Friday, December 31, 2010

Ab5 Power Chord (Guitar)


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211n (Download!)

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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Ab Ionian (Guitar)

    Ab Ionian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-4--6--8-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------4--6--8-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-------5--6----------|---------------------|
D |-------------------5-|-6--8----------------|---------------------|
A |----------4--6--8----|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-4--6--8-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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109h (Download!)

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Jam Session 309

Jam Session 309 is all-new!

Chords:  Ab Eb Bb G Cm Ab

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

G# Minor Pentatonic ("G# Aeolian" Position, Guitar)

    G#m
E |---------------------|--------------------|-4--7--9--11--14--16--|
B |---------------------|----------4--7------|----------------------|
G |---------------------|----4--6------------|----------------------|
D |-------------4-------|-6------------------|----------------------|
A |-------4--6----------|--------------------|----------------------|
E |-4--7----------------|--------------------|----------------------|

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209n (Download!)

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Ab Mixolydian (Guitar)

    Ab Mixolydian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-4--6--8-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------4--6--7-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----3--5--6----------|---------------------|
D |----------------3--4-|-6-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------3--4--6-------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-4--6----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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107i (Download!)

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Friday, December 24, 2010

C#5 Power Chord (Guitar)


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107i (Download!)

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Db Lydian (Guitar)

    Db Lydian
E |-------------------------|----------------------8-|-9--11--13---|
B |-------------------------|------------8--9--11----|-------------|
G |-------------------------|-----8--10--------------|-------------|
D |-------------------8--10-|-11---------------------|-------------|
A |--------8--10--11--------|------------------------|-------------|
E |-9--11-------------------|------------------------|-------------|

Try different combinations of the above notes. Improvise! Try it with this Jam Session:

112l (Download!)

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Jam Session 308

Jam Session 308 is all-new!

Chords:  C#m A5 B5 F#5

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

G# Minor Pentatonic ("C# Dorian" Position, Guitar)

    C#m
E |------------------|--------------------|-9--11--14--16----------|
B |------------------|------------9--12---|------------------------|
G |------------------|-----8--11----------|------------------------|
D |---------------9--|-11-----------------|------------------------|
A |--------9--11-----|--------------------|------------------------|
E |-9--11------------|--------------------|------------------------|

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208o (Download!)

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Db Ionian (Guitar)

    Db Ionian
E |------------------------|-----------------------8-|-9--11--13----|
B |------------------------|----------------9--11----|--------------|
G |------------------------|-----8--10--11-----------|--------------|
D |------------------8--10-|-11----------------------|--------------|
A |--------8--9--11--------|-------------------------|--------------|
E |-9--11------------------|-------------------------|--------------|

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108k (Download!)

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Friday, December 17, 2010

F#5 Power Chord (Guitar)


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206n (Download!)

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

F# Locrian (Guitar)

    F# Locrian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-2--3--5------------|
B |---------------------|----------------3--5-|--------------------|
G |---------------------|-------2--4--5-------|--------------------|
D |-------------------2-|-4--5----------------|--------------------|
A |----------2--3--5----|---------------------|--------------------|
E |-2--3--5-------------|---------------------|--------------------|

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107j (Download!)

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Jam Session 307

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Chords: F#m D A E7 (x3); D Dm

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

G# Minor Pentatonic ("F# Mixolydian" Position, Guitar)

    F#
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-2--4-----------|
B |-----------------------|----------2--4----------|----------------|
G |-----------------------|----1--4----------------|----------------|
D |-------------1---------|-4----------------------|----------------|
A |-------2--4------------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-2--4------------------|------------------------|----------------|

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Gb Lydian (Guitar)

    Gb Lydian
E |---------------------|-------------------1-|-2--4--6-------------|
B |---------------------|----------1--2--4----|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----1--3-------------|---------------------|
D |----------------1--3-|-4-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------1--3--4-------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-2--4----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Friday, December 10, 2010

B5 Power Chord (Guitar)

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107i (Download!)

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

B Phrygian (Guitar)

    B Phrygian
E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-7--8--10--------|
B |-----------------------|--------------7--8--10-|-----------------|
G |-----------------------|--------7--9-----------|-----------------|
D |---------------------7-|-9--10-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------7--9--10----|-----------------------|-----------------|
E |-7--8--10--------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

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206m (Download!)

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Jam Session 306

Jam Session 306 is all-new!

Chords:  B5 A5 G5 E5

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

B Major Pentatonic, or G# Minor Pentatonic ("B Ionian" Position, Guitar)

    B
E |---------------------|---------------------|-7--9--11--14--16----|
B |---------------------|----------7--9-------|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----6--8-------------|---------------------|
D |-------------6-------|-9-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------6--9----------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-7--9----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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206n (Download!)

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Monday, December 6, 2010

B Locrian (Guitar)

    B Locrian
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-7--8--10-------|
B |-----------------------|------------------8--10-|----------------|
G |-----------------------|--------7--9--10--------|----------------|
D |---------------------7-|-9--10------------------|----------------|
A |-----------7--8--10----|------------------------|----------------|
E |-7--8--10--------------|------------------------|----------------|
 

Try different combinations of the above notes.  Improvise!  The G7 chord (G-B-D-F), which shares notes with the B diminished chord (B-D-F), which is related to the B Locrian mode, is in this Jam Session:

202n (Download!)

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Friday, December 3, 2010

E5 Power Chord (Guitar)


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106j (Download!)

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

E Aeolian (Guitar)

    E Aeolian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-0--2--3-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------0--1--3-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-------0--2----------|---------------------|
D |-------------------0-|-2--4----------------|---------------------|
A |----------0--2--3----|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-0--2--3-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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202m (Download!)

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Jam Session 305

Jam Session 305 is all-new!

Chords:  E E7 A7 C D

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A Minor Pentatonic ("E Phrygian" Position, Guitar)

    Em
E |---------------------|---------------------|-0--3--5-------------|
B |---------------------|----------1--3-------|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----0--2-------------|---------------------|
D |-------------0-------|-2-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------0--3----------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-0--3----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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301p (Download!)

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Monday, November 29, 2010

E Phrygian (Guitar)

    E Phrygian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-0--1--3-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------0--1--3-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-------0--2----------|---------------------|
D |-------------------0-|-2--3----------------|---------------------|
A |----------0--2--3----|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-0--1--3-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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104k (Download!)

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Friday, November 26, 2010

A5 Power Chord (Guitar)

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207m (Download!)

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

A Dorian (Guitar)

    A Dorian
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-5--7--8--------|
B |-----------------------|-------------5--7--8----|----------------|
G |-----------------------|-------5--7-------------|----------------|
D |-------------------5---|-7--9-------------------|----------------|
A |----------5--7--9------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-5--7--8---------------|------------------------|----------------|

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104l (Download!)

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