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.

Be sure to play with that swing feel!

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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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C# Blues Scale (Jam Session 108l with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 108l:  C#sus2 C# A

    C#sus2 C# C#sus2 C# (two bars)             A (two bars) 

e |-4------4------------|--------------------|-5-------------------|
B |-4------6------------|--------------------|-5-------------------|
G |-6------6------------|--------------------|-6-------------------|
D |-6------6------------|--------------------|-7-------------------|
A |-4------4------------|--------------------|-7-------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|-5-------------------|

    C#sus2 C# C#sus2 C# (two bars)             A (two bars) 

G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |--------6---------6--|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-4---------4---------|--------------------|-0------7--0------7--|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Db Chord (Jam Session 108k with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 108k:  Db Gb Db Ab

    Db                    Gb                   Db 

e |-9-------------------|-9------------------|-9-------------------|
B |-9-------------------|-11-----------------|-9-------------------|
G |-10------------------|-11-----------------|-10------------------|
D |-11------------------|-11-----------------|-11------------------|
A |-11------------------|-9------------------|-11------------------|
E |-9-------------------|--------------------|-9-------------------|

    Ab 

e |-11------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |-13------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-13------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |-13------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-11------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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C# Chord (Jam Session 108j with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 108j:  C# G#m B C# G#m F#

    C#                    G#m                  B (two bars of B) 

e |-4-------------------|-4------------------|-2-------------------|
B |-6-------------------|-4------------------|-4-------------------|
G |-6-------------------|-4------------------|-4-------------------|
D |-6-------------------|-6------------------|-4-------------------|
A |-4-------------------|-6------------------|-2-------------------|
E |---------------------|-4------------------|---------------------|

    C#                    G#m                  F# (two bars of F#) 

e |-4-------------------|-4------------------|-2-------------------|
B |-6-------------------|-4------------------|-2-------------------|
G |-6-------------------|-4------------------|-3-------------------|
D |-6-------------------|-6------------------|-4-------------------|
A |-4-------------------|-6------------------|-4-------------------|
E |---------------------|-4------------------|-2-------------------|

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C# Minor Penatonic Scale (Jam Session 108i with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 108i:  C#m E F# A

Sample bass line:

    C#m                   E                    F# 

G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |---------9---7-------|---------9---7------|-9---9---9---7-------|
E |-9---9---------------|-0---0--------------|---------------------|

    A 

G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-0---0---9---7-------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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C#m Chord (Jam Session 108h with Guitar, Bass, and Drums)

Chords for Jam Session 108h:  C#m A E B

    C#m                   A                    E 

e |-4-------------------|-0------------------|-0-------------------|
B |-5-------------------|-2------------------|-0-------------------|
G |-6-------------------|-2------------------|-1-------------------|
D |-6-------------------|-2------------------|-2-------------------|
A |-4-------------------|-0------------------|-2-------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|-0-------------------|

    B 

e |-2-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-2-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session 107l in F# (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 107l:

Sometimes a good jam session needs no specific directions, other than key and tempo (or otherwise...). Just have fun. Cheers!

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Jam Session 107k with F# A (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 107k:

    F#                    F#       A 

e |-2-------------------|----------5---------|---------------------|
B |-2-------------------|----------5---------|---------------------|
G |-3-------------------|----------6---------|---------------------|
D |-4-------------------|----------7---------|---------------------|
A |-4-------------------|----------7---------|---------------------|
E |-2-------------------|----------5---------|---------------------|

    F# 

G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-2--2--0--2--0--2----|-0--2--0--5--5--5--0|---------------------|

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Jam Session 107j with F# D F# B F# D A E (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 107j:

    F#            D       F#           B       F#            D

G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |---------------5-----|--------------2-----|---------------5-----|
E |-2----2--------------|-2----2-------------|-2----2--------------|

    A             E

G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-0----0--------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------0-----|--------------------|---------------------|

The guitar uses a tremolo effect that can be achieved in some amps, specific effects pedals, many multi-effects pedals, and/or several computer software plug-ins.

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Jam Session 107i with F#5 F5 E5 B5 C#5 E5 (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 107i:

    F#5   F5 E5           B5      C#5  E5

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-11-11-10-9----------|-4-------6----9-----|---------------------|
D |---------------------|-4-------6----9-----|---------------------|
A |-9--9--8--7----------|-2-------4----7-----|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session 107h with F# C# D#m B (Guitar, Bass, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 107h:

    F#    C#              D#m   B

e |-2--2--4--4----------|-6--6--2--2---------|---------------------|
B |-2--2--6--6----------|-7--7--4--4---------|---------------------|
G |-3--3--6--6----------|-8--8--4--4---------|---------------------|
D |-4--4--6--6----------|-8--8--4--4---------|---------------------|
A |-4--4--4--4----------|-6--6--2--2---------|---------------------|
E |-2--2----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session 106l with Bm Bsus2 G; F#m; G; A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106l:

• Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
• The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike provides the drum beat;
• The only program that can use Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
• In any case, the chords are Bm Bsus2 G; F#m; G; A:

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Jam Session 106k with Bm A E (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106k:

• Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
• The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike provides the drum beat;
• The only program that uses Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
• Pro tools HD is really expensive.
• Ryan uses an EBow near the end of the jam session.
  
• In any case, the chords are Bm A E, in 6/8 time (one two three, four two three):

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Jam Session 106j with B5 D5 A5 B5 D5 E5 (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106j:

• Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
• The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike provides the drum beat;
• The only program that uses Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
• For Pro Tools M-Powered, you need to buy the software (about $250) and a hardware interface (from a large qualified variety) separately.  Interfaces run from about $100 to thousands of dollars.  USB interfaces are usually less expensive than FireWire interfaces.  Having used both types, we recommend FireWire.  You can also use some PCI interfaces, but you must install those directly into your desktop tower.
  
• In any case, the chords are B5 D5 A5 B5 D5 E5:

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Jam Session 106i with B E B G B E D F# (Guitar, Drums)

 

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106i:

• Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
• The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike provides the drum beat;
• The only program that uses Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
• Pro Tools LE for music production can be as "inexpensive" (if around $300 fits that description) as purchasing a Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini (USB interface) to more option-filled hardware like Digidesign Digi 003 Workstation (FireWire)...and beyond?
  
• In any case, the chords are B E B G B E D F#.
• Ryan goes back and forth between the B Mixolydian mode and the B blues scale (both above), depending on the chord (or not!).  For example:  Mixolydian (B E B) Blues (G) Mixolydian (B E) Blues (D F#).
  

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Jam Session 106h with Bm D/F# A G (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106h:

• Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
• The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike provides the drum beat;
• The chords are Bm, D/F#, A, and G:
  

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