Dictionary: D Major Pentatonic Scale

The D major pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over a D major chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Lydian, Ionian, or Mixolydian mode at any given moment.  It's almost foolproof in that manner.

Modes in D

For larger mode maps:
D Lydian
D Ionian
D Mixolydian
D Dorian
D Aeolian
D Phrygian
D Locrian

See also:
D Major Scale
D Minor Scale

Modes with 2 Sharps

For larger mode maps:
D Ionian
E Dorian
F# Phrygian
G Lydian
A Mixolydian
B Aeolian
C# Locrian

See also:
D Major Scale
B Minor Scale

Dictionary: Ebb Chord

In certain scales, believe it or not, it makes more sense to use the E double-flat major chord instead of the the simpler D major chord.

Dictionary: D Chord

If you're looking for a simpler guitar chord chart, check out this entry from July 2007.

Dictionary: Cx Major Scale

See D major scale.  We'll end our double-sharp adventure here, with 14 total sharps.

Dictionary: Ebb Major Scale

See D major scale.

Dictionary: D Major Scale

From this two-sharp scale, we can derive the modes D Ionian, E Dorian, F# Phrygian, G Lydian, A Mixolydian, B Aeolian, and C# Locrian.  In the table below, the chords to the left will give you an easy time; the chords to the right will give you an adventure, of sorts:

D	Bm	C#dim	Daug
G	Em	Gm	Edim
A	F#m	F#	A#dim

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Jam Session 103k with D5 G5 F#5 D5 A5 G5

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 103k:

• We're in Dropped-D tuning
• Guitar (low to high):  D A D G B E
• Bass (low to high):  D A D G
• This week is full of distortion sounds, so crank up your amp and/or step on some pedals!
  

Guitar tab:

    D5   G5 F#5 D5 A5 G5  Open Low D with Octaves

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-7/-9/11/12/14/16/17|/19------------------|
D |-0-----5\4-0-----7\5-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x|--x------------------|
A |-0-----5\4-0-----7\5-|-5/-7/-9/10/12/14/15|/17------------------|
D |-0-0-0-5\4-0-0-0-7\5-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0|--0------------------|

Bass tab:

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Jam Session 103j with D A C G

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 103j:

• Guitar, bass
• Sometimes we mess up, and sometimes it gets good.  It happens. ;-)
• Try some overdrive to warm up your sound.  With a guitar amp, you can just crank up the volume and add a bit of gain, being careful not to fuzz or crunch the distortion sound.
  

Guitar chords tabbed:

    D                     A                    C

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

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

Some bass ideas tabbed:

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Jam Session 103i with D Dmaj7 A G

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 103i:

• This is another guitar and bass combo.  Check out our Chord du Jour Backtracks, which usually feature a full band (guitar, bass, drums, etc).
  
• This is a fast waltz number (6/8) - one two three, FOUR two three... would be the count.
• Ryan plays a Jazz Bass.
  

Here are some of the chords used (and then some?):

Guitar:

    D                     Dmaj7                A

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

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

Bass (not what was played in the jam session, but this is just an idea of how notes from the chords can be incorporated):

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Jam Session 103h with D Bm G A

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 103h:

• Jon plays guitar; Ryan plays bass.
• Standard tuning for a four-string bass is like the thickest four of a guitar:  E A D G, but one octave lower.
• For some reason, Jon and Ryan use lipstick mics to record their voices, when these sort of mics are usually used to record instruments, not voices/vocals.
• A 2.0 mm pick is sometimes used during this jam session for the bass.
  

Here are some chords used, in tablature form:

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