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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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 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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