D5 Chord (Guitar) + Jam Session 106j

The Chord of the Day is the D5 power chord for guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 106j:  B5 D5 A5 B5 D5 E5



Jam Session Notes:  Jam Session 106j is a rerun.  Check out the original show notes here.  Otherwise:

    B5                             D5 A5       B5

E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----|-4-4-4-4--7---------|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----|
D |-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----|-4-4-4-4--7--7------|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----|
A |-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2--5--7------|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2----|
E |---------------------|-------------5------|---------------------|

             D5 E5        B Aeolian (B minor)              

E |---------------------|-7-9-10-9-7----7--------------------------|
B |---------------------|------------10---10-8-7-8-7---------------|
G |-4-4-4-4--7--9-------|----------------------------9-7-6---------|
D |-4-4-4-4--7--9-------|----------------------------------7-9-----|
A |-2-2-2-2--5--7-------|------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------|------------------------------------------|

    B Phrygian                                         

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

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

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Dsus4 Chord (Guitar) + Backtrack 102j

The Chord of the Day is Dsus4:

Chords for Backtrack 102j:  G D (Dsus4) Bm C



Jam Session Notes:  This is a rerun of Backtrack 102j in G.  Check out the original backtrack notes for guitar here.

Bass

     G     D Dsus4         Bm    C/E
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-------5-------------|-2-2-2-3------------|---------------------|
E  |-3-3-3---------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

A gig bag will protect your guitar from dust.  A proper hard shell case will protect your guitar (to varying degrees) when traveling.  The same goes for bass, keyboard, etc.



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Csus2 Chord (Guitar) + Jam Session 102h

The Chord of the Day is Csus2 for guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 102h:  G F Csus2



Jam Session Notes:  This is a Jam Session rerun of Jam Session 102h in G (read the original show notes here).  We use Csus2 in this Jam Session.  It's also from the second week of doing Chord du Jour Jam Sessions, so we still sound kind of new at this podcast.

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

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Backtrack 102j in G

This week's giveaway is a re-recording of Jam Session 102j, without your Jam Session hosts talking over the music.



Like Jam Session 102j, the chords of this Backtrack are G D Bm C, but the chord changes of this new Backtrack are slightly syncopated.  In other words, if we're counting "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and..." as our rhythm, the chords would go something like this:

G and 2 D 3 and 4 and Bm and 2 C 3 and 4 and...

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Jam Session 102l with G5 Bb5 C5; F5

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102l:

Ryan uses a glass slide for some lead licks. The vocal mics pick up some of the slide noises. Repositioning mics might reduce (but not eliminate) picking up the sound. A noise gate could work. Cranking up the amps so that the mics pick up amp sounds would be a good plan, too. In any case, here's the tab:

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Jam Session 102k with Gm C Bb

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102k:

Dunlop-brand Tortex picks have a similar feel as Delrin-material picks from other brands.

    Gm                    C        Bb
e |-3-------------------|-8--------6---------|---------------------|
B |-3-------------------|-8--------6---------|---------------------|
G |-3-------------------|-9--------6---------|---------------------|
D |-5-------------------|-10-------8---------|---------------------|
A |-5-------------------|-10-------8---------|---------------------|
E |-3-------------------|-8--------6---------|---------------------|

Here's one prominent lick used during the jam:

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Jam Session 102j with G D Bm C

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102j:

More rant about mics (fast-forward if you like). Jon and Ryan talk about picks; both use Delrin-material picks, of different thicknesses.

    G       D   Dsus4     Bm       C/E
e |-3-------5-----------|-4----------------------|-----------------|
B |-3-------7-7-8-7-----|-3-3-3-3--5-------------|-----------------|
G |-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-----|-4-4-4-4--5-----5h7h5---|-----------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----|-4-4-4-4--5-5h7-------7-|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-2-2-2-2-/7-------------|-----------------|
E |-3-3-3-3-------------|------------------------|-----------------|

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Let's expand upon yesterday's G major scale grid with this G major scale/Ionian mode road map:

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Jam Session 102i with G D C

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102i:

Ryan plays a distorted guitar; Jon adds a flanger.  They play in 6/8 time (a count of "one two three, four two three").

    G        D            C
e |-3-----3--2-----2----|-0-----0--0-----0---|---------------------|
B |-3-----3--3-----3----|-1-----1--1-----1---|---------------------|
G |-0-----0--2--2-------|-0--0--0--0--0--0---|---------------------|
D |-0--0-----0--0-------|-2--2-----2--2------|---------------------|
A |-2--2----------------|-3--3-----3--3------|---------------------|
E |-3--3----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Mix and match the G major scale over the chord progression:

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Jam Session 102h with G F Csus2

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102h:

Jon keeps his guitar with a clean tone, while Ryan uses distortion.  There's some talk about dynamic mics versus condenser mics, but there is still some instrument bleed, in any case.

    G                     F                    Csus2
e |-3-------------------|-1------------------|-3-------------------|
B |-3-------------------|-1------------------|-3-------------------|
G |-4-------------------|-2------------------|-5-------------------|
D |-5-------------------|-3------------------|-5-------------------|
A |-5-------------------|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
E |-3-------------------|-1------------------|---------------------|

    Csus2
e |-3-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |-3-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-3-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Sneak Peek Sunday: G

This week, Jon and Ryan jam in G (major, minor, modes, whatever), with guitars, for another week of Chord du Jour Jam Sessions!  Be sure to subscribe with your favorite podcatcher for this mp3 podcast!

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