Jam Session Rewind: 109i -- 12-Bar Blues in Ab

Today's Rewind is Jam Session 109i (6:29; see original show notes), which has a 12-bar blues structure, which is essentially a full song in and of itself:  Just add lyrics (and some sort of a melody).



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Dbm Chord (Guitar) + Jam Session 109j

The Chord of the Day is Dbm for the guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 109j:  Ab Fm Db Dbm



Jam Session Notes

Guitar in half-step down tuning

     Ab (two bars)         Fm (two bars)        Db (two bars)

Eb |-5-------------------|-9------------------|-10------------------|
Bb |-5-------------------|-10-----------------|-10------------------|
Gb |-6-------------------|-11-----------------|-11------------------|
Db |-7-------------------|-11-----------------|-12------------------|
Ab |-7-------------------|-9------------------|-12------------------|
Eb |-5-------------------|--------------------|-10------------------|

     Dbm (two bars)         

Eb |-10------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |-10------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |-10------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-12------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-12------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |-10------------------|--------------------|---------------------| 

Bass

     Ab (two bars)         Fm (two bars)        Db (two bars)

G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|--------------------|-4-------------------|
E  |-4-------------------|-1------------------|---------------------|

     
     Dbm (two bars) 

G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-2-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| 

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Db Chord (Guitar) + Jam Session 109h

The Chord of the Day is Db major for the guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 109h:  Ab Eb Db



Jam Session Notes - see original show notes here.

Guitar in half-step down tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb).

     Ab5 Ab6 Ab7 Ab6       Eb5 Eb6 Eb7 Eb6     (Db5 Db6 Db7 Db6 x2)
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-----|
Db |-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-----|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2----|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------|

Bass in standard tuning (E A D G).

     Ab5 Ab6 Ab7 Ab6       Eb5 Eb6 Eb7 Eb6     (Db5 Db6 Db7 Db6 x2)
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|-6------------------|-4-------------------|
E  |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Ab Mixolydian Mode (Jam Session 109l with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

For the most part, Jam Session 109l relies on the Ab Mixolydian mode and the Ab blues scale.

The guitar is tuned (low to high): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, so finger positions are relative to A. In other words, on an Eb-tuned guitar, Ab Mixolydian will be played like A Mixolydian.

The bass, in standard E A D G tuning, plays holds down the rhythm with various grooves, while the guitar makes some noise.

     Ab

G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-6-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |----------4----------|--------------------|---------------------|

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G#m Chord (Jam Session 109k with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109k:  G#m B F# C#

The guitar is tuned a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in the recording, so the open A minor chord would work on an Eb-tuned guitar for this jam session:

On an Eb-tuned guitar, the open chords Am C G D would work.

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Ab Ionian Mode (Jam Session 109j with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109j:  Ab Fm Db Dbm

For this 15-minute jam, the guitar is tuned a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in the recording, so the diagram for the A Ionian (fifth fret) would work on an Eb-tuned guitar:

On an Eb-tuned guitar, the chord voicings would look eerily the same as A F#m D Dm.

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Ab Blues Scale (Jam Session 109i with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109i:  Ab x 4; Db x 2; Ab x 2; Eb; Db; Ab; Ab-Db7-D7-E7 turnaround = 12-bar blues

The guitar is tuned a half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) in the recording, so the guitarist treated the jam session like the blues in A:

     Ab5   Ab6             Ab5   Ab6            Ab5   Ab6

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

     Ab5   Ab6             Db5   Db6            Db5   Db6  

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4----|---------------------|
Db |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------|
Ab |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

     Ab5   Ab6             Ab5   Ab6            Eb5   Eb6

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|--------------------|-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-----|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

     Db5   Db6             Ab5   Ab6            Ab5   Db7   D7   Eb7

eb |---------------------|--------------------|-------2-----3----4--|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|-------1-----2----3--|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|-2-----2-----3----4--|
Db |---------------------|--------------------|-2-------------------|
Ab |---------------------|--------------------|-0-------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

The bass is tuned in standard tuning (E A D G), so the bass player treated the jam (fingering-wise) like it was in Ab - which it was.

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Ab Chord (Jam Session 109h with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 109h:  Ab Eb Db

The guitar is tuned (low to high): Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, so playing an open A chord

would be playing an open Ab chord.

     Ab5 Ab6 Ab7 Ab6       Eb5 Eb6 Eb7 Eb6     (Db5 Db6 Db7 Db6 x2)

eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-----|
Db |-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-----|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Ab |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2----|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---------------------|

The bass was recorded in standard tuning (low to high): E A D G

     Ab5 Ab6 Ab7 Ab6       Eb5 Eb6 Eb7 Eb6     (Db5 Db6 Db7 Db6 x2)

G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|-6------------------|-4-------------------|
E  |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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