Chord du Jour will probably return in early June (we need more time to work behind the scenes!). In the meanwhile, we'll post periodic updates at the DeRamos Music website. We'll see you all again in June! Cheers!
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Make That a Few More Weeks...
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Two Week Break
Exciting things are afoot at Chord du Jour! So exciting, that we'll need to take a couple of weeks off to get a good running start at:
1. Recording Sessions! We plan to take our Jam Sessions concept to another level, by quickly producing actual songs!
2. Adding some helpful reference material! We want Chord du Jour to be much more than a random chord/scale/mode/podcast blog. For all our rock 'n roll silliness, we want to educate. Seriously.
In the meanwhile, we'll be updating our recording endeavors at the DeRamos Music website. We'll see you all again on May 2nd! Cheers!
Subscribe (Blog + Podcast) Friday, April 15, 2011
F Chord (Piano)
F is the root note, A is the major 3rd, and C is the perfect 5th.
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F Mixolydian (Guitar)
Notes: F G A Bb C D Eb F
F Mixolydian E |----------------------------|----------------------------|-13-15-17| B |----------------------------|-----------------13--15--16-|---------| G |----------------------------|---------14--15-------------|---------| D |-------------------------13-|-15--17---------------------|---------| A |-------------13--15--17-----|----------------------------|---------| E |-13--15--17-----------------|----------------------------|---------|
Compare with Bb major: Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
Compare with F major: F G A Bb C D E F
Subscribe (Blog + Podcast) Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Jam Session Rewind: 212o -- The Closing Track
This week's rewind, Jam Session 212o (6:13; see original show notes) closes out our 12-week run of...well, reruns. I personally like the spacey groove of this jam session. Take a listen:
So next week, I hope we'll have something new...and different! Fingers crossed...
Subscribe (Blog + Podcast) Tuesday, April 12, 2011
F Minor Pentatonic ("F Aeolian" Position, Guitar)
Notes: F Ab Bb C Eb F (Compare with the F minor scale/Aeolian mode: F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F)
Fm E |---------------------|--------------------|-1--4--6--8--11--13---| B |---------------------|----------1--4------|----------------------| G |---------------------|----1--3------------|----------------------| D |-------------1-------|-3------------------|----------------------| A |-------1--3----------|--------------------|----------------------| E |-1--4----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
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F Dorian (Guitar)
Notes: F G Ab Bb C D Eb F
F Dorian E |----------------------------|----------------------------|-13-15-| B |----------------------------|-----------------13--15--16-|-------| G |----------------------------|-----12--13--15-------------|-------| D |---------------------12--13-|-15-------------------------|-------| A |-------------13--15---------|----------------------------|-------| E |-13--15--16-----------------|----------------------------|-------|
Compare with Eb major: Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
Compare with C minor: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C
Compare with F minor: F G Ab Bb C Db Eb F
Subscribe (Blog + Podcast) Friday, April 8, 2011
Bb Chord (Piano)
Bb is the root note, D is the major 3rd, and F is the perfect 5th.
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Bb Ionian (Guitar)
This is the Bb major scale: Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
Bb Ionian E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-6--8--10--------| B |-----------------------|--------------6--8--10-|-----------------| G |-----------------------|--------7--8-----------|-----------------| D |---------------------7-|-8--10-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------6--8--10----|-----------------------|-----------------| E |-6--8--10--------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
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Jam Session Rewind: 111l -- The Noisy Jam
This week's rewind, Jam Session 111l (15:16; see original show notes), was a fun, disgustingly long, super-noisy bit of rock 'n roll. We had an unmanned guitar on a guitar stand, plugged in to an amp. My brother Jon played a guitar but also controlled foot pedals for the effects attached to his guitar and the unmanned guitar. I played the bass at times, and at other times I smacked the unmanned guitar to play a chord or two. There are no overdubs; all instruments were recorded at the same time. The drum beat was a bit reminiscent to Nine Inch Nails' "March of the Pigs" (but slower). Anyhow, take a listen:
We've challenged ourselves to, instead of creating Jam Sessions, create Recording Sessions next time around (in a couple of weeks). In other words, in place of quickly-created chord progressions and improvisations, we're going to take a bit more time and make some quickly-recorded -- yet full-realized -- songs. It will be quite the challenge for your Jon and Ryan, your Chord du Jour hosts! Can we do it?
Subscribe (Blog + Podcast) Tuesday, April 5, 2011
F Minor Pentatonic ("Bb Dorian" Position, Guitar)
Notes, starting with Bb (even though the it's really in F minor): Bb C Eb F Ab Bb C Eb F
Bbm E |------------------|--------------------|-6--8--11--13-----------| B |------------------|----------6--9------|------------------------| G |------------------|----5--8------------|------------------------| D |-------------6----|-8------------------|------------------------| A |-------6--8-------|--------------------|------------------------| E |-6--8-------------|--------------------|------------------------|
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Bb Mixolydian (Guitar)
Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb
Bb Mixolydian E |---------------------|---------------------|-6--8--10------------| B |---------------------|-------------6--8--9-|---------------------| G |---------------------|----5--7--8----------|---------------------| D |----------------5--6-|-8-------------------|---------------------| A |-------5--6--8-------|---------------------|---------------------| E |-6--8----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Compare with the Eb major scale: Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb
Subscribe (Blog + Podcast) Friday, April 1, 2011
Eb Chord (Piano)
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