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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Jam Session 105i with Em G D C Em G D A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105i:

    Em                    G                    D

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

    C                     Em                   G

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

    D                     A                    

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

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

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Jam Session 105h with E5 A5 D5 C5 B5 (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105h:

    E5    A5              D5     C5    B5   

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-9-------------------|-7------------------|---------------------|
D |-9-----7-------------|-7------10----9-----|---------------------|
A |-7-----7-------------|-5------10----9-----|---------------------|
E |-------5-------------|--------8-----7-----|---------------------|

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

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Digidesign Strike (Recording)

If you don't have a drummer with a drum kit at your disposal, Digidesign Strike will, at the very least, replace your drum loops. You can customize the drum performance, drum tuning, and mix - with several style and kit options to help you start. As of this writing, missing options include alternate drum sticks (brushes, rods, etc.) and a more intuitive non-4/4 time signature play. The latter can be remedied by sequencing the patterns yourself, with some knowledge about time signatures and accents.

This is Digidesign's introduction/advertisement video for Strike:

"Niiice."

Strike is an RTAS plug-in and will only work with Pro Tools (Academic, M, LE, or HD). Strike costs between $250-$300, depending where you buy. If you buy online, always remember to do a quick Google search of coupon codes to save money! Along with Bias Repli-Q, consider Strike an "essential" non-standard Pro Tools add-on/plug-in!