Tuesday, March 23, 2010

A5 Chord (Guitar) + Backtrack 103l

The Chord of the Day is another voicing of the A5 power chord for guitar:


Chords for Backtrack 103l:  Dm F5 A5



Jam Session Notes:  This is a rerun of Backtrack 103l.  You can find the original Backtrack blog entry here, and the show notes for Jam Session 103l here.

Guitar is in Dropped D Tuning

     Dm for three bars     F5        A5
E  |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |-6-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |-7-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-7-------------------|-3---------7--------|---------------------|
A  |-5-------------------|-3---------7--------|---------------------|
D  |-0-------------------|-3---------7--------|---------------------|


Bass is also in Dropped D Tuning

     Dm for three bars     F5        A5
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-5-----8-5-----------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---0-0-----0---------|-3-3-3-----7-7-7----|---------------------|


Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

As showcased in the embedded Backtrack, distortion pedals for bass are also cool.

Electro-Harmonix XO Bass Big Muff Pi Distortion Effects PedalMXR M-181 Bass Blowtorch Overdrive Distortion PedalTech 21 SansAmp Character Series VT Bass Deluxe Distortion Effects Pedal

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