Monday, May 31, 2010

NEW! Jam Session 211m + Bbm Chord (Guitar)

The Chord of the Day is Bbm for the guitar, as a barre chord at the 6th fret:


Chords for Jam Session 211m:  Bbm Db Gb Bbm Ab



Jam Session Notes - We apologize for publishing this Jam Session so late in the day, on this Memorial Day Monday.  We'll have the next one ready hopefully in about 12 hours!

Jon's Guitar
     
     Bbm       Db          Gb        Bbm   Ab
E  |-6---------4---------|-2---------6-----4--|---------------------|
B  |-6---------5---------|-2---------6-----4--|---------------------|
G  |-6---------6---------|-3---------6-----4--|---------------------|
D  |-8---------6---------|-4---------8-----6--|---------------------|
A  |-8---------4---------|-4---------8-----6--|---------------------|
E  |-6-------------------|-2---------6-----4--|---------------------|


Ryan's Guitar - Capo on 1st Fret
     
     Bbm       Db          Gb        Bbm   Ab
F  |-0---------0---------|-1---------0-----3--|---------------------|
C  |-1---------1---------|-1---------1-----3--|---------------------|
Ab |-2---------0---------|-2---------2-----0--|---------------------|
Eb |-2---------2---------|-3---------2-----0--|---------------------|
Bb |-0---------3---------|-3---------0-----2--|---------------------|
F  |---------------------|-----------------3--|---------------------|


Jam Session Serving Suggestions:  Using a capo can breathe life into good ol' open chord voicings, since you are changing them into different chords, with higher pitches.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

NEW! Jam Session 210o + Eb5 Chord (Guitar)

The Chord of the Day is the Eb5 power chord for the guitar:


Chords for Jam Session 210o:  Eb5 C5 Bb5 Ab5



Jam Session Notes

Jon's Guitar is in Standard Tuning.

     Eb5                   C5                   Bb5                      
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |-8-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-8-------------------|-10-----------------|-8-------------------|
A  |-6-------------------|-10-----------------|-8-------------------|
E  |---------------------|-8------------------|-6-------------------|
 
     Ab5
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |-6-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |-6-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------| 


Ryan's Guitar is in Half-Step Down Tuning.

     Eb                    Cm                   Bb
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |---------------------|-4h6----------------|-2h4-----------------|
Ab |-2h4-----------------|-----4--------------|-----2---------------|
Eb |-----0---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 
     Ab
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-7--6--4--2--4-------|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 


Jam Session Serving Suggestions:  If you want to spice up a chord progression, stop strumming chords and start riffing single- or double-notes within each chord/key.  For example, check out what Ryan did to the chords in the Jam Session above.


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