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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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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Friday, November 26, 2010

A5 Power Chord (Guitar)

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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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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Jam Session 304

Jam Session 304 is all-new!

Chords: (Asus2 A) x 4 G D

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

A Minor Pentatonic ("A Aeolian" Position, Guitar)

    Am
E |---------------------|--------------------|-5--8--10--12--15--17-|
B |---------------------|----------5--8------|----------------------|
G |---------------------|----5--7------------|----------------------|
D |-------------5-------|-7------------------|----------------------|
A |-------5--7----------|--------------------|----------------------|
E |-5--8----------------|--------------------|----------------------|

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Monday, November 22, 2010

A Aeolian (Guitar)

    A Aeolian
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-5--7--8--------|
B |-----------------------|-------------5--6--8----|----------------|
G |-----------------------|-------5--7-------------|----------------|
D |-------------------5---|-7--9-------------------|----------------|
A |----------5--7--8------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-5--7--8---------------|------------------------|----------------|

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Bonus Podcast: Animated Promo

This is a bonus Chord du Jour podcast! No, it's neither a Jam Session nor a rare Backtrack. This one is an animated video by DeRamos Media, featuring Jon and Ryan (in cartoon form)! You can download a 7.6 MB MP4 or stream it here:



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Friday, November 19, 2010

D5 Power Chord (Guitar)

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

D Mixolydian (Guitar)

    D Mixolydian
E |----------------------------|----------------------------|-10-12-14|
B |----------------------------|-----------------10--12--13-|---------|
G |----------------------------|---------11--12-------------|---------|
D |-------------------------10-|-12--14---------------------|---------|
A |-------------10--12--14-----|----------------------------|---------|
E |-10--12--14-----------------|----------------------------|---------|

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205m (Download!)

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Jam Session 303

Jam Session 303 is all-new!

Chords: D5 Bb5 G5 A5

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

A Minor Pentatonic ("D Dorian" Position, Guitar)

    Dm
E |---------------------|---------------------|-10--12--15--17------|
B |---------------------|------------10--13---|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-----9--12-----------|---------------------|
D |-----------------10--|-12------------------|---------------------|
A |---------10--12------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-10--12--------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Monday, November 15, 2010

D Dorian (Guitar)

    D Dorian
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|-10-12-13|
B |---------------------------|----------------10--12--13-|---------|
G |---------------------------|-----9--10--12-------------|---------|
D |---------------------9--10-|-12------------------------|---------|
A |-------------10--12--------|---------------------------|---------|
E |-10--12--13----------------|---------------------------|---------|

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Friday, November 12, 2010

G5 Power Chord (Guitar)

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

G Ionian (Guitar)

    G Ionian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-3--5--7-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------3--5--7-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-------4--5----------|---------------------|
D |-------------------4-|-5--7----------------|---------------------|
A |----------3--5--7----|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-3--5--7-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Jam Session 302

Jam Session 302 is all-new!  Chords:  G5 Eb5 Bb5 C5

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

A Minor Pentatonic ("G Mixolydian" Position, Guitar)

    G
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-3--5-----------|
B |-----------------------|----------3--5----------|----------------|
G |-----------------------|----2--5----------------|----------------|
D |-------------2---------|-5----------------------|----------------|
A |-------3--5------------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-3--5------------------|------------------------|----------------|

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Monday, November 8, 2010

G Mixolydian (Guitar)

    G Mixolydian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-3--5--7-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------3--5--6-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----2--4--5----------|---------------------|
D |----------------2--3-|-5-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------2--3--5-------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-3--5----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Friday, November 5, 2010

C5 Power Chord (Guitar)

It's in Jam Session 205m.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

C Lydian (Guitar)

    C Lydian
E |-----------------------|---------------------7-|-8--10--12-------|
B |-----------------------|-----------7--8--10----|-----------------|
G |-----------------------|-----7--9--------------|-----------------|
D |------------------7--9-|-10--------------------|-----------------|
A |--------7--9--10-------|-----------------------|-----------------|
E |-8--10-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Jam Session 301

Jam Session 301 is all-new!  Chords:  C E Am F

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

C Major Pentatonic, or A Minor Pentatonic ("C Ionian" Position, Guitar)

    C
E |---------------------|---------------------|-8--10--12--15--17---|
B |---------------------|-----------8--10-----|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-----7--9------------|---------------------|
D |---------------7-----|-10------------------|---------------------|
A |--------7--10--------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-8--10---------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Monday, November 1, 2010

C Ionian (Guitar)

    C Ionian
E |-----------------------|----------------------7-|-8--10--12------|
B |-----------------------|---------------8--10----|----------------|
G |-----------------------|-----7--9--10-----------|----------------|
D |------------------7--9-|-10---------------------|----------------|
A |--------7--8--10-------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-8--10-----------------|------------------------|----------------|

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