat (and possibly the fourth beat?); snare at the fourth beat.
Podcast subscribers: If these jam session notes look jumbled, please visit http://www.chorddujour.com and look up Jam Session 105l ("L") - Thanks!
