NEW! Jam Session 203o + Dm Chord (Piano)

The Chord of the Day is D minor for piano:

Chords for Jam Session 203o:  Dm G F; Bb C



Jam Session Notes

Guitar

     Dm                    G        F           Repeat three times

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

     Bb                    C

E  |-1-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
B  |-3-------------------|-5------------------|---------------------|
G  |-3-------------------|-5------------------|---------------------|
D  |-3-------------------|-5------------------|---------------------|
A  |-1-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| 

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:  MIDI controllers come in all sorts of sizes (number of keys), features (knobs and buttons), and feel (non-weighted, semi-weighted, and weighted keys)...and of course, price.  If you have a price limit on a MIDI controller, we recommend you consider the aforementioned factors in this order:  Feel, size, then features.



Feel.  If you want to play your controller like a piano, go for weighted keys.  Semi-weighted will also do just fine.  Non-weighted keys are better used to trigger sounds and not so much for that piano feel.

Size.  It's always good to have a couple of octaves ready for playing.  If you are stuck with about (or less than) two octaves of keys, you'll have to press the octave buttons quite a bit, which brings us to...

Features.  These are usually knobs, sliders, faders, and other buttons on the MIDI controller.  You can use related software to program these to have full control over your MIDI performance.  If you like programming your controller with short cuts, go for the one with lots of bells and whistles.  If you'd rather use a software GUI for control, go for the simpler controllers.  Or somewhere in between.

There are also MIDI controllers that don't look like piano keyboards, but that is another discussion for another time...

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NEW! Jam Session 203n + Open D Tuning (Guitar)

The Tuning of the Day is Open D for guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 203n:  D C



Jam Session Notes: Jon's guitar in standard tuning; Ryan's in open D (D A D F# A D).

Jon's Guitar

     D (two measures)      C (two measures)

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

Ryan's Guitar - Open D

     D (two measures)      C (two measures)

D  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|

A  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|

F# |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
D  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
A  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
D  |-0-------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

When you are taking a break from jamming, instead of leaning your guitar (or bass) against an amplifier (or the wall), use a guitar stand.  It's safer for your instrument.



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NEW! Jam Session 203m + D Chord (Guitar)

The Chord of the Day is D major for guitar:

Chords for Jam Session 203m:  D F#sus2+5/D G A Asus4 A



Jam Session Notes:  Guitar in standard tuning; bass in dropped-D tuning.

Guitar

     D                     F#sus2+5/D           G
E  |-2-------------------|-2------------------|-3-------------------|
B  |-3-------------------|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
G  |-2-------------------|-1------------------|-0-------------------|
D  |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-0-------------------|
A  |---------------------|--------------------|-2-------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|-3-------------------|

     A         Asus4  A
E  |-0---------0------0--|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |-2---------3------2--|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |-2---------2------2--|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-2---------2------2--|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-0---------0------0--|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Bass - instead of just playing low end, Ryan plays to the chords (F# and D notes for D major; G# and D notes for the F#sus2+5/D madness; G and D notes for G major; etc.)

     D                     F#sus2+5/D           G
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-4--0-0--------------|-6--0-0-------------|-5--0-0--------------|

     A         Asus4  A
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Jam Session Serving Suggestions:

If you don't have a real drummer, or you don't want to use a virtual drumkit tethered to a digital audio workstation - try a drum machine.



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